http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/184b2f41715a08be922daff109467181.PDF 388a21d17df1d6ac74415b7217287396 PDF Text Text , DlSTR.ICT • AFL-C.10 • ). �WASHINGTON-Reflecling the apparent success of its containership operation in the coastwise trade, the SIU-contracted Pan·Atlantic Steamship Corp. is planning tq build four coll'tainerships. to be used._____ . --------in the intercoastal servkes. known as Containerships, Inc., bas The ships would actually be qualified for a loan· and mortgage built by Sea Land Ships Inc. insurance from the Government of Port Newark, NJ, and and is building t~o small conwould · be chartered to Pan tainerships at a cost of $7 million. In ·the hearing which followed The two ships would operate the crash, a Coast Guard examiner Atlantic for operating purposes; between New York and Jacksonfound that La Belle had· operated Sea Land has already applied ville, beginning in the su1J1mer of his 30,-800-ton :vessel "at an immod· for Government-guaranteed con- 1960. The ships will' be ""dieselerate speed'' i~ pOOt viStbillty ~d . struction mortgage loans for the powered and will carry 198 light- · had failed to stop his engines .when four ships, which are estimated weight containers, totaling 21100 to cost almos_t $20 million each. fbns of cargo, somewhat . under Massive shoreside crane . lifts loaded trail•J'I aboard - Matson - he heard the fog signal of an unThe propos~d containerships, half the capacity of Pan-Atlantic's ship in San Francisco. .Matson ships carry trailers on --deck: seen vessel a~ead. 1mlike those presently operating C-2s. C.Qmpany is converting othtr _shi~ f9r .fuU. conta·in•llLip p'rati~n. 111- la:ate June the Coast Guard ·fol< r·!Jl • lowed-up Its. action against La Belle in the coastwise trade, would be built for container purposes from I e ,;al , ' · by fillng almost identical charges 0 the keel up. The presen~ containerships, six in all, are converted · .., Rosa and the-tanker Valchem. C-2s. Huge savings in time, handling ind costs are convincing more and more ship operators ' These collided off tlie Jersey . In addition to being new ships, . . coaSt March 28, brJnging death to the proposed tessels would carry that t~e. way to lower costs and bigger profits is thrQugh co~tainer.ships. lmbated by the SIU-contracted Pan~Atlantic Co. two years ago, containerization has four Valchem crewmen, including more than twice · as much cargo as . three SIU members and one en· the present C-2s. They have a been adopted by a number of capacity of 226 containers, and major operators on b~th coasts leader in container operations with use hi the interco'astal trade. 'These lineer: 4,500 short tons of cargo. The new to some degree, while many. its slx converted C-2's cai'rying ships would hold about 550 conSimilar ~arl'es ships would carry 550 containers others are seriously - considering 226 vans apiece. The company is tainers. (See adJolnln1 1tory.) Ill this case, too;"1he Coast Guard with a capacity of 12,400 short the possibility. hoping to charter four· new .conThe Bluest spm_to the trailer- charted llnproper .navigation at Imtons. Such higher cargo capacity Pan-Atlantic fs ·presently -the tainerships in the near future for carr)ting v~ssela came with the moderate I~. Improper use of would be essential in the longer ddlgn of. 'detachable wheels and ra~ar.· · and failure to .stop •fter intercoastal runs. -. As on · .the existing ships, the and new vessels would carry their own traveling cranes for loading and • _ . .. .'. unloading, making them independconsequently there W!,1 a: hu1e . •captains to maintain speed.m .order ent of shoreside-based gantry waste of stora1e space. . to mee~ ~hedules, are importa~t cranes. Consequently, the ships ' · . Matao. Bua~ contrfbuttn1 factors to ship· accicould call at virtually any pier in . · . The major containershtp operadents. any port. WASHINGTON-A Senate Laltor subcommittee· has rec- tor on the West Coast is Mat15on The hearings on both the ConLonr Esperlmentation ommended sweeping changes in the minimum wage laws .Lines, under contract to the SIU, stitution.Jalanta. and Santa Rosa.The application for mortgage on which for the first time would bring deep-sea seamen tug- Pacific District. Matson. has, been Valchem collisions ess~ntially subnew· ships climaxes several' years .' ' · ' operating six of itl 14 ships as starltiated these' charges. But the of experimentation by the com- boatmen and other workers partial containerships fo'l" the past Coast Guard at the same time pany in the carri~ge of containers. on river, lake and harbor craft ships would be lessened and union· year. The vessela carry about 75 warned skippers that they must Initially, tbe company started under the provisions of the organizing made. easier. . containers. but 011ly ' on the· main obey the .vies o( the road or face carrying 50 containers on spe-· - 'J'he SIU and other maritime deck, Usin1 belpw-4eck space for the pe'naJties. unions bad sti:ongly supported the conventional _· caraoes. However, La Belle's appeal ts subject to r• cially-built decks on four. tankers. law· . _<. ·The tankers carried oil and loaded . The proposal by the the com- proposal to apply the wage mini- the line is planning to add a view by the Coast Guard ·Commancontainers northbound from Hous- mittee would apply • $1.25 mini- mums to runaway-flag ships owned seventh ship next year that will ·dant, who has the i>ower to ·o\/erton, and loaded containers south- mum ~age and ~he 40~hour work by American'" citizens. These ships c~ry iiothliii bu~ ·containers, both rule or reduce the suspension . . If bound, making paying cargo both week to some 100,000 men in the now pay Iii the vicinity of ~ $90 to on its decks and in 'its hol<IS-:.. he does not do so, La Belie will ways. These ships depended on a marine_lndustry over a four-year $100 monthly for a minimum _58- 300 containers in Jtll, automa4canY 1et .his. papers back shoreside crane for loading and period. However, another proposal; hour. week. EveQ at the $1 an hour · ·· Unlike Pan~Atlantfc's set-up, next June 4. / unloading. which would apply the wage mini- level, the .wages of seamen on run- which employs. cranes already Subsequently, the conversion of mums to -foreign-flag vessels owned away flag ships would be almost mounted on the vessel ·- Mation r , the~ C-2s was undertaken, and the by American citizens, is under tripled. . operates with a shoresici'e . gantry: tankers were chartered out to attack by the Department of Labor Consequently, the steainship..,JJI· crane. · , · ,. other companies for pure bulk and may be_dropp~d from tlie bill. dusti;:.v, particulatlY tll.e ~r.ge ·on. Another· -west , Coa~t ~mt>any: "" • cargo or' tanker operation. Would Drop OT and metals companies which o~er- :Ametlcan President " Linei ' "bu When the McLean interests Another comprQmise provision ate runaway shiPJ, have · oppo~ed started usinl l7-foot cpntain~rs on ·. purchased Waterman-Pan · Atlan- would not apply the overtime the minimum wage provision bit- a limited scale. Here too~' the HOUSTON·- Shipping Jn . this tic, they had announced plans to provisions of the act, calling for te.rly and. may be. succentul in van~ are stored on deck, but the port was ~air during.-tbe last:i'eport build roll-on, roll-off ships for the time-and-a-half-for work performed .exc~uding the runaway-ft~g crews company is planning to co~vert period. Three ships wete in for coastwise service. Subsequently, over 40 hours, on the ground that fro!J! its application. · several fiefghter1 to handle con- ,J>&Yoff and there. wefe 20 'l!hi~ ~ studies indicated that container- this would involve a considerable . tainers in- part of .the · below-deck transit. ThRe were J)O sfin-6ni. · "! rea as well. On the '.East Coast, Duiing. the next tWo wee~ only . ships might be more practical, boost in seamen's overtim.e paysince there wasn't any waste space ments under Union contracts. Grace Lines fs converting two of ~ne .•Jiip is ache.!f~ed foc Pl!~otf involved in bringing a truck Even in its present form, ff · ·· . . , •· its ships fot contab)er O}leration. · and the shipping .picture .ti not t(>o o B Sh B C0 S n ox~ . Ip . a~u.Wdgon --------------+ .o :~~!~:t:f~:t~1:c~ :n~~~.~t~ '$125 M1·n1·m-u·'m Proposed~ ::~:~~;: ~~fe'1:oo~:c:~~ n;,~:t!~p:: b,e::'~::tes::.u:tes ' Pil~tl t:i:~~tb!fa~:st::ici ~:;:..~1:fu~e~:!~~;e~~~~::: ·~: 100 ooo· I M ·1· . . n ar1 1me FOr ff.o usto·.n 'H as A .B.real-h.e' r Payoffs · Are ~::::~1~~~t!~:~:,:;i;-::,; :.;~!~:~::=~~~1t: SF':Sliprise " containership in ·which the trailer box is lifted ·Off the cha.ssis and stored in the ship's hold. as a large cargo box. In another development in the eontainership fiel.d, a ·corp . oration or non-union seamen- on hundreds of tugs,· barges, towboats and other craft which are presently payJng well below the $1 hourly minimum. As a consequence, the gap ·between ni th k d th ese wor ers an .,ose on u on r-----5-t---p-------------,----. ' ay ..ut. For Jobless Pay Se~farers who are collecting state unemployment bene.ftts while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid ' . , changing their mailing addre8ses ff · they want to continue re.ceivin~ t~eir checks regula~y. Several Seafarers have already e~perienced interruptions of from three to ·ave weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment ~ ...ffices that they bad moved and changed their malling address. ~ ~· ~An avera,e delay of a month is r.e_ported !n most cases, causing ' "' ;consf.derable';' hardship' tp tbe men involved. " . · l r sa.'u_AU,Rs"tOG ~~ti:.r~~W:/;,;7::.ie:~~: ' S:AN , F~~CJSCO - · Althbugh July J7, f959 Vol. XXI, No~ 15 · · PaYliig off_ Ji~re ,w;e te ~Jte Valley none . lj,a d tieen expected, three ( Forge <PenblSular Navigation>, ships tUJ'.Ded up here for payoffs · . ,.. • ' Texas ·- ~cer <M8!'ine , · Carrier~> during the last .. repqrt period · and . ·. . . ·and Paclffc Vehture' ~(Pacific Velf• then lfgned on again. As a result, - · i . -~ • ture). . -.. ..... ·,.. · shipptn1 ."ln this por.r. was , 1ood, · ,. , · · · · · · In .transit • 'Were lhe Mermaid says MartY Brelthoff, · port agent. P•n ~ ••af'•torr·Tr!llrnr~ · (Metro ·Peh:oleum>; ·Jean LaPltte. The ships J;iaying oft . were the ,~ f::.Xi. ·f:l::'f..t= De ~to and Hastings <W.'tltermart>; Producer <M.rtne Cartlers>; Al- Snv~AL JIMKDJ, JO'IDf a..uu,; Ax.v seatralnl New Yorlf, New :J~rsey, mena JClo~~t Carriers~ and John =Ar-ca"r{;p,.~:!:t::',. Bu.r. 11oon;• Savann~ · "'llld · 'l'exa• .t. (Seatra~>: If. Kulukundls ' <Martis). . • . · · · -1 • · Steel Navigator «Isthmian>: Paclflc ;Besides : th~se ·three s~les.. the .~ . · ·· _ ·: · •· · . BUiger "«P~nn »; Shipplnt); . ~tlaa _Ctty of Alina . <W.Ue~p> als~ ,=::.~W:.i-.,•~~1::!"1~ •<T~nfen· and ·TI:amp)~ !.er~Gb,m signed on. ·'-, "· · ;. · 11nflc·1t ovN Dldrlct, APL.Clo. '71.f.ourtll «Valentine); Fort Hos&1ns, Brad· In van1if ·were the Steel "KinJ •ry:::11,,..c:~· J:h~. ford tsi~nd/ ·Bebts Fon ~nd .GS ,U&.ilupJ~);, ~o~· ·~d1 Penmar et t'rleaf fflce ln '8~klYl!' ~Y. Uftdef. No~olk ..'(€itfe1Se!crice1; /;Re1Ji!Na ~Calniar).. r Ro,1-al Palt (C}tjes . Se~-~ ~~··~~': 1' 1,. . . -::;· ., . .. ; . (lnterc_gntinent.ql; "-Blenvllhf!l <PQ,fee), Wil,d ·Ranger. <W.a~a:aiJ>. ~nd~ . ,. · : ~ 1 ~ '" , Atlantlc); .M~.garett•BfoWti· <'Blooftl1fleld). and •De1 ~s (~itjf). Alcoa resasqs (Alcoa).,, . ,· .. . ' ~ ·.. ' ,.,, ... t/ t ~;.i;;;«~;~· !.·~;,;{;,:·~ .(,;~ .; n·v-~ 1t·· .•• , , ~ t- ~,11-·~ '."' c . 1~-: .l ~ :;11" :t .r~:·~·!!' ~.. ~. . \~1 1 _ . • - • .JJ.:t::" !r'd!."T.. •,c= :.Le:.,. ,.t; "!. ;-.· . : -.. I i1-.,.. It" '. ,.. 1 ' I i ,. \o ·ii ). - '°" ••' ! I I ;:" 0 J <:: ~ ~ . • '( .. £ 1 �.. Plreftne " :• ·1.-u. · Fo•·::.1·:; · wASJUNaro~~!!~:._~J!',I : .-.lr·.·e ~ · ..~,~~~-.-:-~ - i.I~_· ~i:;=.,~t=C:t~~~~f~ '. .·. • :..~...: .~~-· - ~·c~. . all ~QiaJo_ ~: ~ .· vU . . : ·r ·o ·g i·a m . .overs All_ ·u·n·1.·,on..·'v-e·ss eI s. the btdclhrg of the rallroad1 ' on A_·1toey.1nrtlie , .. ,. . · . . ·.. · ' ·. · 8 "·Wall Street ol'ournal" by the .,neWJta~f?i'tlf,'u~tton otrl~e quotes ,~ ... )'eterlli'"' Govemm~t. trultbJ&ster·~- followst ~- 4 .. - . . - . . ·~h- aienclea" tii:idependent re1Ul"tory; agencies] "started out . ~ ' . . . . • • · · 1imple 'administrative a1encle1 to look after' the pu~llc interest. Then · . , the industries toot over, and DOW tht ,a1e~cte1 ·took. 1fter ~he· t?du1r • . • trf l.ilterest. Tab the ICC. I'cl lo'fe ·to ~Me the. .._J', wb~ theJ' set ~ that aseilcJ' baelt Jn .the US (;CJver1-.ent. It~ 10..-~pped up with · .· . , .· . . . -the Alloclatlon of. Ainerlcan Bdlrbac11 It'• terrlb!e1 Ancl the other . · · ·. · _ . . apnolea are .ceUins just u 'b.ad." · '· . ~ · , . . 'l'he business new11l>al>er;1 feature· story pointed gut that ..the Antl. An -expanded and strengthened SW food program covering ships of all SIU· 1rust Division of the Juat~ce Department-. has· ~en at loggerJ!eads. - - -~_.,-.I · • fs · in ~ "th • hi f ds With the ·· ICC th•· Federal Commtfnicattons Commission and other· C!OD1.an:;wu C.,Omparues now operation, -WI SIX C e stewar working 8S full _Oovernment aiencies· ~including thejfiritiine ~4.Qiin~atlon OD .Some time field representatives in major SIU ports. The program officially known as issues) over actions taken by these agencles. to permit monopolistic . · C • · ' ~ . SJi'acttcel to cQnt_inue. . , . - ' ,-. .· the Atlantic and Gulf· om· - . · Al has been reported ii) prevlQus issues of tlie SE~FARERS L.O.G, .• .1 n.; , • day operators' contribution to cooked to order, roasts would be the ICC has been ,u ndef attack from maritime unions and the shipping pames Fvuu c ...-ogram, IS a central fund. The contribu- sliced . to order, and indvidual tndustry for favor.Ing , tile railroads at· ~he" exptlnse ·of domestic Amer- being operated- Jointly by tion was negotiated last servings of butter patties, side ic~-ftag shipping. · . . ll d August as part of the SIU contract dishes of vegetables and other im· _ The. last SIU of NA convention charged t~at a conflict ~f interest- th~ SIU an<!_ a . contrac~e . renewal pacJmge, and ·sufficient proved serving practices would be •l~uatton existed ~ the ,ICC wl~h the aae~cy s. commissioners comil)g companies, .and is financed funds have 1now accumulated to put employed. The old mass cookery system, but o~ the railroad Industry before going in.t o_Go~nment service and b fi t the feeding program into operait was found, resulted in heavy then going into plush railroad jobs aft~~ aervinl wlth th, ICC. · , Ya xe-cen S per man per tion. Named by the trustees as direc- 'waste, because the excess food tor of the proaram lt Seafarer that was prepared or sliced ahead 158 Years' Of Seatlme Cliff Wllilon, who in the past had of time had to be thrown away. been consultant steward for Alcoa Family-style serving at the table Steamship Company in establishing also resulted in wastage. Several of the major steamship sound feeding practices on Alcoa companies, notably Alcoa, BuU. shi_p,s. Working with Wilson as ,field <<;ontinued on page_ ~5) representatives are Seaf'8rers Bob Principe, Pete Loleas and William • Jenkins in New York; Ed Smith in Baltimore; Phil O'Connor In New Orleans and Phil Reyes In Mobile. These field representatives will visit SIU-contracted ships as they hit their respective ports and will assist shipboard stewards in setting up efficient · fuventory systems, streQgtheriing - their menu planning, and improving the quality of s~pboard food preparation and seryice while; at the same time, helping eliminate waste. WASHINGTON - The sticky The food program ls also making problem of ·multiple tax withhold· , .available to all .steamship com- ing from seamen's wages seems panies standard storing lists and headed for compromise solution standard 1nventory and requisition in th~ House Merchant Marine forms which simplify th-e- job ·of Committee. .Veteran Seafarers, now on SIU disability-p!nsion program, discuss th, old daytwith Port.Agent Lin~· the steward department in proThe committee wound up a onesey Williams at .Sill mHting Jn N~w Orleans. They are (left to right)·August Steinman: Emory Bar· vldlng ample shipboard variety at day public hearing last week with fiel~~ Nil~~ larsent Willia.!111: . and Erik Ekluhd. - oldtimers h~d a totaf of 1_58 years ·of se~99[1g pxmoderate cost. an apparent decision to write per1e,nce among them. . _ · . _ -= .. The new foo4 program set-up legisJation authorlzlng the withfs an outgrowth of the SIU feed- holding of state, as well as Fedlng plan which got underway in- eral taxes, from seamen's wages. itlally in 1954. At that time, the An existing Federal statute had Union, in cooperation with several raised the question of whether SIU-contracted operators, set out withholding for state taxes was to replace the old "boarding- legal. house" style of feeding on ship by The committee indicated that. it a "to-order" system reflecting the probably . would go along - with practices of better-quality shore.. an industry suggestion permitting side restaurants. wit6holding of state taxes only_ It was felt at the time that sub- . for the state in which the seaman stltuting individual preparation maintained a legal residence, and for mass cookery wherever pos- not for states--where he did not slble, and·- individual '·service as make his home. Such a provision well, WQ\lld greatly improve ship. would protect seamen from multiboard feeding quality while reduc- .pie withholding during the course Ing costs through more economical of the· year, but would allow anfood usage. other type of deduction from Under the new system, for ex- seamen's wages. ample, steaks and chops would be The problem has arisen as a result of recent decisions by states and local governments tCJ withhold taxes from wages, in· stead of permitting residents and non-residents to pay their taxes at the end of the year. An industry spokesman .' pointed ·out · that 23 states now have income tax:· 'Yithholding requirements, and that even one township in Easton, Pennsy_lvania requires withholding from residents of that area who are seamen. · In addition, some states are withholding taxes on non-residents as well as residents, a practice th_a t ls fillttlng more hardship on individual seamep. Since seamen, in the course of their work, are likely to be' employed or paid off in many different states, the exist· ing laws would result in extreme forms of multlple withholding, Whatever solution is worked out, it "Seems certain that seamen will still be required to pay state taxer U they are residents of 11tates that have ID,come tax legislation. r • • • .. . I __ 1 ·w orth States May Get OK To Tax Crews a I �. June 24 Through July 7, 1959 ,, . . . ·Although njne SIU ports reported• greater number of ves- pressed to fill many of the jobs, especlatfy·rated berths in the ~ngine sel calls_ over the past period, ~hipping throughout the 14 department and they h~d to be ft.lied from the outPorts. . ports dropped slightly, staying just above the 1,200 mark Clau A men ac~ounted for over~ per.cent of fhe to~l number of There was a total of 1,206 in.en shipped during the last two weeks as compared to 1,260 for the prior period. The decrease was felt mostly in Ne~ Orleans and ·Houston, while four.. other ports, New York, San Francisco, Tampa . and Savannah, reported gains. There was a total of 226 vessels ser_viced during the past period. Of' this total, 61 were payoffs, 30 sign-ons and ·the remaining 135 were in transit. New York continued to lea4 the Iist in payof{s, with 19 during the period. All of ~e increased activity was the result of 8 larger number of in~lransit sl;tips, and not vessels signing on. In fact three ports, Boston, Tampa and Houston, had no ships signing on during the period, while four other ports, Philadelphia, Savannah, Lake Charles and Wilmington, only had one each. ~n the. sh.ipping side, New York bounced back over the 300 mark agam, sh1p~mg a total of 337 men during the period, a gain of 83 over the prior two weeks. Also showing noticeable gains were Boston, Savannah and Tampa, each shipping almost three times the number ·of men shipped p;:eviousl~. 'Frisco's increased shipping came toward the end of the period when three unexpected ships hit the port, callIng for a number of replacements. The dispatcher there was hard~ I Port - ' ' • . Boston . .........••• ; . New York ...•••• ••••• Philadelphia ..•••••••• Baltimore .. •••••••••• Norfolk . ...•••••••••• Sav. .annah ....••••••••• Tampa . .....••• •••••• Mobile .. .....•••• ~ ••• New Orleans .•••••••• , Lake Charles ..••••••• Houston ... ....••••••• Wilmington .. .•••••••• San Francisco ..••••••. Seattle . .....•.••.••.• 2 24 3 10 2 ·2 2 8 15 1 17 6 6 1 TOTAIC 99 205 65 5 44 9 1 17 2 8 3 34 7 8 6 ' 1 14 6 27 11 4 5 24 1 6 7 9 3 7 1 8 85 - -- u 52 12 10 - Shipped CLASS· A ,,, Shipped , CLASS c. Shipped CLASS 8 - - - - 9 28 53 10 42 19 18 - - - - 9 369 -. -- - - - sr - ·• - " Regllfered' On Th.e leacl~ CLASS" A cµss 8 _ 101~ SHIPPED - GROUP miouP GROUP GBOIJP CLASS 1 z 3 ALL l z 3 ALL 1 - 2 I ALL 1 2 I ALL A B CALL 4 3 2 1 9 ~ 1 9 2 1 1 2 2 1 12 .2 - 12 ,H 23 51 19 2- 6 93 1 8 12 3 8 93 12 8 113 - 131 -1 7 :224 -8 1'14 -6 1 17 13z 61 5 7 181 374 132 · 181 '( 1 5 19 61 - 2 ,1 11 5 1 1 1 3 8 1 .2 1 5 2 5 5 1 H 1 1 2 1 5 8 1 l 1 1 ,_ 10 1 8 - 1 r 6 .4 4 1 1 .z 2 4 - - · s2 3 1 1 z 7 7 4 18 1 1 2 Zl 3. 23 11 3 2 8 f5 1 · 2 7 2 3 8 11 . 11 80 . 8 . 2 ! 1 1 2. 2 .2 2 8 3 8 7 Z5 ii z 25 9 . 42 16 7 2 t 2 1 101 10 4 6 5 3 3 1 1 5 15 2 u 51 4 ' 15 5 . 6 2 -2 1 15 2 3 7 9 · 33 1g 1 •.. 2 '· 2 3 -~ ·~V : 3 · 8 42 13 1 5 3 7 . 29 49 '11 1Z 16 SI 85 '16 180., 3ttl lf Z6 3' 58·1ff 7' 18 43Z GROUP 2 3 ALL i ' • laltf••r• ••• DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS s· Tr••· Offs O• TOTA&: Jobs shipped while clau B men filled approx~atel~ 23 percent and clitss C cards t~e remaining 17 p~rcent< 'l;'~I! is almost . the same. htto• ••••• ; ·'· ' breakdown as _had been reported in- the previous period. . New York .... n 43 3 While slJipp~ for the period stayed slightly ahead of ~egis~a- ·;.llildel;W• • 3 1 13 tton, a number of- ports r~ported more men on ~he beach tlian they 21 s would ~d. Philadelphia reports plenty of JDen on the beach there t ' 1 3 because of a local ,longshore beef. Other ports wltb growing lists Norfolk • • •• • · 4 10 I ~e Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and TamJ?a . . San Francisco . has no Sava1i1.n a• • • • • 4 4 c.ass B .m en registered in .the deck department rand Savannah has ta~pa • • • • •• ·13 4 2· none in the steward department. Five ports, ~ost~n. Norfolk, ~avan- Mobile •. •. • • 7 nah, Lake Charles and Wilmington, reported less than 50 ~lass A New Orleau' . • SI 7 23 men ob their lists. . · J.oU c•arles •. 1 n 1 The ~ollowing is the forecast port by port: _ Hout• •••• · 3 20 23 Boston: Steady ••• New York: Good ••• Philadelphia: Slow, no sign Wll•l•tte• •• · 1 5 1 7 of improvement ••• Baltimore: Slow ••• Tampa: Slow,. only in-transit Salt Framcslco J 1.J ,4' ' 6 ships expe~ted during the coming week ••. Mobile: Should pick up .. ·• s 2. ... New Or!ea~: No change .•• Lake Charles: Steady .•.. Houston: Stattft • • • • · · 2 Fair ... Wilmln~n: ·Good, need rated men/; •• San Francis~: Good · • . • SeaUle: No change. Totals • • • • • 61 30_ 135 226 ' Registered . CLASS A .,., 1111 •• . - - - --- -- - - - - -- - -- i: ~ .' - GROUP ·GROUP 1 . 2 3 ALL · 1 2 3 ALL 2 'I 5 14 3 5 Ii f9 85 149 36 Ht ~ 18 29 1 1 11' 18 9 38 42 73 19 lZ9 1 13 27 fl ·10 6 7 13 10 3 Z3 3· 3 s 5 10 18 5 35 ~2 1 24 .7 •••.u.15 11 10 .57 56 14 51 3 18 -'7 12 8 13 3 3 4 ,9 ·oz 111 jj " lto Zl IS IS H it ---3 -2 - --4 -13 - 3 - - Iii 4 ' ,6 8 11 4 2· 10 2 2 ts - I 4.. 3 · 7 67 99 1'1f 8 lHGINt DE~ARt#ENT Registered· CLASS A p ort . B oston ... . ............ N ew Yprk .. .••••••••• p hiladelpbia .......... B altimore ...••••••••• N orfolk . . ~ ••••••••••• . s avannah .•••••••••••• T anipa ..••••••••••••• M oblle .. ·.............. · N ew OrleanB .••••••••• L ake Charles . •••••••• H ouston . . ....••••••••• wilmington ...•••••••• s an Francisco .•••••••. s eattle . ....... ~ •••••• l OTAL~ Registered CLASS 8 GROUP I ALI.. 2 1 -18 -1 3 1 2 2 14 2 7 2 4 8 37 15 19 7 4 _6 18 28 1 1 5 2 .6 60 17 Z8 -1 10 5 9 4 5 24 -7 -12 14 8 1'1.2 9 2 f'1 3 ·t 10 .· zo --56 29 I 251 Registered CLASS A 8 { GROUP . 1 z I 1 ' 2 ·5 16 10 1 .4 8 '7 4 1 3 - 1 -- -3 7 --28 131 1 -1 36 6 ---1 3 65 2 3 6 4' 1 -5 -2 ts . Ship~ - CLASS A Sllip~ .: CL~SS . 8 : Sitloped CLASS C, . ltNl•t«ecFOn 1he "Beach 101.AL SHIPP.ED CLASS _A CLASS 1 . ... . --GB011P ·GROUP . , - GBOVP GBOVI' . 'GBOUP CLASS B .CALL · 1 ... ·1' .a ALL l z a ALL · 1 z 3 . :ALL . 1 z 3 -ALL . 1 z 3 ALL ·.·_ 11_ -3 7 · · 2 · 7 1 2 3 1 8 1 5 _2 ~ . ll 7 13 6 •< Zl 13 · 11 73 21 . 13 117 48 137. 23 11 27 22 u 18 45 10 .:: 73 2 17 ·g ! 1 20 ·3 - IS 1 if 6 ·2 1 -1 11 I 5 · i·o 10 ·, 27 69 7 '67 11 . 85 1. 13 13 15 5 . 25 5 35 - . 6' 8 . l( . 9' 1 11 . 3 - 3 2 8 8 i: 2 lt 1 9 8 1 11 t 1 7 , .. 2 c 11 1 24 1 z 3 2 7 1. 1 8 ,, 2 11 "· 2 - 2 -,5 4 10 1 ·1 ..:.. " - '2' ~ . ,. 11 3 4 ~ -. 4 :4 .-~ ~-2 I 13 · . 7 1 ' ,21 :a 52' 8' 6 9 - 15 8 3 . 13 88 ·.....- " 1 9 2 -~L z 36 .,, 2 45 17 52 4• :. '3 ·1 5 .7 - 12 f 1 6 23. -7 . i . a~ 4 -3 1 7 . -'1 6 . 2 1 .,2 z 7 1 1 4 8 ·2 10 2 1ti · ~ _, 19' 10 ~ . 13 l5 s· 3 10 4· 11 3 1 39 "" 3 r, 17 1 . 11 17 48 2 It -1 . I 2 ·u 3 -1 12 1 1 2 5· 15. 2 : zz .. 2 9 ·2 ' ' 13 r , ~ 7 1. 4 l ·4 2 7 5 .. 12 8 . _8 12 H ·-'_z 1 2 5 2 28 H . 28 ' 1 . 8 ,.2 8 8 1 3 1 8 9 - - 1 1 .,. 2 9 4 2 15 : 3 ur · ~ . 11 2 1 3 ' 1 u;o co 164 31 j Ht 8 58 s5 I 99 - - 21 ss 1 80241 lH - 59 I 490 lZO - 453 56 b• 13 74 78 j HI , . '· ' ~ ~ ---- - -- - '., - ---- - - - ---- - - - - - . •• l: ' - - ~! 2~ - - ALL - - ' - - . ·--- - - - - - - -• • Registered CLASS 8 Port Boston . . . . •••••••••• New York . . . ••••••••• _ Philadelphia .••••••••• Baltimore ...••••••••• Norfolk .. ..•••••••••• .Savannah . . • •• ·•••••••• Tam.pa ~ . ...•••••••••• Mobile . .. . .. • •••1••••• New O.rleana . ..... .... . Lake Charles. ·· ••••••• Houston .. ....••••••••• Wilmtngton . ..•••••••• San Francisco ..•••••• . Seattle ... ·. ..... ._•••• .' - TOTAL$ --~ SUMMARY Registered C'iASS A . GROUP . legist,red . CLASS 8 GKOUP Shipped , ' . cws.A- Sltlppe~ . Shipped · ·• CLAS$ ·B· ,CLA$5 ·C - · . •, --;:""7"' -2 z 15, 19 15 20 11 1a �..... PIYe P.:r;OPOse.~ Gre.afer Surplus Sales, Plus Ove·rseas Gifts · WASHINGTON-Congress and the administration are still wrestling with the problem of surplus farm sales overseas as the result of a disagreement on the length of time tha program is ·t o be extended. The outcome of the debate on the farm surplus issue is of cru• cial importance to the 'US 1 merchant marine since in re.. posala before the Senate. One of- milllon out of the defense support cent years, the farm surplus fered by Senator Hubert Hum- program. .. phrey <Dem.~Minn. ) would aet up a five-year "Food-For-Peace" bill and would call for sale at bargain prices for local currency of $2 billion worth of "farm surplus each year. The program would be aimed on her last hip. The trouble? No at strengthening US a 11 i a n c e s abroad by use of food surplus as ice cream aboard. It seems that a foreign policy weapon. the ice cream was put aboard at The other proposal calls for conHouston but the reefer boxes went tinuation of the present program dead and all Of the cream melted. B)( this time tt was Saturday afteron a one-year basis with alloca11oon of saili.rie day and the stewtion of another $1.5 billion worth ·ard waa unable to get action ~n of crops. This proposal seems likely to go through while the Humreplacements. As a result the phrey proposal Is debated. ship'a minutes noted th~t "Ice' Several related bills are in the cream is to ·be procured in Rotterdam." House of Representatives with one Bill Mitchell, ship's delegate, recalling for expansion of a prosigned after spreading the bad gram whereby farm surplus is news about the ice cream, but the swapped for foreign-produced stragang eave him a vote of thanks tegic minerals, in addition to the anyway. straight sales of such surplus. The House is also discussing a Government "food for peace" proposal which would include oµtright gifts of surplus -foods to foreign nations. Another Government program upon which shipping depends heavily, foreign aid, bas been cut back heavily iii. the Senate. The upper house voted to slice ~Uitary aid NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-In their first election under their $300 million fr om the $1.6 billion new constitution,· the New Bedford Fishermen's Union has proposed and cut another $83.5 .SIU SHIPS AT SEA lVhaddya ·do when you have 27 men on board and only two watermelons to divvy Up, among them? That was the quandary facing the galley gang on ' the Petrocheril <Valentine) where it was cited as an example of the steward's difficulties in obtainHoggie tng proper stores. "But It was ·also brought out," the report noted, "that the steward feeds very well with what he has." He must have divided those watermelon1 with finesse. The .steward who rated this pat on the back was John Honie. Delegates on the ship are. Richard B. Jones, ship's delegate; J. E. Townsend, deck; F. LeBorde, engine and Julian Dedicatoria, steward. I t t t · "Handle with care" is the word -on the foc'sle fans aboard the Seastar. It seems there are no spare paf ts and consequentlt everybody ~board ts urged not to !burden the ·fan motors ·with un~ecessary labor. Delegate J. Keavney is hoping that they last all trip and give him one less beef to turn -in. · cargoes have been a major bulwark of American-Dai shipping. At present, the Agriculture Department fl selllng $1,500,000 worth of agricultural surplus overseas on bargain terms tbll year under authorization voted by the last CongreBS. Earlier in the yeaF; a special study recommended that the program, 1Vhich had been operating OD a year-to-year basis, be put on a long-range schedule in an effort to get rid of the inounting pile of Government-owned farm · surplus. Amendment Oftered However, an amendment offered in the Senate by Republican Senate leader Everett Dirksen, calling for a three:year program, was de.teated in the general debate on farm legislation. , At pr~sent, there are two pro- Fishermen Elect Officers; Hail SIU 'Splendid Help' elected Howard W. Niclterson, secretary-treasurer and Robert Swain and George Edwards as delegates. . With five candidates in the New Orleans Expects Slack Cargoes shipped under these programs travel in whole or in part on j\merican-flag vessels and are another important factor ·1n keep. fng American shipping going. MEBA To Seek Lakes Job Security AFL-CIO marine engineers on the Great Lakes are making addi~ tional job security the top demand in their current contract negotta· tions with Lakes shipping companies. The engineers will also push for improved working conditions and welfare and pension protection, says Great Lakes Local 101 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. - The 1,100-man local was recently created after merger of MEBA and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, with Ray McRay as its pro-tem president. The Seaway, the engineers point out, has thrown open thl'l_ gates to the foreign flags and many of these are now competing with US ships .even in the bulk trades, on which most American seame.n on the Lnkes depend for their employment. Th\ls, the matter of fob security has · become a primary concern. Faced with the same situation, the SIU Great Lakes District ·on June 26 negotiated an agreement with 14 of its contracted companies which provides an iron-clad program of job security and seniority protection for its unlicensed seamen. _ The engineers' local said it would press vigorouslY, to obtain an effective seniority clause, to extend the union shop provision throughout it<; contracts, and to establish a preferential hiring program for all job openings. The operators, the local said, wiJl also be asked to provide better pensions for engineers as well as an industry-wide welfare program. In negotiating its job security program, the SIU Great Lakes Dis• triCt also signed the 14 operators to tne Great Lakes Seamen's Welfar~ Plan. . The engineers' present ~ontx:acts with bulk carrier operators were slated to expire at midnight, July 15, but have been exten.ded subject to 30-days' notice of cancellation. The extensions cover the Pittsburgh, Bethlehem, Brqwn, Tomlinson, International Harvester, Midland, -ore Navigation, McCarthy and Browning lines. .field, Nickerson received 366 votes out ~f a total of 909 cast. His near¢. $ ¢. est riv.al was Edward P. Patenaude . NEW ORLEAN~Port Agent Want to keep in trim? It's sim- who received 303 votes. Nfokerson Lindsey;William$ reports that shippie, according to Willlam Mapard, had been an interim delegate in the ping was very good during the last recording secretary· on the Steel reorganization period. · report period, but the outlook for Designer. When asked for sugSwain and Edwards ran one, two the next two we.eks is uncertain as -'- gestions at a recent shipboard for the ·o pen delegates' posts in a only.four ships are due in for paym'eeting, Magnard, in tire .true 'tone field of ten candidates. off and one of these, the Del Monte, of a physical culturist, said,."a seaThe fishenµen'1 election was is elated to go Into temporary man should touch the toes of his under the provisions of a constitulay-up. ahoes every morning at least tion adopted in February by a H . Qn the brighter side of the pietwenty times. to 1 majority. The constitution ture is the crewing of the MV..Del "Then," h e.J concluded, i'he estab.liShed the group as an autonoOro and the SS Penn Vanguard. 1hould put on hls shoes and turn mous union of fishermen affiliated These ships have been in tempoto.", End of exercise. directly with the Atlantic and Gulf rary lay-up. · t ·i t District but retaining control over Paying off during the last reThe last meeting .aboard the SS its -own ·membershiP" and finances, port .period were the Alcoa PartHoward Nickerson, delegate Almena ·was called a "good show" and electing its own officers. ner (Alcoa); Del Oro, Del Aires and of New Bedford fishermen, according to WilllaJP Soude·r, Following the certification of the Del Norte (Mississippi); Alice meeting chairman. In addition to . month-long secret ballot election, shown at SIU of NA conven· Brown <Bloomfield); Hastings · handling the regular business and Nickerson wrote to SIU Secretary (Waterman); Penn Vagguard (Penn tion in Montreal•. reading of all the·reports, the crew Ti'ea.s urer Paul Hall thanking the Marine), and Valiapt Explorer also due into all of the .old annoy- SIU "for _your Union's ·splendi<J tection for the pil>fessional fisher- (Ocean Wind). Ing squabbles that...have been put help and cooperation in helping us man in New Bedford." The Alcoa Partner and Del Norte establish a permanent autono~ous Although the union now bas con- signed on, as did the Margarett One fuember reported about the organization of fishermen in New eluded Its first election and has Brown (Bloomfield>; Steel Sea. .:. permanent officers and full. au- farer (Isthmian); Antinous and De 1alley range, and then the · hot~ Bedford. - "Not one of ul here can ever tonomy, Nickerson wrote, "SIU. Soto (Waterman), and Rebec~a l\'&ter. heater and finally it tu~ned Into a "general overall verbal clam bop.e to repay the SIU for its gen- representatives have remained on (Intercontinental). ' that all of ll;ine assistance and support in oUJ:! call at. all times to assist in any bake." However In transit were tlie Alcoa Ranger, t he beefs have been reviewed, time-of need, ••• Now on our own ,way possible in settling probleIIJS Corsair, Pioneer, Roamer and ,S.o~der noted, · they. will remain feet ... we recognt~~ that we cou~d ~hich may develop because ~! the Cavalier °(Alcoa); Seatrains Georgia · 4'board arid will n~t come out · in never have come. as far. a9 we have ·newness·' of our or.ganization . . ~ · ~nd Louisiana · (Seatrainl; Dei the .first ginmill asliore. without~the moral and physical su~"All.of these significant changes Campo and Del No,rte (Misslssippi); ' t t .t port of the SIU behind us. '. • • represent an outstanding contribu- Margarett "'-Brown <Bloomfield); "The result is that today we have flon to the welfare and. security Steel-Navigator, Steel Seafarer and • "l\fanana" ma)l be ~ nfc·e leisureJy wa · to live, bµ.t it caused the the· "f inest -contracts ·and benefits of New Bedford Fishermen. I know Steel Traveler <lsihmian); Kathryn; ~!ew of the John B. Waterman no· ~in the industry .... Our ineinbers I .speak for all of our members Carolyn and Beatrice <Bulll; Anti~n~ of. trouble recently. Tbey re- and thei,r .families are fully · pro- when !,. say· we ~ co~ld not ~ave nous, Monarch of the Seas, De Soto ported that one of' the members tected ••• by a no~ost Welfare achieved all this ·without the wlU- and Claiborne"cWaterman>;.Raphael of the black gang .was taken ill "Plan ••• We h~ve a~ constitution ing and able assistance of·the SIU Semmes and· Gateway City (PanSign Name On and ~the ship r.uslled 'him .'to. . . t.lfe guaranteeing . full trade union and its repreSentatives who worked Atlantic), and Ames Victory (Vicnearest port;· which happened to rights to all our members ~ •• --'.' long, .hard hours to.,help our small tory CArriers). · : LOG Letters J>e S'1fnaS"," ?tfexico. 'They dropped "'Of primary .importance . to our org~nizattori' get set up..on its own For obvious reasons the LOG cannot> print any letters or ihe hook a~ 7 PM, in. the e~l)ing, members," Nickerson noted, "is the feet." : · ·· · · ,.- - - - - - - - - - -. .• other communications sent in· l>ut ha~. to wait until. 9 A~ t~e ' job secur-!ty. '»,rQt~Uon wliich has . The N~w Bedford Union has ap-· Zil4I ~llow~n! morning befor~ ,:rne~ical been ·establisljed on their behalf, p~oximately 1,100 meinber8 tn the · . I tO O.B ! · b y Seafar-ers unless the author .;attentfoJ'i could b' gotten AAlior.e. thereby~nsing. with the loose; fishing and scallo~ragging indussigns his name. Unsigned ~allnas, It s~-eiris, ls n~ place ,to'"'get unwritten' procedures .of the past. try out of the Mass~chusetts pprt. anonymous letters will - only , . Cjt· in ~fter~e <!'cl~c}' --jn the ~W~ 'jare. a~o wo~.king ou.t !ll -even Under ..the terms of th~ Union's wind up in the waste-basket. e y_enlifg, . _. _ 1 . . ' · , more ctetalled, iron-clad f.eniority;r constitution, the ;current offi~ers If circumstances justify, the ·i.. ~~· .. -1 ot. • oto....."'· .¢. · ., iitrfug , pi:_~eaure ··io;' be lnco~ · WiIMiold ' office~uiltII)>.ec'ember 31', LOG will withhold a signature :· , r Th , L1:1cpe ; BJoo~eld head a rate<t 0.ur c:optraclfl in ·the near 19~0, wlth · elect~on11 .to be held at on request. t~ "lto . e~ ·OD 'a '10urilful note future. Thia~ me~ fm:ther ~fO· two ¥eat-1nteJ'Vlls. , ' off. - ' · now Tt 11 ··•t · ·t.h..t L fu . . -t •• • ., . .,.. •~ I ' �to various fundS: and all costa of $AN FRANClSCO "'":::" Member unto~ of the ~IU Paclflc, Distri~ the .railroad's supervisory forces. 1 Under the insurance program, a . EaCb ·particip~ting railroad-Will are now w king out p~a for .tlie struck railroad -could collect as pay premium!' which will depend establl11h'ment of a Paclflc District mecUcal cllnic 1n this city. The regmuch as $600,000 a day in benefits. on the fr~quency of strikes and wilf ,ular' meeiings of ,t he .S.ailors Unl~n - The insurance policy is being un- be requi~d to_make ~ tnltlal dederwritten by a British insura11ce po~it, a~!>'l,lDtipg for the. industry · of the Pacific, :Marine Firemen's concern in . the Bahamas which- is- to· some $6 mllllon. T·he railroads ,Union and Marine Cooks ancl supposedly associated· with_Lfoyds will a:lsp pay an estimated .$150,000 Stewaras Unlon ·tiave approved tlie proposal and a joint committee Is of London. · a ~ear, to the Insurance compl!JlY p FII d 'Ch which will go for admtnlstratlve now ·working out the details. ays e arges costs ' IJ'he clinic; and subsequent onc1 All these details were revealed la other West Coast ports, are beThe policy says ~at a railroad Ing financed by five-cent daily would be covered for all its f~ed in the July 13 issue of the "Wall contribution made by the operators overhead charges during a st~ike, Street Journal" in a lead story such as property taxes, -pensions, which commented "Tbe railroads . for each crewmember. ·interest on borrowings, payments have endeavor.ed keep- th~ inThe • propos~ clinlcs would surance plan secret. The bluep I · Jeff G.11 (I ft) · *....._l · • provide free examination and,'diagjacketed, eight-page policies mailed atro man · : 1 ette . 8 · presents ........., •25 vacation pQyment· nostlc services for . members of · to sqme 300 roads which are memto Seafarer Troy Savage at headquarters. -:: C'heck covered-vacaWest Coast SIU -atftliates and their hers ·of the ·Association of Amerition benefits for 506 days, fr~m1 Feb. 1-958 to June ' 1959, for families, similar to the facilltiei · • • • • • ~ • available to Seafarers on the At· can R!lilroads, are stamped 'conse.rVic' on . on• ·SIU ~ip. · .r fidential.' A :rpemo that pl'eceded 1-..-----------~------...,-..__._...,.....,. .lantic a~d Gulf . Coasts. A, in the SW A&G clinics, seaBALTIMORE-The hall here has mailing of the new policies Inbeen put ·back into shape, reports structed rail officials how to brush 'men found to be iii need of treatPort Agent Earl Sheppard, with new_smen off with a few general • ment will be referred to the Public completion of .repairs to the roof statements about the plan, in case Health ~r:vfce hospitals, and_mem, bers cif their families-.'·to family they learned of It." and other repairs apd painting. The insurance program is not physicians.· . Shipping ·has continued fair with yet It will become . so in effect a large number of C men shipped ' , and few takers for the Ore boats. when railroads accounting for at least 65 percent ot the industry's ' · · ' The Cabins, undergoing rebuildUp 'Shot• · ~t the age_of 11, Rajrmond Munna, son of Se~farer ,LeQnud ing, may be ready for crewing business have signed up. And the around August 1, but so far no cla~s will noi be paid when a Munna, is set to embark oQ 1 a career in the new "glamour dates have been set for crewin-g strike becomes so widespread as field,, physics with the help Of his Andrew Furuseth.ScholarSeafarers who nave taken the .' . ' _. . _ series of tnoculatlons required the Valiant Freedom and Shinne- to affect more than half the inprove his ihinking. Loyola, he for. ceJ'tafn foreign voyages are dustry. However, the . industcy ls ship Awar~. cock Bay. Sheppard urges all me,n wlto confident _that the railroads will Muruia has been . accepted says; Is a school which ·~jnvestlgates remind~d to ~ sure to pick up have not had recent physical sign up. · . . at the college of ,his choice, the past, extends the present hori- their .inoculation cards from the check-ups to get them-also to Other industries which have set Loyola University of New Orleaqs, zons of knowledge and, most im- · r:aptain--or ·the pur.ser when they · send their wives and children, now up strike instirance programs ate and will begin stu«Jying. ihere this portant of all, ·teaches one to think pay off at the end _of a voyage. that school is out. ,clearly.V · _ · The card ~li'ould be--pfcked up the American ' Newspap~i' Pub- September. The Paying off here during the last Ushers Association and the na- $IU scholar5hip ~ot :wasting any time planning by the $eafarer and >held so th11t report period were the Emilia, tfon's. major airlines. The airlin·es will help · cover · . ahead, Munna hopes to go to sthool it can be presented wnen sign-_ Mae, Jean and Edith <Bull>; Beth- recently shared ·revenues.. m the tuition, books and summers lor extra.credits, provided Ing on for another voyage where · coaster ·(Calmar), and Feltore, San- course of strikes. · other expenses. A· the clemands of ROTC don' t con- the 11shots" ate reqUtred . ., Tl)e tore, Marore and Oremar (Marven). - - - - - - - . . , . . - - - - - - - - student who often fllct. lnocQlatlon card · Is "your only The four Ore ships signed on, delved Into sub. Raymond's high school grades proot of bavhig taken _the reas did the Alcoa Polaris. . jects deeper than ~ were outstanding, seldom dipping ·qulreil shots._ In transit ·were the Oremar, the coursei rebelow 90 1n any subject, and he ' Those men -who forget to _pick Cubore, Chilore, and Baltore <Mar-: quired · w h • l • · · hopei to maintain an equally-di!"' · up· their Inoculation card when . ven); - Bethcoaster and-' Marymar studyinl · at .<Cor tinluished acor~ in his coil~e they pay .oft may ft.Pd. that they (Calmar>; Alcoa Patriot <Alcoa); Jesu Jngb School Munrta stucue~. are required to . take aU the· CS Norfolk <Cities Service); and in New ~0r1elip8, Munna ·believes Baymond's father•. LeoJlard Mun;: · "shots" again when· they ·want Steel Seafarer, Steel Trav~1er, that Loyola ii_thl, type ~f unlver'.'" ...na, Sr., bu ~een. an SIU man since. 1 .to .sign on tor ·another such ·voy· Steel Scientist, Steel Admiral and ll'ty where he-'ban find the proper 1942. He 1a a chief steward and is /ge ' Steel Navigator (Isthmian). • "· ' · stimuli to ,. ltu~,~ _ancl ·to · im- pr.esently on the Del .Campo. · a to Bait. Gets An Overhaul . -PiCk C,ard ·"t Pay.off : ·~ On the ma1ket f~r use on ship.s' decks is a "skid-prooP1 ~int - which:. , ; /t. -· . . when _applie~, makes''J~ re~ative,ly .diffi~ult J~ · slip .~n .th~ ~e~k•. But_even if ~ 1 • ·: you do not· hGve-,·~ucli-· a_paint':9n bo~rd, ther~-. artt ·v~rio.us ways. to treat . . ordinary paints to make them -~lip-res~~tan•. ~ ~ ·~" ~ O~~ eaJy system .is . io 'l}·f { IQnd~, in,~: the ·w~.r . ~i~t ~ft~~. it :fi~i .~~-+~ applie/d to J,he deet W~en ·the .parntJ:.lr1es, the:SC1f!CI· helps -.Jotm ~ :graft:(. · ~ ~ ;,, ..! - surf~ce v.:hi~~, g_ive~ ..:~e.tte.r footin~· 1 than a ·sm(Kj~-~ - d~~k iJwovld~ ~ · , . ·~~--1-i ~\•...:~? ~ ' ,Of ci)un~·- it is.,alio .important ·to keep' · decks ~C:J..Y w_),enQver.. -hll,'!'fln~t: ..._' ~ ·~; . ;;.' po,ssJ~~~•...-~~d,Jre~ -~,, .oi~ Of,. 9J8Ci!e,. ~rippin~~ !"- ~;, ·, -'t < . / . ~ , <~ ~. ,1 • ;'jl: • . ;. : .' i/ • ~ I j, -,, ,_ ' .. ' - ''." ";;( _ . ., '. 1 ,1 ' ,,• II • ;.;<1i • ~ r" ·- . • ' • ~ ,.;.? ,- C I ·~ ' • .! ~ J ,,.... ~~of... , 'f. • t j" ~ .. • "f . J4l ,. •\, ;;.P, - '·"r , . • . ...-rr · p~~l ·r-· f 1"" I -;". - .! • .. ~• ', J "' l~/ .• Jr. 1: ~ .,:· 1 .. -~· ~ . ,,{ 1· • f �I j • ' s~:...,, ••• , _£00 . Paie lffea · -DOitAt& ~Weith?:: ·~:";/;cf;' . fi:r:~,Ue,n, 1'B c~urs,s ftf Union :Training Progrtitn .•. ; . .. .. .: . .. , - ·<· -::' ,., :-.·.- .·: seafarers Guide T~ ~-r Buyjng_. 'I : I : - '. -Having 'been singularly successful in itl training of lifeboatmen, the SW Train~g Pro- gram' lii New York has now expanded to include ABs and firemen as well.' Ten ABs hav• . . . .. . already taken the course at the school down at the Bull Line pier and have passed, th_e Coast Keeping The Family Buggy Going- Guard examination for an · 'American families are riding· their cars harder a.:i'd longe·~. Tod~y· AB.'s ticket. The ten successthe .~verage car . is 12~ years old and has gone 110,000 niUes befor(! ful ABs 'are in addition to 75 BJ/ Si4ne11 Mari10.H11.' · · it's scrapped, says the Automobile Manufacturers Association. In 192}, Seafarers who have successfully the ll'\ierage vehicle hit the scrap heap when it was only 6¥.& years old passed their lifeboatmen'• exam· ' ·' ' · ination since the school got underwJth just under 26,000 miles on ·the speedometer. Tfiat's testimony to (1) the fact that modem cars acUlalJ,y do last way hi May. . longer, and· (2) they've gone .up so much in price-42 pel'cent since To ·provide for . the · additional 1951-that as far as many families are concerned, they'd b'e tter last training, Artie Harrington 18 aslonger. . ·· · · ." sisting · Pete Drews as instructor. The program for firemen will inThere's· no doubt that people are spending heavy money on keeping ibeir cars in operating con~ition. One authority says -th~ average . volve . use of Bull Line ships in owner now spends .$587 a year on car and re~aJr. This sounds very port, to familiarize candidates with high, but parts especially have become expensive. A. repair specialis~ the duties of the firemen under reports t~at parts now cost about t~ree times more than ten years ago. actual operating conditions in the Even ordinary ignitU>n points which used to cost 65 cents. a set now engln'e room, as well 85 cl~ssroom cost ·$1.65, he says. . . . instruction. One. way car ow~ers Jtold on to their vehicles is bY. ~eplacing motors As a result of the procram, well and transmissions with rebuilts. The· idea of trading a motor instead · over haH the candidates for Cont o.f the whole car, if the body and chassis are in good condition, is Guard tests. In the New York area logical enough. But the lncl~ence of misleading advertislbg in this are comlnc out of the SW school and theJ' are scorhis a far hi&her l!usiness makes it advisable to · shop with -care and knowledge. There are many reputable motor ·and transmission exchange shops percentac.e of successes than m~ performing a valuable- service, but a few .cause continual complaints, taklns the Cout Guard teat froin the St. Louis Better Business other sources. · SW applicant. for Bi.geau reports. Among the com- lifeboat tickets have been .Uceessplaints are misleading ads, mis- fol In 75 of 76 cases. Total appllSeafarers C:faranto (left) and P. Roshka (center) team up to splice quoted prices, keeping ·cars longer .cants for CG cerilflcate1 In tlie •l.' wire rope at SIU's AB training school in New York. Seafarer H. after promising one-day -service, same period have been H5, of 1 and '10,000-mile guarantees" with whom 53 failed. B. Whit~ looks on_. no mention of the time limit. One Year. on Deck In Atlanta; one rebuilding shop Candidates for an AB ticket are working days, which means that ' dry run demonstrations and class• even was indicted by the grand required by Coast Guard rules Seafarers who wish to enroll for room work on a lifeboat rigged in the courses do not have a lengthy the room, plus aclual boat operajury, and the BBB there reports persistent complaints against a to have at least one year's dis- wait to get in. tion off the dock from a second ·number of firms. One widespread charges on deck as an ordlllary The lifeboat training includes lifeboat. seaman. In addition, when they 6 practice ~as beef! · to advertise take their AB test at· the Coast . priCes as -lqw a~ $119.50 for re- Guard, they will be given an eye :~~~d ~~!t c:~!:i~:~~ h:;:u~::r: examination and a test for color e· lzed work often is done and the perception as· per the requirements bills in reality may .run. over $250. for an AB's ticket. Canc;lidates for firemen need 0 . If you do get into this . kind r six months' discharges as wipers to . ~tu_ation, and... your lo,cal BBB qualify for the Coast Guard examcan ·t . force the shop to make lln . lnatlon · adjustment, your only remedy Is The ·training program is geared MOBILE-Although shipping -in this port wa~ slow for a to have a lawyer file a civil action, ' . couple of weeks, the prospects for · the next two weeks are or make a complaint to your city's ~o handle ten to 12 men at a tt_me. district •attor.ney 0~ ~ounty gra~d jury for investigation. It_ is usuEJllY completed in eight much brighter, according to Harold Fischer, Acting Agent. :Preventive care at the right time can lengthen the life of your . Due to hit the port during motor and save large repair and rebuilding cos~ later. One authority . the next two weeks are the ·usts four dan·g er zones Jwhen an engine gives tell-tale clues . . If. you • Monarch of t_he Seas, De Soto, · know these you can provide tbe care ,required at, that point: · • · ' Hastings; Afoundria, Claiborne. FIRST' DANGER. z 'oN'E. Symptom: Your e~gine se.ems to be lo.sing Young America and Jean LaFitte . pep. RemedJ': See if a major tuneup . wi~} revlv~ it )?efore you try A $ZSO,OOO gift bas been pre- troduced by industry, . suffered <Waterman); Alcoa's Corsair, Roamcostlier remedies, The · tuneup includes cleaning, adjusth_lg and ret d b th H0 t 1 d R t t th bl with th er, Cavalier, Ranger, Pegasus and e ;Y e e an es auran ano er severe ow e antlm,ing i·gnition·, clean·ing and adjustln· g carbqretor,· and possibly valve sen Workers Union to a medical re-. nouncement by Armour & Co. that Pilgrim; Jefferson City Victory repatrs. . ' . search center on children's ail- it plans to shut down seven of its <Victory Carriers), and Elizabeth . SECOND DANGER ZONE. Symptom! Engine. begins to smoke; arid ments sponsor e d by Danny plants currently . employing 4,500 and Fr~nces <Bum. tou are using noticeably more o,i L Remedy: ··Have the compression .Thomas, television entertainer. Of men. The heavy loss of jobs is Hitting port during the past two tested. At thi:s time you mv- .be able to save your engine -with com- the. total, $50,000 came from the ~ated to be the main subject of weeks were the Jean LaFitte, Monparatlvely minor repairs, including repla·c ement of piston rings, ·align- international union's funds, and negotiations between the µnions arch Of ~he Seas, Claiborne, An• ment ·and adJustment of rods, reseatjng. and refacing valves, pit.ts a the remainder from fund-raising .and industry when present three- tinous and Madaket (Waterman>:. · . · · , drives by union members plus con- year contracts expires t~ August. the AICoa Cavalier, Roamer, and i\aneup. · ' · ·· ,.. · ·' ·· · · t lb i · Clipper; Wang Juror (North Atlan:. ~ THIRD DANGER ZONE. -~~ittom: · ~rigine pump~ oil badly, you r ut o~s b~ employers, ;\;. ;\;. t. ti M . ) K h ( 11 d need -to add pll freqt,1tmtlY wlth no sigri".it'.s merely lea\ing. out. Rem;.t. ;.t., ;t. The ·11£-ternatlonal · Ladies Gar- s~ee.l a~::iiato:t [isr:i.r!~n>~' ~ ..,: Yqu n$>w may ·req~e Di'jor repairs,' including new piston rings . · ment Workers Union and three we·re in good shape. · · an d .quite poss iblY, rep l aceThe AFL-CIO membership has othex.· labor union. s are. sponso_rln _ g . A lot of favorable comments,· and. pins, a dJUstment of' iiod s1 va 1ve repa irs, ment of· main bearings and ro<I bearings: These repairs . are costly ~ut increased about 380,000 since· the h g oje ts 10 fdanhattan tliat ean give you thousandi of additlonal' miles of engine life. ·-' Executive Council met last Febru- ~usm ~r c · · . Fischer says, 'a re being heard fr9nj _ · . l · . ,\ · ary, Federation President George will provid~ homes for 4 •548 fallll- the members regarding the SIU'i ~OURTH DANGER ZONE• .sympto~: Yqur ·engine hH little power Meany declared. Part of the -in- lies in former slum areas. The building program; . and the mem-· . . .left, .ts noisy, ~efuses .to idle evenly a~d.. shows other signs of destruc-. crease was due to increased em- ILGWU was recently given title to hers f~l that the ports involved . t)ve .wear. N~w ~t~~ay_ need to .b_e r~b1,1ilt,_at a cost of possibly $125- plo~ent"and -part to progress iri a ..huge ~ea on ltfanh~ttan's West . definitely need ·t he new facilities • ..200, dependmg o~ }'Our model, the condition of the engine and loc~l · organizing campaigns!. . Th~ coun- Side and is soon to begm constru~- They 'are also In favor of mbvinlf ~~tes. · . .' • ~ " · , / · '; · · .. ' : . · · cil also reported that mor.e than ti~n of 8 2·Q20-unit developlne~t. the Savannah hall to Jacksonville• ..' Whethe~ the e11:gine . is worth reJnlildinJ depends. prlmarily on 100 aUi\iated . unions increased ~he const~~ction cost is, $3& milFischer also reports' that several ~h!ther the cylind'r wall !llust be ~ebored. The ot~er alternative is their per capita payments to the hon, of which t~e unions pension of the state's anti-labor laws are ~ exchange yoµr._, qgine for • fa~tOI'f·~ebutlt ,r~placernent, w~ich ~ay Federation ... in the first . three fund is .supplymg a .$20,000,000 continuing .to make organizing dif- . not cost' muc~ more than re~ullding. But you need first to ascertain .months of this year. mortgage. Another proJect, on the ftcult at the Alabama Stat Do k · whether the b(;dy and other components ·are in 1ood enoug4 condition · · east ~Ide, is be~ suppo!1~ by th_e The most important of th:se I~\'~~· ' .. ,, warrant rP.placin& tBi' engiile. ' ·. ·~ . '· · · . · .;\;. ;\;. - ;\;. Hatters, .Painter-s D!&trict C~>Uncil is the Solomon Act, which in effect· " A '.{'ood rebuilt . idx-cylln.cter ..engine·, costs· In the neighborhood of· The ~L-CIO's te~evised "Amer- 9.. and the . International J:lrother- prohibits state . dock · employees · f21W~•soC),. '1nclulting~wtallation -tJu the ·credit. for your old en1lne., icans. At Work" series is now being hood of Electrical Workers ~ocal 3• from Joining a union while on the •ome shops do a cheaper job using lQwer-gr~de rebullts. These often presented coast - to - coast and in · ;\;,. t i\. state dock payroll. A number of "· 4J«>- n1>,t include JYllndel'.~ · ~eads, oil , ~~~s or . Installation · 1~skets, ·b ut Alaska~ Hawail and ·P uerto Rico by Labor anti manqement in th~ ~ateifron~~ unions are working tQ9 ·.' , l~o~ld'.includ~ 're~µUt oil pumps. ~or ~o;the sllea~r rebullts have as . 100 televis.ion· stati~ris. Local newc:- inen!s clothiiig incjustry In Phih- gether to ·eliminate this unfair many ne'r. ·or,.recondltioped pa~ as· th.' r bett.e r st•~!· -M~ke sure the .pa~ers will in.!llcate the. day an4. delphla have'·jolned to establJsh a i>iece oUegislation, and meanwhilit ~plac~ril'e~t . ~nglpe . u '-Q.t,\la~ re:-n:u~t,uf~~.ur~~ · and· not Just an time of the showing; !f~bqligsb_ip'· 'flinc;I .lrt ."memocy of they ·ar, ..,Planning to tes! the law 1 v~~,UL .. - .. ~· . . : ' -: . -'.~ ... -~ · -~ . ;to , ' ·.. Charles Weinstein, vice-preSl.dent'of 1~ .court. . _, · M'.~n}' c9stly. rep~ltf· and' t eplaceme.n ts .c ai ..... avpided 1f car owners-. ;\. . the Amalgamated Clothing~Worters . Meanwhile, the Sh,eet Metal ....... ·1r~~~ic,e :Cll'e~- J:Q~tenllic,1 _ese!!°'~li,. ~~~111 - o!i ~ 1requent1Y: T~ M.ea• CuHer•.:anct the ·Pack- and .the _m~n~ger o.f , the u,n io.n 'a W.9rker1 _have. gone en strike for . .·no:~. ~ .Mot~dst~ ~wKo .~Y.~•.~ona.t !~~ ·hi i.~~ ~tr,ic ..Dj&Jl!, ~ave ~to ~p~ous• W~rkers ~ U.niom, w h ~ .Phila~elphia JQin.t· Board, w~o dled .hlghe1 wages, and . the SW · has : . .. ,'.. h e ...oll . v " . -~~~ile1; · ~ppe&I!l · jp !t)e· -~te.f.. ,'!,119nths~ jlave. -:a~~d1 ·i l0st. SO;~ tob~•'. ~~- 1 ~ar~e~ · this,,;>:~8!~1,rhe. ~d ....w.ill o~~r.e~, the use o~. tt.1, hall an~ ~Y _.., .... :~a~"':· .... ..~ 10icl' ~on, Jt~.-.:W,Ortbrti1Jlinl ••t .~tli~{middle.;,. 18 ·peree.-~ ot'tht.lii lla,~r,~fo~e•..Jn. fiqance colle1e;.ed~~ons for. ,the_ oth~r.: 8$Sistan<:e which mieht . b• -·· ~ ·-:!:··· . ~c,~- .-:'~e :.~OJI,,: ~Alf"~~~-·~ ~·d~.,,~wllJch .~u. ;.det~en.ta . and~ :·~be -pa~·~~e11 ye~r..s-,due~to. automa-, cb~~en.- ·oh the ..... workers in ·-the, iieeded . t~ brlnl' tl)is •trite to · a -. . ' ·:: cll~~ - ad~~ to -~~,~·b•~e,,enl,lu,;:de~ , ,., . · ~;· ,,,i,.4-.. . ..... tloQ"· ~nd 1~d·~ll ,t~h~q,u,es ,,!Jl~ .men-a c~othlna ~d~. · . _. ~, 1u~~ful · conelus~op. , .... :.~ • · M .ob•II e un1on· • s Plan-.. T St Of Ala. An·1I•· Strl•k-e.Law" 1 LABOR ROUND UP ......_!.. .): 1,;f I, • \~ ·I ' ;,... It ~ .,_ • t 1 f l • \, • ' .. ' �-~ ...... ITllL ICllNTl•T . <llfhml1n), June ' 14-Ch1lrm1n, A. K•uen, l1cr•t1ry, ARIZ'A CW1term1n>, 1une 21 P. om..1, Held meetlnr re1 Water concl1Uon1. ~ilp'1 llmd •• , Some OT C!l•lrm•P• C. '•rker1 SecrJt•ry, J, 411Quted. dk. II eq. dept. Evei'ythibf Gu•rcl. Steward taken. oU in NO ho• pltallzed Iii. St. 1Nazaire. - Porthole 10.m. unoot~ ID ltew. dept. <. • Aprll 21-Ch1lrm1n, A. Kalien,- lee-. acreena to be obtaliled at llrat 'port Jn. US. New deleaate elected. F1n1 ln ret1ey, P. Om ..1, Dele1.ate reported crew ~uarter1 ~t -to .be cleaned. Quesre: c!Marette deal, two urton1 iuued' tion re OT for wlpel'I 'eleaillng perl· lnlt~d ' of one. He wa1. deleaatea; .t,o acope ln · fldley at · 1ea wee'k .. d•Ys & • weell:end1. Requelt more nJcht lunch . New~'macblne roller required. ~ Digest ~.. •j ,.._._.._ ., ._Of SIU Shilt . COEUR .D'ALENI VICTORY <Victory), June 2f-Ch•lrm1n; R. L•ndry1 lecrlt•ry, D. lrylne. QueiUon re promotion of wJper. lniufflclent fruit ln_ . · SF, allo lrult juice and bread. Re· quelt 10ugeem. PU8af1ewa:v. Repair list. not completed. One man logged four time.. ·Soihe OT dlaputed, Bee.Cito be talten up wl,t b patrolmen. . ,Meetings· Cci'pt. George Taylor (top) . presents $250 safety award ·~ Seafarers aboard Alcoa Corsair. SIU delegates · wer~ not Identified. Photo by Daniel Marine, ship's dele-: gate. In photo at right Ma.. riano Vega, OS; pr~udly displays safety record made by crew of Alcoa Roamer. • o't ' • ROBIN IHIRWbbD <Ro,bln), June 14:-Ch•lrman, J.. F1rrancl1 Secretery, '· · Devl11e• . One man . missed khJp Jn . · Trinidad. SbJp'1 fUnd -112.25. No beets. Some Q'D cll1puted. · Stiagest not ustnc laundry after 9 Bl'tf. ~and before 8 AM, · New relrlaerator · obtained for crew pan~. · • ·- ,.NH l~"LORIR <P.enn .lhlppln11>, . ·June 21-Cb•lrm•n, D. Dfsel1 Seer.. -tary, c 1 Ma&ult. Moat repair• · donefew t.o be taken care +0f. Steward elected tre~surer. No beefs. Request ringer on walhilfa ~achlne be re· paired. Launch 1ervice dJ1cu1111ed. ' ' TIMBllt HITC,H. <IUW•Jlnff), Jun• .214hlilrm1n, W. Newsom; Secretary, D. Gl ..fo.,, Slllp'1 fund 118.115. One abort hi lte!l'A,rd dept. ·S ome OT ~cUs· PIJ,.ted in enl. ·i!ept. Vote of thl!nU to man>1hon -tu. ena. ~ dept.; thiee me11 1teward ;dept. for 'exceue,_t improve, ment iii tood ' and , iservtc;e. Vote- of thanQ to Clele•ate, w)io J1 'leavJnr, for Lie.. Charles .Short-. Men -LAKE CHARLES-Shipping held up very well in this port during the past two weeks with more men being ·shipped- ·than . were registered. Port Agent Leroy Clarke re-. ...:....__.::___________~--.:------------------ r:a~~::•;.~~;n1.:.~~~ali1: :i:: Heavy. SUIDiner:Turb~•·· .Ma.k·es·.."N .•.·.g_-H ' _., ,. . _'. y·_.s·.·h.Ip_.pin ·: No ships paid off during the - ,. period. One, tp.e Del Campo (-Mis- ' sissippi) signedThey on were and the seven· ·_.J were in transit. C.5 · ' · · ·· . . _ ~ Baltimore, CS 'Norfolk, CS Miaini, ' ·• · Winter Hi11, Chiwawa · <twice> -~nd - NEW YORK-~he usual heavy su:rritnertb.J1,e tlirno:ver pl~~ ­ the Bents ~Ort, all- Cjties ~erv1ce. the crewing up _ of. the SS Suza~e ' accp~ntedJot: bx:i~k shiP::. _ The . co~mg gubernator1a1 ~ace ping in this port during the two weeks ending,,J uly 8. A tot.al ts begmmng to .attract atte~tion! _ of .337 men· took berths ·as 19· . Clarke reports, with the man· m the h" · "d ff ·t h. · d · ·is as -specified In - the SIU agreeheadlines, Earl Long, up for -his s Ip~ pa1 P 1 . ree ~1gne ~n . ·· ., . , . . fourth term . .Five ·oth~rs have an- · foreign and 21 we:e ~n ~r.ans~t .. i;?~~ips · payln~ ~oft iin the port lnnounced th~ir intention_ to run, · The t~p-notc~ shipping In the eluded the A:lcoa. Pa!riot ap~t ,;Aland there will probably be another port _h as resulted . in ~any jobs coa Pennant <Alcoa).; Atlantic h~lf dozen before the September hanging on the shipping _b oard· to (Banne~)· Steel' Admiral" Steel Tra15 filing ~eadli~e. The r!ght-to- the point ~hat . th.ey have been veler, SfeeL Sctentlst . 'c1stbfuiaii>; wo~k ~uesh~n w~ll probably be a taken by new r~g1strants 11;1 the Ocean Ev~_lyn (Ocean ·rra~J; John · maJo~ ~ssue m this ~ace, _and labor class C _group. Bill Hall, a~sistant . 'B:: Watermaif <-Waterma1;1); Robin is w~ibng for _commitment~ by the secretary-treasurer, noted that , the Trent and . Robin · Gray (Robin); · can?1dates before making its class B men ~ho ha~e be.e n pass- Coetir · D':Alen'e - Victory (Victory choice. ,_ ing. u~ these Jobs will f~ce com- Carriers>; · flleat~ins .... L~!J~ia~a,- · petition in the future shoul~ .the Texas and savanpah csea(rain); ne~comers acpumulat~ . ~uff.1c1ent, Gateway· City (Pan Atlantl~J,;~ Elw T~nker Crew-Up seru?rity oyer a two-year pe:r;1od to abeth ·and Fi'anceJJ (Bull).. the He1; · at.tam "B" status. .. · r · Boosts Savannah ' ., Money Dt,te SAVANNAH - Shipping here was good during - the last report A,so - hanging on the boar.d, so . Slgn'-ons~~;:re jb~ !to~ ~ock­ period, with 31 men dispatched· in to speak, has been money due Or~y <Rotiip) ,n~. all departments, says Pott Agent William Morris. The Co u n c i l Grove (Cities Service) took a _full crew and the Wang Archer <North ~tlantic Marine) should take a full crew around the end of this month. '.rhe Wang Archer is .still in Jacksonville, as . is the Wang Dispatcher. ·· lri transit during .the period w..ere ;the Fairland and Azalea City (Pan-Atlantic); Ste e 1 Seafarer, ·steel Navigator and Steel Travel(lr · (Isthmfan), and Seatrains Georgia, Ne~ · :Y ork and· Louisiana (Sea~ train). -, 0 ·~ ' 1 ~- �'. .~~:{HUtfiCO.De-: Steir:. ~.Fmas:; · '·se.awav< ~~:_1~umpy. :1oaa .., ( ' . . , ... After· sailing jauntily about the . wide- stretches of ocean . for so many years, the SS Hurricane found itself converted into a canaHer over- . . ., . ·as .far as Montreal, we tied up to the moorin1 system used on the ~n empty dock. Seaway, "Usin1 the winches on "Next day, a gang came aboard Numbers 1 and 2 hatches on both arid started worlc. Lights we never sides for mooring, the same for .heard 'of befor~ were installed, numbers 4 and 5 was indeed novel, booms that wouldn't lift cargo and bu~ mighty easy and handy, Men night on the St. Lawrenc;e Seaway. blocks we didn'~ need were all being swung over the · side on a The Hurrfcane was the fir.st SIU- .myste11Jes t~ us. ~ , 30-~oot boom, the!} lowered to the manned ship ·to fransit the Sea"On Wedne.sday morning, we left dock to handle 11~.~s sort, of mad~ way and· crewmembers are unani- · Montreal and headed up the Sea- monkeys of them. , mous on one point-it was a tight ~ ' · Subsequen~ly, the ship was noti1queeze all the way, fled by radiotelephone that Detroit was its next· _port of call. "T\\'..O Seafarer Joe Wehe said the f;9p' had some of the- elements of Col: <Jays after we entered the first Sea- WaY: lock we anchored !n Lake umbus' voyage to the New World Sn 1492-the · crew liidn't :know . Ontario at. the entrance to the ·where they were going and neither _ Welland Canal. There we stayed did the skipper..:and when they for three ~ys hi a fresh breeze, while_hardie~ squ_Is ~nd ships tried got there, they were1ft sure it was worth It. At that the ~pt:ifcane to mak~ it. .You c;an t make ~t in a fared ·far better than oth~r- deep- , light ship with anything more than a ~entle _br_e~zei s~ tJ:!ey ~~!ll~_limpsea shii>i; which accumulated a se,;; ries of bumps and bruises in Ipg back, some with a bent bow, transit. others a bent rudder and till "When we sailed from La Pal: others with a~ ~eQt prop. lice, "France, on May 29:•. Wehe · . "Finally on June· ·16 we started wrote, "someone said 'you may go , thi:ough the Welland Canat _}falfto Monfrear; so we headed for . w.ay UP:.. the apJ?roacti .to the ··firs~ New York. . lock, · something fouled up .. in the "On the mornf.nl of June 7 we prop, but bein~ 'dauntless we we~t picked up· a pilot for ,the St. Lawon - thl'ough ·- to Thorold, 0ntario, where we sp~~t the night getting . rence ·River. He didn't know where - Seafarer Joe Wehe w:rites bf his ' 'maiden voya_ge" on th~ blades straighte~ed." . . we were ·gouig, nor did anyone ~lse, a_Itboug}l b~ h~d exp~ted a _ the Seaway. · 1 From ther.e . ti . ::was relatively , smooth sailing _tq Detroit except tllJlker. -we changed pllo~~ at Quebee af:td s~~ Ute new . . one didn't way s~!ll wondering where we were that "some s_c9w _had tried to come . · down the Detroit River sideways know, . while .the skipper· blew hi' going. . top. - When the ·third pilot got -"'us The biegest novelty though, was and it didn 'f work. Reslllt-one · channel blocked.· and the Burri. cane on the li_'ook for six hours." From Debooit, -the ·Hurricarie sailed up through Lake Huron and into ~ake Michigan, headed for the Chicago area. Its Clestination was Calumet City, Illinois. " "With a tug fore and aft we started up ·the Calumet River. Brt.dges· o~ al~ sorts .barred our way. There · .were lift bridges, draw bridges, and bascule bridges . • .• Ahead . we could see, ·at long last, the· grain elevator Y1e were looking ~or • • • We slid. hito the berth, got our lines ashore and heaved her along~ide. . ·At last the long voyage was over; we were safe agains~ the dock. Now why, will . · you '- tell D)e, did. lhat· tug have to back into a slack headline and foul it in. his prop?" Wehe cited, two incidents wlifCh typified the kiild of situation the HurJ,".ican~ was· up against. In one instance, a pil,ot hit a bridge twice and had to be.. taken off the wheel. In another, -the maneuvering got ;ao complex that ~there· were 1~8 bells on ·one ~watch. Nothing like that ever happened out on the deep blue sea. ��....Zin• ."Pacific Disti'i~t -·Opens . ' More Pensioners' Homes ~ • I J .- I 0 --·SAN FRANCISCO-The SIU P-acific · District unions are- ·hqlding open house this weekend to celebrate the completion ·ot 18 new homes for retired seamen on the site of the Stewards Training and Recreation Cen-~----------­ ter in' Santa Rosa, Calif. meals. The t ost to retired mem• The new homes, each fully bers Is only $90 a month, meals in- / equipped with attractive furniture and all modern conveniences, h~ve been constructed for retired mem:bers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union. Numerous homes of the same type are already occupied by members of the ?ttarine Cooks and S.t ewards Union. ·The celebration wijl be held on July 17, 18 and 19. Members of all thre·e unions and their families have been invited to attend. Free bus travel has been arranged to carry the visitors to the site, which is located 12 miles fi:om Santa Rosa. Unique ProJed The housing project for old time seamen, the only one of its type in the world, is the latest -result of the close cooperation between the· SUP, the MFOW and the MCS through their affiliation in the SIU Pacific District. Oldtimers of the three unions also receive numerous benefits from the Pacific District-Pacific Maritime Association Welfare and Pension Plans, which cover members of all three unions. Each of the 18 homes is comfortably and' tastefully decorated, with fiberglass curtains, vinyl tile floors, formfca table tops and new furniture. Each is supplied with an Intercommunication system by the bed so that the oldtimer can Sf'nd a message at any time of day or !light. In case of lllness, he can summon help. Eaah home has a separate bath. ' Washing facilities, with the lat·est automatic ~quipment, are nearby. .· T!te messhall at the Cente~ ~rovldes regular, tasty, nutritious cluded. Three oldtimers already have moved into the new facilities and the rest of the homes are expected to be occupied by the end of July. The training center also contains a swimming pool, recreation baU and a lake, as well as training facilities lor West Coast cooks and stewards. No-Strike Act- ~aces. T_e st In NY OSWEGO, NY. - New ·York State's controversial no-strike act -the Condon-Wadlin Law-may be due for another court test as the result of a dispute between t he Oswego Port Authority and the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen. The dispute broke out early this month when the Port Authority invoked the law and fired 15 IBL members who, the Authority alleged, failed to report to work at the Authority's grain elevator after • 6 their lunch hour. Some well-worn cliches about European wages and living The Condon-Wadlin Law proh rA -l _J ~O vides for the automatic dismissal 1 1 HfU, . ,2 standards are ev~porating as a resu t of .t e current wordot public emplOyees who go on wide strike ol Italian seamen. For yearsj t's been known that strike. However, Edward v. Mathe- wages on ·Etiropean-flag ships were considerably below honey, Gr eat Lakes representa,IP~- those on American ships, but th~se inferior wage scales were tive for the IBL, denied that. the , justified on the' grounds that they matched the "standard of men had gone on strike. What they living" in those. countries. _ More important, the myth was did, he said, was to hold ·a long ·· ._ · . ~ · . . · spread that. the .Eur9pean shipowner and the European busimeeting to di:icuss tlieir economic conditions. WASllUlGTON - A .- blll that nessman ashore could not afford to pay more. . . . would . provide • for Government .. , -""h It t ik h uld"h l dem Ii h th b an official of the -• • .L e a1ian seamel} s s r e· s o ep -o s ose est Meanwhile M aubslcpes for the construction. and· liefs. For one thing the seamen's wages of $2 and up daily are ate ediation Service in New operation ; of privately-owned nu- . l . - " * ' bl . k" d f d York _said that that agency had elei,u- ships ·lias beea introduced ID ~p 'Y .msuffi~ent. to ~na e them to have any m. e ecent not entered the picture and could the senate ·by; Senator John But.:· hvmg m the _ltahan economy. Second, -the Italian seamen not do so, under the law, unless Jer <Rep.-Md.). suffer from overlQng hours, excessivelx_':'punitive disciplinary requested by the Port Authority. The bill goes beyond calling for methods and .other inferior shipboard conditions which are No such request has been made. ttie usual subsidies in, that 'it of- not jus'tifiable jD. ~my. eeonomy. ~ : ' be said. . fers , _shi.P!luµders and operators Mo.s t important ·though·is the fact. that EtJropean shipown- ~ Should the IBL decide to carry direct payments to. offset ~he highff d . f b t _ h h d d h · the matter to court,' as has been er developmental and ' construction ers ~an a or to pay ar ·e_ter wa~.e~ t an t ey o, an t. at IZMIR, _, Turkey-The captain of indicated, it would be only the eosts of a nuclear-powered .. vessel undoubtedly appbes to moder~, eff1c1ent E!uropean shores1de an American merchant ship has second court test since the law was as again.i a jlonventloneI ship. concerns as well. . · . . ·-" been sentenc~d to five months 1n _passed in 1949 over ·the vigorous _ The Government aid :would ·last .. Here are some examples .of .shipboard conditions that Italian ·jail by 11 Turkish court as the· re- protests of organized labor. suit ~f a collision · 'in the harbor · 'The first test came that same .Ive Y~ars, ~~l}.I ,.~1$!1 tfDJe, it is seamen oh the PllSSenger shi~s have to·contend with: hoped,,~substantlal P~ll'ess, would ~ • Crewmembers .. have to pay for their own ·uniforms and here in_1~57. T\\_o Turlds~ mer- year, 1949, and . involv~d 500 ~ inade in .indu~~g .P~.Y~te o~- laundering of ·same. , cha~t. manne of~icers received a 'Yonkers garbage collectors. A year eratoJ!s to ti.Ulld nuclear merc~nt " e Waiters pay all breakage costs plqs all pilferage charges similar sentence for t~e accident after their. eight-day sti:ike, the 1hlp!'. At, pr~sent, t~ere 111 only ~ , - 1 h' · t " . L 1• b · ·. · in which two persons _died. . Appellate Division held that the one s uch ~P.' ID. 't he counti)r today~ .1.or ev~ry sp?on or ot ~r. u ens1.1 WlAen y a customer as a '!'.he accident took place on ~eb- law had been improperly invoked t)Jat be~g the Government-built souvem~. Thi~ am~unt~ m many inst(lnces t? ,3 to $7 month~y. ruary. 3, 1957. w~en the Howell in their case since the purpose of SavP,l)l.h• .The,, Savannah, due to • N9 ove~time is . payable when the s~1p s passe~ger hst Lykes collided witlr the Turkish their strike was not · one of those be launcnea· sho~lf. cost $42 mil- falls below a cert~in minimum, even though workdays may passen.g er ship 1!Jnir. .~s a result enumerated in the law. lion: as . ag,lnst JU iqllllon .for i :be 11 hours-or more. N91'. is any weekend overtime paid. of the collision tlie 1~ ,ank and If the Jaw fs now put to a new 25 eonventlonal vessel of similar , di• .§~gn-c;m~ are.fqr as. lon~ _as 1~ months. ~eamen getting o!f ~:eas:~=~b h~~d ton!te :::::e~i test, th.e cotlrts could also be asked before tl1at time m~y .forfeit employment ~1th the company m clear whefiier the American skip- to pass on a four:year-old. ch~nge mensfoi:tl!· , the future. . . per. Captain Hans G. Beet of Hous- in the State Civil Practic.e Act. ·· • A, five-pot systetii is jn force on· the passenger ships wlth , ton, was present at the trial or This gave the courts ~he ~ight to feeding of seam~ii atjhe poorest level. . . ' whether be was sentenced in ab- deci~e whet~er penalties imposed Th· · b d ;;;:.. . h d · - t B t •t · t sentia . -on civil service employees in dis;g ~ ·~· ';& is is a 'uot1g un er "'~ny c.ircums ance~. .u 1 mus :, _ clplinary proceedings were unduly _,i~!~, fj :U be remembered \hat the Italian L~e passenger ships enforce harsh, and the power to modify NOafOLlfl...:_ Thet~ were . fo~ ~u~ht·hwages and . w:orkindg' 1conditiotns. whAmil~_.t~~Y . are coh~~ct: . them. J>uolt~:',Jre'f.e .:.d~g , tlie la&t ~~.:. mg,: e.s~me .Passage. ~ - c~r_go ra ~~as. . er1~an-.11ag s ips.. ~SIU·AAG' So , far the courts have never · Hit "Perie>d' and ·· 40• men sbtpp,t!d, ..._ The . same h9lds_.true fp~ sho~eSide . ll_ld?str1es m Europe. l>ffn a§ked to decide whether thi1 -reports p l)J:'f'Ageiit Jame( Bulioci .· .l!.iW:~pe today 1S no~ the Europe of th~ Pc;>stwar years, stag: Seafarers m8ning in checks: power to .modify severe penalties r.l)e affaliS 0~ the ~rt are ail' m, geri*' under the bill'den~ o~ war destruction. By and .large :; ~~~~rs P~1:t~°!: applies to those specified in the goocf ihal>e-wlth{fi.o ~f1-~banghig j.t is a · boo~g, pr(>spe.rQ!IS .area, bu-t t he European workers'· urged to-be .s_u re. to make all .of _con9on-Wadlin La,\\'. Are. : .. ,f . ··,,, / · ..-._ ,, .. : ·Wil'ges .and CQnditi()~ have not ~~erl iif proportion. ' .t hem payable ,l!> the SIU·A&G The law, while it does r equire P~ ; "~« •,\Vi!rJ :· -the ~~ .. S~tb . :t!l'here is anot~er':lesso~ in~ the ltaJian .ship strike. 'rhos.~ l)Istrlct:. _ . 1 the automatl~ dismissal oi strikina Pt.:••p>~i' ¥2:1lant I Enterprt,i~ who oppose Government aj,d to US, shippi!lg, ·.complain about' ' :-SQme Seafarers have ID publi~ employe'es, also set's up ma· (lnte~~ . ~'- ~orlolk (pi~es. 'tl!e'high -cost-of siil>Sia•es-because' Amerfoari seamen's ~~· aiui m'o ney_orders lo the chfnery for their reinstatement• .sentce>'_, ~d ' ~un~ .. w. h t.t _n , Y are.. ~·t09 }li~'.'" , Bµ~ \American 'ships could never ._pay, :wages - names. of tn.divldual HeadquarHowever;- :those r einstated lose <Ametia - ~amp S~p~in~) ~ . f· •~ 1'0 $80• . th +· ...... e·t cli ·+i.. , fti , !I'h .. . br . ters dfficlals. Tbis ' makea for a seniority rights; are placed on pro. 1 , Tll '. $C;t0~ ..a&l! ,eSi: Noiifolk, ? ._,"'fV , ~ · ~• ni~n_ ~9· u~.. tue compe ~- ,?n. '. , e pro em probJem- ln booUe~plng wlilcb - bation for ~ve years, ~d cann_ot . . ·~ :D~f-.iJ~;'dld .~ft '$eat~li..<e~ ~ . , .P~t, ~~at. (~ !ti.~~ ~tg.~are I too .high~1t._ IS -tl~at. European can . be .av~fded if ·cJiecks are be promoted within that ~.. 1 ''~e ~4ate& ·'.<W.&tennaiil yvag,~ ,~~,.tQ.O lo.w .4114 . __ tJl~p~e increasea ·{no~t· th~ $1:25 ·a ,..made out ·1o .the Union dlreetly•.. They are also ~ed. from ge~~ " · 1n}lraiul~"<t '.,. 1' :" inon~~;yatie~)Afe;long. o .erd(J.tt~""'·,::.._4 ·.i-;-..'.. . ~"· · ~ ~- ·i, " · .. apypaylncre'5eafor .tmee1ean. . t1• . . 'lt'- . 4o ""' ~~ ., ...-<,. ~ i . ' ~ •. $' . . om ·Sh• Af Pro.· no•s.'e d - TU-k ·r s"J-ug: us Sk•1ppe·r •1:-;;J ·spU · ,t ·1: Make Checks "To _ 1::!: wageS f' ~ -- ' " •• .. • .. l". ~I·; · ". ' . ~~\ .. · I. . ~ ~ • ·~~ l '.,;r...~;. ~ '": . ,j·f" l, .. ;" ; t4_· i·~ :·iti:.;.jS:. .. . . . ~ .... '"!_... .. ' ,.c 1~ . " . ,.,_ , , ... .. " ~ • f sent �I .... Twelve . ' .... If Roaches Were. Mo_ney. - .··. -- •, Husband At·.Sea,.. . Union Pays Biii Mate Johns. Stone. Jt., at 8:8Cf ' AM .June 21, 1959. · ... T. lb-de . Sblp'• delesate .on ''Little money,- lots of bugs," that's . the plight of,the er~w of the SS Valiant Faith ac- · To ·the Editor: _ I wo.uld like· to take time to ~ t ~ t cording to ship's delegate Cliff Martin..t and it's a sad tale to he~_r him tell of it. - ' "Well to start off we caught this rustbucket in N_ew Jersey and took her to Baltimore," aend thanks toi the Seafarers .. Sign Language WeHare Plan for the way they N S r· Martin said. "After laying ·handled my bills during my . 0 . olut.on To the E41ltor: idle for six or seven days get~ money, the Valiant Faith could and were disputing his claim to a recent atay in the hospital. claim to have the largest single slice of bread." It ls wonderful to know that Everything fs · going along · ting shifting boards put in for collection of roaches of varioUs and .-- a load of grain, we received the news that the ship was signing foreign articles." It was a happy day, he noted, with all of the gang aboard looking forward to a week's coastwise payoff, with East Baltimore only a stone's th r o w away. But our dreams were shortlived, Martin complained, as it was sub s e q u e n t 1 y learned that, the articles were being back-d a t e d Martin six days. A hurried call to the Union hall In Baltimore brought about a meeting between an SIU patrolman and topside to see what could be done about this. However, while the company reported they did not have port payoff, they said they had put a sufficient draw aboard to cover everything. "Well this sounded OK to all hands," Martin said, ''and the crew signed on." Then came the rude awakening. There was only a small amount of cash aboard, and it had to be handed out in that manner too. None of the gang blame Captain DeBozy for this mix-up, be noted, as he had told the crew if the company would send him more cash, he would gladly put it out. In addition, he and the chief mate had been very cooperative with the crew's requests in trying to get the ship back into shape after ·.going to ruin under a runaway-flag for some time. They also loaned out most of their own pocket money to the crew going ashore in the various ports. Two weeks after they left, the company came up with an additional $1,500 for the trip. After giving everyone a "limited" draw, $15.00 per man to be exact, the ship sailed the next day for Egypt, with the grand sum of $1,000 in the safe for a two-and-a-half month trip. Anyone with a pencil and paper could figure out that this amounted to about $25 per man, Martin groaned, and this ship with 'stops In Italy on its itinerary•. "Oh well, I didn't want to go ashore anyway," he claimed. While the ship wa1 low on a \ After settling for- some crackers, your husband belongs to such pretty good here, but it will · Nelson walked away muttering a Ane union as the SIU, and sure feel good to get back statesomething about these blank-athat they will help the folkfl at side. I don't think I mentioned blank Libertys. However the home while their husbands are it before, but this ls ·an Italian crew admits that the steward deat ae~: . hospital, and the workers here partment is battling bravely In the I would also like to mention do not understand any Eqglish ' ~ -. face of such overwhelming odds. at all. , . -----------------------------. .Once in a .while · it happens "Gad, and to think I left dear old Robin Line· for this job," Marthat a patient who can speak some. English comes in and tl~.e·y tin moaned. do some explaining-for ~e. I've While the bugs are getting the been here six weeks now arid best .of the crew of the Valiant they sun don't Faith, an uninvited cargo of live know what to snails meant sev- · feed me. How en days' vacation would you feel in :r.;:ew Orl~an_s All letters to the edUor for On Course havHig the ... for the gang on pubtication in 1 th·e SEAFAR· iame thing the Alcoa Planter. ERS LOG mu.~t be dgned every day for In a report by b11 the writer. Names unU a two-week be withheld upon t'equest. · s h i p' s delegate per;lod? Th11t Zee Young Ching, is the way I , the Planter had - that my husband has been a have been 'go. just come out of member of the SIU since it first-' tng-, until I the yards after started, and I. am quite proud finally get around to getting .Ching her annual ·Inof it. · Mrs. AU1'118t Droste through to them that I ·am tired spection and was headed for New ~ - it. . • Orleans when they ·discovered the t ;\;. t If . there is anything wrong live snails. "This meant fumigatcan be flxed by moving me ing the .entire ship," Ching said, Wants Stu.dy that · a little, or adjusting a pillow or "and the crew got four days off Homestead Issue something, by the -ume they get in New Orleans with full subsistTo the Editor: to understand what I" want, I've ence." ·I have been reading all-. of the usually forgotten what it was. · After making a second trip to _pros and cons about .the "homeI would advise any of the the Mediterranean, with a stop off , steading" iss~e and would like fellows _that )l they have a_ny:at Tripoli, the Planter arrived to say that I agree with Brother thing ·wrong with them, while back ln New Orleap.s, only to find Francis E. McCall's request for beading here, do their best to out it had picked up some more a study of this situation. get by here unless theY ca~ · snails. On all of the ·ships I have speak Italian. Don't get ·me sailed, whJch has been quite a wrong, the workers here try "4.nother three days off with" few, the largest number of their best, and are good, but subsistence," Ching added. homesteaders~ I found at any with the -1-anguage bard~r; it · !!9t to be too monotonous about the whole thing, the Planter is no'\iv . one time was on the Steel Age, makes it ~retty tough to get with four aboard, myseH in- · across to. them. ·.. heading back from her third trip eluded. That was some six or The ,crew from the SS Nataile on the Mediterranean run "with seveq years ago. ·- sen~ me some, magazines and more sna~· he sa~d ~opefully. books and · cigarettes and I wish Since th a t time I have to thank them very much. I have just received bad s·aned on almost all of the news ·that I .shall. be ·here an. . Clties Service other month yet. The cast will . ' tankers b u t not be taken off my legs for anothel! flft'een ·· days. I am have -·f 0 u n .d I Steering a ship _is a serio1.1s th + I tempted · to walk out of here, ~~~~d ~8 but they have the casts anchored. job as is s_een · by the look on the face of Seafarer George stayed'' aboard down. ~ year ~xcept bb ·(!barlea Bums Chance, an OS on the Steel Going down toward Trinidad?· the Royai Oak, McNa . · (Ed. note: Th• LOG f'egret1 King. Chan~e. was photo~ .Then stop, in 11t the "Bau,xtte Cll,ib'" and sh~ went" into the ahipyard. tfuzt cinothef' photo ~ au.b· graphed while doing his tour· at Carenage, writes Fraser Falt, Pn all of them.there were not 1tiiuted -fO'f Brother Burns' in on the wheel, keeping the vesa recent usue. The photo above a crewmember of the- missile ship more ~a~ two "ho~eirteaders" u the correct one.) 1839. . , - . . sel on an even keel wMle she at any one time, while some of heads for the Panama Canal, While this is a favorite spot for them did not have any. tlo· ·¢. t enroute from Honolulu, homemany of the' crew oi the 1839, Falt If this ·study is undertaken' I' Says said, otJter. crews · among 'SIU-conward bound. think' that the ships that are Dl$8bfll.t y .M ·o ney . 1 tracted companiea calling In the expected to'' be out a year ' or . . . area, make it their stopping off · longer should not be counted· To tlie Edltor1 spot too. ·~ .as being homesteaded. : I w!Sh to offer my thanks. ' For one thing · the ,,.. oWfier and All of the •hips are not the more times than words caii say~·-. same at all times, even If on for my 'dtsnbWty payments . . _ I manager, Mr. Humphrey Malllard, i11e sa1ne run. A ch~nge of skip· want to extend my thank"B·to tlie ·is a good friend to SeafareJ.'s, F.'l!lt pers, mates, engineers or stew- trustees of the Weltare· ~Ian for said. It is for this reason they would like the Club put on the · · ards can 'change sliip so that . my receiving- the b~n~fit. Th!! LOG maillttg Hit al it Will be a the next trip .- man wm want to ~ receipt of · thi1 very convenient place. for Seafarers get oil whereas he ;would , have ' in . rth• port, e~cially those . oii stayed on before. ' Alcoa ships who onlY, have a few · In conclusion I would like 'to say that· u a man wants to · stay hours ashore, to pick thein JJp; . on his ship· a year, let him stay. The Club neve~ ~losecCFalt said, · and all of. the men, even thole who '· -' Mont McNabb liave very litnitejf shore time leav.e, . ' ~ . ·~ t manage tO' nin over and say hello" Retired 'M embeir to Humphrey. Ne•t '. time : down . here,- h~ ·wggested, ju~ hop into · Has-Sea. Funer,at · any cab, 't ell the.. driver the Bauxite To the ·Editor: . ·. ' Club, and prepare to enjoy your- · We,. the crew· of the SS .Gate:. self In nice surroundings. way City, would"- like you to publllb t hl;. letter of· thanks to show our a))preclatlon to Cap- numerous types. "We have them all sizes, shapes and colors," Martin swore. "It got so bad that one night as I stepped into the messhall, I saw deck delegate Cliff Nelson madly swinging and jabbing with the bread knife. "At first I thought he was P:l'acticing som~ new maneuvers for cutlass fightlilg, but after· a second look I saw he was battling a family that had moved into the breadbox Letters To The Editor To the Missilemen ·· :"ind /fa Ven In Trinidad ;i -rh•nkS ,f pr " -------------------------=---·· a . �Pqe Tlalrtffa , , r 1 ·' . r "' Mate Makes·:Like·.AB; . . .. AB Piles Up That OT Mercha:rtt Marine ... • ••Hfgbly pleued" II the reactiOp of the men In the UIP"i Jiospltal1 to the movie program• ipoilaored br the Seafaren Welfar.· J»lan ac• ~ord1n1 to Welfare repre1entat1vea. Under the program, the Welfare l>lan allowa each VSPBS hOJpltal $50 a month to ftnanct the rent1n1 of STATEN ISLAND, NY Jullan I. Autenclo Herold Laird Robert W. BllDDer Herman Meyer Ben L. Bone Henry Lanier Enoch B. Colliu Bernard lllll'Ph7 Ba:vmond Bo1ten Georie Litchfield Jultln Burdo Kenneth w. Miller JlGb!!! (;:qwdry . Albert Pafle _ JUii Clirlf &.--if•. Pale Gold.mil Papoutu · olH Grona · f\drJan Rem:ra Heeter L. Duarte Abner Raiford . _eber Gu:vm11n 1oH Reye1 ·_nqrmail T . Glaze .roae9h llobert1 WUUam Ha..-aa JON loarea Onille ll. Bolmes' luan Reyet Everette A. Bord lose Rod.rip.. · WWlam A. HoUH Samuel Tate Anton Huykman 0-. W. lloaenbe~ Emanuel D." Jonea WlWe Whit• lVUllAm Kane Cbarlea Slneere · USPBS HOSPITAL Paul Kronbei:fa Stefan TnclneJd ' BOSTON. MASS. Fidel Lullban Ramon Vila Samuel Jonu Maurice Jloberta M. JlefU,Wlo1lou A. Wllllam1 Jolm T. Kee1an ·John c. Jloblee · .- USPHS HOSPITAL . DoJP}nlo Newell Jonph Thomu SEA'ITI.& WASHINGTON USPHS HOSPITAL · U1u .G. Coffman · Arthur Furat GALVESTON. TEXAS Clarence Edwaru .Jo•ph Prallleck Thomaa Bowere ·Francitl Rea1an Kenneth Elvin' . Carl. Carlton .John Spearman USPHS HOSPITAL Jlill:e Chan!foa SAN FRANCISCO, CALill'. VSPHS HOSPITAL William B. Brown .Toban T. Kismul . NEW ORLEANS. LA. . Michael J . Coffey Arthur J. Schevln1 Sidney Anderson · .Jamea C. GlisaoD lllk• Golna · Edward '3. Smith JamH IJ, Bales Albert Hammao M. qrochow1Jd . .Jo1epb Neubauer Robert G. Barrett -Wayne HarrJa Carrol :&. Harper Claude Bianka Raymond Hodfea .USPHS HOSPITAL Victor BQnura • Arthur R. Kini MANHATl'AN BEACH .John G• .Brady Bdward Kllapp . BROOKLYN, NY Vincent .r. Call Leo H. Lan• .Joseph Bau Thomu LehaJ' Carter Chamber• David I:. McCetlum Matthew .Bruno Leo Mannau1h .Fea T. Crawford WIUJam JlarJenlloff Grelorlo Caraballo Prlmitlvo llUH WWo.w L. Crawford William Nelao11Leo Carreon . .feremlah O'Byme :SU,ene Crowell - Loula W. Peed· Wade CbandlQ' · Geor1e Phlf,r Joeeph Fibpatricli: Alcle J . Pontiff .ToaepI:a Co• Winston Rellliy Clarence Fontenot Winford Powell Manuel· Silva .John Drlacoll ' Owen L. Fotter ltaroid R. Wellh Almer Vlckere Otta Gibb• Bart Guranlch Luther Wins SAILOR SNUG llAJlBOR / Tatb Hauan Pon Wtns ' , STAtEN ISLAND, NY Frau Hernandea Boyce Yarborou1h Victor B. • Cooper Thomaa Iaaben , Wllllam· Kenny Pacllico Yuaon MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL LudwJ1 KristtanH n MT. WILSON. BALTlllOJUr. llD. USPHS HOSPITAL . Geor1e Davia G. Jr. Richardton SAVANNAH. GA. VA HOSPITAL Jl. w. Centchovlch WWlam s. Hanium KECOUGBTAN. VA. Clarence A. P "a Geor1e A. Pease .Joseph GUI ' USPHS HOSPITAL · VA HO$PITAL rr. WORT& T~s ~ . HOUSTON. TEXAS Lawrence·· Anderaon Jolua c. Palmer HalTJ' KcClernon Jamee Lauer · Joaeph P. 'MM TRIBORO HOSPITAL Wooclr.o• lleyere B. ~. Deibler • JAMAICA, NY Jiu Olaon , Jamea Ruaell • tfSPJiS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL ,, < BALTDIORS, MD. DSNVBR, COL(). Antonio Alcahi Joaepb ArdJll• Clifford C. Womack •. staTI"o• ,___ _Buy "Everyone wants to get into the act" is the motto ·aboard the Seatrain Savannah according to Seafarer Ray Sasseville, AB maintenance on the ship. Although he is normally not tired .and he might go back' to one to complain, the circum- being a chief mate." To make the story short, Sassestances leading up to his put- ville said, the day he put in for of movies. A mu1cle 1trafn In the lower part hl1 back suffered while punching carbon on tl;le SS Bobin ·Locksley laJd up lleafarer Samuel Jonas bi the Brighton USPHS hospital ting in for eight hours overtime Tlie latest word ls that they m.Y recently are worth passing on, he transfer Jonaa, who 11U1 In the said, not because be did not do Enilne Department, to Staten the work, but because ti.le ship's Island. for further treatment. chief mate decided to try his hand . Also In the Brighton hospital is at being .an AB again. John "Chet"' Roblee, former chief .,,I iiTst noticed bis attempt to cook on the Winter Hill, having. get into the act about a month ago," an infection -:(rom a previous Sasseville s a i d, pneumonia cleared up. Roblee is when: he started reported making good progress going around Roblee · Jonas _..,and should be discharged in a with a chipping couple of weeks. -hammer In his A dysentery condition which caused him to eet oft the Penn Trader ban~, '!> a n g l n g for checkup and X-raya ls Improving and Seafarer Joteph Thomas, away at different deck mainteµance, ls expected to be discharged from the Brighton spots of rust, "<ff hospital in the near future. which we have In New Orleans Joseph 'Fit&Patrlck is doine as well as can be ex- plenty on this pected, recovering from a torn cartllege in bis foot. Fitzpatrick was rustbucket. Sasseville admitted to the hospital after pay"I didn't pay ing off the- Rebecca early last too much attention to his efforts month. to eliminate rust," the AB reAlso In the hospital with a leg marked, "because there is enough injury incurred while on board rust on here for everyone, includ1blp is RIJJDond Hocl&'e.s, formerly ing all of the efficiency experts, on the SS Wacosta. Hodges was at the company offices." down .forced to get oft the ship in Gerafter the mate learned However many late in May and was transhow to use the chipping hammer ferred to the New Orlean1 hosproperly, he would then come pital for further treatment. Fitzpa·triclc Fonte.notaround and .instruct the members Stomach aihnents laid up a number of Seafarers in the New Orleans hospital within a touple of of the deck department, whose months. Among them ls Clarence Fontenot, formerly on the Winter average seatime was in the 20-year class, in the line art of busting rust. Hill. Fontenot is having a complete' check-up. Although hints .were dropped While it fs · too soon to determine his condition.,, Seafarer Victor •·Zeke" Bonura thought it best to . get oft the Alcoa Corsair and sign here and there, be stuck to his guns, even picking up some knowin the New Orleans hospital to have stomach trouble checked. The following ls the latest available listing or-1iospltal patients. how with the scraper, paint brush, Try to visit tl>:em when you can,· or drop them a line. .et al. "I though to myself that be needs the exercise, so let him get USPHS HOSPITAL . Jamea Arm1tron1 A. W. Keefe .C11ram LOG·'A-RHYTHM: Here'• to the men of the merchant marine, Unsung heToes of t he War. They 1erve their country very well, And win forever more. the eight hours overtime started like this. , "We bad started a 'real big' job. I guess it was the most important piece of rust on the ship. It WdS the top deck of the flying bridge. "It was a high-priority job too," Sasseville said, "because all 6f the brass was there from the captain on down, and every one with their own opinion on how to bust rust. They didn't ask the bos'un, as h<''s only a young fellow with about 45 years seatime. "Well they finally decided that to bust that rust you really had to bust it •. . . the dust rose and the rust flew, and the noise was like thunder; and .there was the captain ~d 1he ·mate fn the thick of it, chipping hammers in hands leading the attack on that tough old rust." This went on through the morning and late in the afternoon, he rioted. "Then, when I was putting on a coat of red-lead primer, I stopped to light · a cigarette," Sasseville said. ".Before I could even get it lit, the mate had snatched up my paint brush and started ·prfbting away, hardly missing a stroke, Just like· a deekhand. _ "I decideil then ·and there that if these guys want to play sailor they ought to go to the SIU ·hall and ship out as sailors. The only way for them to' underntand . that lir to charge them a little overtime for doing a sailors' work." So here's to the m en of the meTchant marine, The men who go to sea, A vita! link i n our defense To help keep our country free. Clipper Crew Donates To 'Dimes' Drive 1 In response to their' donation of the ship's fund to the National Foundation of the March of Dimes, the crew of the Orion Clipper was commended for their charity in the expanded fight against crippling diseases. "Armed with knowledge and experience gained in the fight against polio, the National Foundatjon pledges itself to ;meet the new and greater challenge with traditional dedication to the health needs of the American people,"' the Foundatfon wrote . The crew had authorized ship's delegate Beltran Pino to turn over the ship's fund of $12.44 to the March of Dimes as part of their contribution in the fight against the many crippling diseases, for which no cures are yet known. . Mlsslles and Fishes Skipper's Letters Do -Not Col(nt NIJTS'/, DO YOIJ K~OvJ . WHETHE:R MURC.lllS·ON CAt-1 S·WIM ~ . ·• 1 When not busy watching the sky for a falling missile, most of the .crews on the Suwanee Steamship Company's missUe-tracking ships spend their time either swimming or fishing~ However, bec;ause they live in a world of electronics, when the gang on the Sampan Hitch had a fish to boast of, they made sure they could back it up with good documentary proof. Pictured above with 6Vrfoot shark caught by the crew o~ the Hitch is Seafarer Angelo Vennzenella. The other member is not identified. According to tl.e report, it took seven men to haul the fish aboard. , Down to the sea in ships they go, Summer, winter and fall, Can·ying cargo and US aid To many ports Df call • w. Geor•• David Grossman, _ ___. It has been called to the attention of headquarters that some skippers have been claiming that they have "clarifications" on various sections of the standard agreement in the form of a letter from the Union or ·some other communication. The only official clarifications are those which have been approved by the joint Union-empJoyer clarifications committee ~nd have been printed up as such as clarifications to the contract. All other so-called "clarifications" have no contract status whatsoever. As previously reported, the clarifications committee is currently in the pr ocess of rewriting and condensing th~ existing clarifications, but until official notice is received from the Union all ships are to proceed on the basis of the existing documents. 4-IE JUST.Ml~ED iHf SI-II P!! , �While rummagini through an " old trunk, Richard Clark ~of At· lanta; .Ga., came up witlf these oid photographs of some of · the crew of the South Atlantic ss. Co. Hog Island freighter SS Liberty Glo enroute to Liverpool back in June, 1927. According to Clark, the top photo _Is of part of the black gang, taken after a long tour of duty below,- while· on · the left, one of th~ ~Liberty Glo's crew stretches ~s _ muscles on an overhead ~.eam on the poop deck. Recreation facilities on ""the Hog Island freighter were . limited to calisthenics, exercising with a make-shift punchlrig bag, . crap games and black-jack. , . · On the right, "Georgia Boy" Mertz, an AB on the vessel, strikes up a Scottish pose for the phot~ grapher during a morning break. If the pictures strike .a familiar , chord with any Seafarer, ClJ!rk sald, he would. appreciate hearing from him. His address is_ 1449 Blvd., SE:, Atlanta. · SIU, A&G DistridBALTIMORE . . •... . . 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard, Acent £Astern 7-4900 BOSTON ..... ... .. . ........ . 276 State St. G. Dakin. Acting Annt Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; '3-4080 LAKE' CHARLES. La .. .. .. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Acent BEmlock 6-57f.f · MIAMI .. .. . .. ... . . .... 744 W. Fla1ler St. Louts Neira, Agent FRankliD 7-3564 SEAFARERS LO.G, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn ~2, NY �SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG ·- , .. . -" . . Shortbinclid?~ ' .. (' ~. If a cre'.wm~mber quit• whJie, a ship la in port, delegates are asked to · contact the ·hall 1mmedJatel:Y~ .. ?or a ' _ repl.ac~ . ~ent~ Fast action on their part , will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and eliminate the- . chance of the ship · sailing shorthanded. Revised Rules Meanwhile a 15-man SIU steward dt!partment: committee worked up a set of revised' steward de~ partment working rules to· rede. be the function:i and · qualifica:: tions of .each man Jn t.he · ,galley. The working rules included a ,,.guide for food preparation · and service b.ased on the "to order" system. ·.These rules were adopted by the membership and put into e.ffect. · ·· However, wtlle the feeding program was working well through cooperation with iridividual companies, nQt all companies and ships were participating, and mllnY of l 11 . · th e sma "'iti er tcompan b i es were not ln a po., .on o o ta n the services of consultants, even though all , pe tin . d th 'hips . ,Were o ..!a g un er e revised · unron . working rules 'for the steward departments. ,Conseque_ntly, · in renewing· the . SIU contract last fall, the Union negotiated. the five-cent daily contribution from the operators to flnance the establishment of a fulltime group of consultants who would service all SIU~ontracted · ships. The full-time consultants would not be working for indivdual· .. . SIU BABY ARRlV ALS All of ,t he foii~tng SIU families have ·received a ·$2oO maternity benetlt plus .a $25 bond_fri>m the Union in the. baby's name: . BJarne Bauiebo, born Ma:u 12, " 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bjarne Haukebo, ~ng B.:~ch:._~alif. "" "" "" . ·sanilra ·Gay Lishtell, b.om 'June 13, 1959, to Seafarer and]tlrs. Paul Lighten, N~w Orleans, La. . ot- o\:. ;t. o.Ph71U1 ·L)'lle~ Ma~ett, boi:n June 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Grant Marzett,· Mobile, Ala. t ;t.- born ot- M 21 G recol')' M08h er, ay , 1959• to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert .Mosher, Baltimore, Md. t ~ 't Evelyn Ramirez. born May 15, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tomas Ramirez, .Brooklyn, NY. ; t t t Jeffrey Armatron&' born June 16, 1959, to Seafar~r and Mrs. James R. Armstrong, Jarvisburg, NC • t ;t.' t Pamela Doris Sanders, born May 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ·EVERY I I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST .. .I SUNDAi _. I ,,, .I TO SfUPS IN ·ATLANTIC ·EUROPEAN AND SOlt'rH AMERICAN WATERS ..... . . '. "T~E VOICE OF THE MTD" EYHY SUNDAY. '620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday} ; . \ WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast · of South America, South Atlantic and Eaflt Coast ' of United • :• I ..: w.FL-61. ·15150 1 States~ KC• Ships in Gulf' Of Mexico, Carib. b~an, West <;oast of South Amer.lea, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. !FK-95, 157.00 KC1 Ships · in M,ed.iterranean area, · · North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Union H. Sanders, Bay Minette, Ala. t t ./ t Rosemary Talbott, born June 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Elwood Talbott, Houston, Tex. ;\'. t t Dennis Mark Ro7al, born June 12, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Royal, Ellaville, , Ga. t t t Je&!;e Youns Chapline, b-0rn June 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert L. Chapline, Youngstown, Ohio. Jenifer Devine, born June 16, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul A. Devine, Galveston, Tex . .... ~ .to ~ Joseph _Gebbia, · liorn May 15, 1959, to Seafarer an~ Mrs. Peter Gebbia, New Orleans, La. t t t . . Helen Goldman, born May 27, 1959, to Seafarer- and Mrs. Kenneth Goldman, Ridley Park, La. t t t t. t ot- Sabrina Hennin&'er, born May 11, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Henninger,· Baltpno're, Md. Zanie Camille Milne, born June 17, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ar· thur Miln.e, Moblle, Ala. ~ ot- t t t ot- ot- Pedro Moreno, born April . 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Moreno, Galveston, Tex. " Brett Allen Nelson, born June 23, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Maplewood, La. t · t t Steven O'Toole, born April 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John O'Toole, Baltimore, Md. t . ot- t Thomas Sorenson, born June 12, 1959', to Seafarer and Mrs. Ejvind Sorenson, Tottenville, SI. N~rmatward, ~SJS·' StiH .·competing ~. For · ~a$Senger Business . WASHINGTON:--When is . a Government "secret" not a Goverhment secret? According to the SIU Washington office, it's only "secret" for those who don't know tlie street address of the Library o! Congress . In the past, the office reports, it's been the ROlicy of the Mili~ Sea Transportation Service not to &ive out infOl'Jilati'on OD the number of° seamen working in the fleet. , But a little digging in the library stacks 'tur~ed up the information" that the agency has 11,505 employees, of whom 3,218 are military and 8,28-7 civilians. Just how many of these are seamen is still not known. Othe~ .int~restlng facts are' that MSTS, ll$ of April 30 of this year, still had 120 of its own ships as against 27 charters and four ships owned by other Government agencies. In 1958, MSTS handled 605,000 passengers, over half of whom were military personnel. The additional passengers were the dependents of military personnel and "others approved by the Department of Defense"-in other words, people who were not in the armed forces and were not military men'.s dependents. The maritime unions would be interested in getting a detailed breakdo.wn on these others and why they were traveling on Government ships. On the cargo side. commercial ships handled approximately 3Aths of the MSTS cargo lift and received 78 percent of the $425 million expense incurred, but a breakdown of the companies receiving MSTS contracts is not readily available. All cargo and passengers moved by MSTS, the report notes, are paid for ·out of appropriations for the Army, Navy and Air Force; consequently, the same payments could be ·made directly to private industry for the same functions. The Washington office review notes that MSTS has a new boss, Vice Admiral Roy A. Gano, and expresses the hope that "a change in command will mean a change in the policies of MSTS." G0 v f A~ Ir • 1In • e .GefS f·n· Acf I Fin,al Dispatch The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the SIU Welf(I.Te Plan and the death benefit ll(J.S been paid to their beneficiaries: Paul Smyth, 44: Brot~er Smyth, an SIU deck department member since 1955, aied - - ·' - - June 6 of an internal h e m o rrhage in Doyle, M a r y 1 a n d. He leaves a cousin, Charles Woods, of Seattle, Wash. Burial was In Glen B u r n I e ,, Cemetery, Md. t t t t i t Harry Henze, 67: Brother Henze died on June 13 while a patient at the Pinecrest Nursing Home, S a v an :i;i a h, Ga. Henze was a member ri n c • 1938, sailing in the steward de· partment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gather Henze of · Savannah. Place of burial was not indicated. Andrew Sudol, 47: Brother Su= dol, a Union member since 1947, died in his home town at WilkesBarre, Pa., on May 27 when hit b)' a train. He had worked in the engine department. Mrs. Josh Thomas, his sister, survives him. Place of burial was not indicated. Personals · William J. Keenan Ex-Timber Hitch Anybody knowing his where'• abouts please contact John Hawryshko, Travelers Insurance ·co., 6th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia 6, Pa. · Francisco M. Mateo G. .Miranda, Las Casas #1'1, Ponce, PR, wants to contact you urgently. Cyril A. Scot& Ex-Steel Kine Your wife is very anxious to hear froin you. Write 1571 Union St., Brooklyn, NY, or call President 4-8475. born 1 Norman !.d June ·21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman Ward Manteo NC. WASHINGTON -The Military · ' ' Air Transportation Service is proposing that Government passengers and defense business move overseas by ·air instead of by ships. A statement to that effect was made by Lt. Gen . . William H. Tunner, the commander of the' MATS. - ' The proposal. was made because of a dispute between MATS and privately-operated airlines over the. carr~age of passengers and cargo, a dispute which is identical to that between private ship operators· and Paul Hunlns MSTS. Tunper's move was seen as Please contact H. F. Holmes at a means of appeasing the airlines 7020 North Clark Ave., Tampa, Fla. by giving -them more business at James J. Gorman , the expense of ships, without rePl~ase get in touch with your ducing the activities of MATS. The proposal has been attacked mother, Mrs. Marcy E. Gorman, at by representatives of the Ameri- 21-57 33r.{l Street, Astoria, LI. can shipping industry as involving Federico Reyes Please contact your wife, Bea· a - further . weake.ning of the merchant marine. The ship opeFators trice Reyes, 621 Union Ave., Bronx, declared that it '.' disregarded • . . 'NY, about a very important legal the nee'd for sea-lift capacity _re- matter. cently reaffirmed by the GovernFrank Mason ment ancf the Department of De~ ex-Valiant Hope (ens~."-Your gear has been deposited at the Boston Hall. . Wllliam ·Glick Important you co:i;itact Mrs.· Josephine Clinar.d, 3565 NW 12th Street, Miami 35, Florida, concern• ing watch you bought. SIU Aiding · Italy .Stri~e , �• .OFFICIAL;_ ORGAN Engineers Win SeVerarice.Pay _ In Flag· Switehes " An impartial arbitrator has ruled that the ,PrinCiP,le of severance pay appli~s in the maritime inP,us~ry to crewm~m­ bers whose s.hips. are transferred to a foreign flag. . 11te decision, made in connection . tract, bad- agreed with the ship. with the .Marine Engineer~ operators to submit the severance. Beneficial Association agree- pay claim to arbitration to determent represents an important mine if sucli a clahn Ifs suitable in maritime industry .an~. ~f so. b rea k'th rough in obtaining protec- ·the what kind of. terms should be aPtion for seamen on ships µ-ans- plied. · _ ferred foreign. The severance pay progi:am bad The SIU; negotiating_ its new been accepted in principle .last wage and vacation benefits last year in the MEBA contract neg~ fall has not completed an agree- tiations: ·· me~t on severance pay and job Nerotlated Last Year . security demands. A large '°!Jmber The arbitrator's award provides of meetings have been held since then with SIU-contracted operators severance pay for all P~rmanentlf­ in an effort to reach agreement on assigned engineers aboard a transdi - ions are ferred ship. The severance will these clauses an d scuss amount to one month's pay for still going oil on the issue. each four months' service at the As was pointed out at the time .minimum, for engineers · With the of last fall's settlement, the agree- company less tlian a ~ull year. Engineers with one full year of ment in wages and other money ite~s did not constitute a full con- service will get fotµ' months' t~act settlemen~, bu~ these pr~".i- wages. Those with up to eight · s1ons were put mto· effect pending years' service will get the basic resolution of the job security pro- four months' ~ages' plus ·an addivisions. tional month's pay for each addiThe MEBA, in settling its con- tional year. Those with more , than - eight years with the company, will get 11 months' severance pay, plus an additional half-month for additional y~ars. Those with over · ten years' service will get one year's severance. Covers Mates Too The same provisions will apply WASHINGTON - New regula- automatically to members of the tiobs requiring subsidized dry car- Master~. Mates and Pilots Union, go ships to have heavy-lift booms since th~y, und~r th~ terms of and "washdown" systems to fight .their contract settlement', w.ere to radioactivity have been announced be entitled to afiy se:verance pay by the Maritime Administration. awardt:d to the ~gineers. . Over and· ~have th~ mo~etary All ships built in the future for operation under subsidy contracts benefits provided .~~ ~ngmeers, will have to have one 60-ton heavy the severance pay provision would lift and three ten-ton lifts as part tend to diScourage American-flag of their regular gear. The heavy operators from , !rao,sferring ship11 lifts_ have long been regarded by ~oreign because of th~ ~osts , lnthe Gover.n ment as essential items mvolve_d .i n making the t:t;yerance which have been :acking on virtu- payments to their crews. · ally all American-flag cargo vessels. - - - - - -.---~---------...........- - - . - -,-. -~ 'New Ships · Need Atom 'Wash' Gear D k o·· . t SI ' nh·I ~s~!;~ ~h~~::r:~~;~;~~~:g ~e~~~ oc ISP·.u e , . ·,~w.s.·:~;. \., a."'~: ~ . The washdown system will 0 in- Its· function' is to provide a film of seawater on all exposed decks and topside structures should a ship enter an area contaminated by radio.active fallout. Ships equipped fo.;- washdowns will have combination solid streaµi and fog spray nozzles on existing hoses, to be installed in clips about 5Q feet apart and pointed straight .up. Consequently, when all the hoses are tur11ed on, lifeboats, weather decks and other areas will be covered with· SPU\Y. Navy tests have -shown that such washdown systems are effective protecfi~n for .ships! crews against radioactivity. Ships of the Military . . . � http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/8c49abf1c9e1cda2f3917e6cf5da3cb7.pdf 8acfdceac90f89445bf2a24f71878ec5 PDF Text Text XXI  ^  fte.  IS  LOG  »  OFFICIAL  0R6AN  OP  THI  SIAFARIRS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   )•   .•   • .Ti  •  ­ •   "J  1:1  1  Stoiy  On  Page  2  "^4  GrouD  of  Seafarcrs  gathers  at site  of  new  Philadelphia  hall  WrOIInwOrCOKJfly* for groundbreaking ceremonies.  That's Port Agent Steve Car­ dullo at  the wheel.  New building  will be modern structure with all facilities on one floor for  Union and Welfare Plan needs.  (Story on  Page 16.)  Lobanese­flag  Taxiarhis  got  vaSlfUfffX*  holed­throu^  in  collision  after owners  tried  to save  pilot's fee  and  navi­ �race 'i'wo  July  17,  195t  SEAFARERS  10^  Plan 4 Giant  Box­Ships For  'Coastal Trade  In'Sjieeiling'  Suspension  The  case  of  the  Coast  Guard  vs.  captains  entered  a new  phase  ear­ lier  this  month  when  Captain  James  W.  La  Belle,  skipper  of  the  American  Export  liner  Constitu­ WASHINGTON—Reflecting  the  apparent  success  of  its  tion, appealed the  one­year  suspen­ containership  operation  in  the  coastwise  trade,  the  SlU­con­ sion  of  his  master's  license  and  tracted  Pan­Atlantic  Steamship  Corp.  is  planning  to  build  other  Coast  Guard  papers.  four containerships  to be  used'^  The  suspension  was  ordered  in  the  intercoastal  services.  known  as  Containerships,  Inc.,  has  June  5­after  La  Belle  was  found  The  ships  would  actually  be  qualified  for  a  loan  and  mortgage  negligent  in  the  collision  of  tho  built  by  Sea  Land  Ships  Inc.  insurance  from  the  Government  Constitution and  Norwegian tanker  is  building  tWo  small  con­ Jalanta  last  March  1.  of  Port  Newark,  NJ,  and  and  tainerships  at  a  cost  of  $7  million.  would  be  chartered  to  Pan  The  two  ships  would  operate  In  the  hearing  which  followed  Atlantic  for  operating  purposes.  between  New  York  and  Jackson­ the crash,  a Coast Guard  examiner  found  that  La  Belle  had  operated  Sea  Land  has  already  applied  ville,  beginning  in  the  summer  of  his 30,500­ton  vessel "at  an  immod­ for  Government­guaranteed  con­ 1960.  The  ships  will  be  diesel­ erate  speed" in  poor visibility  and  struction  mortgage  loans  for  the  powered  and  will  carry  198  light­ had failed to stop his engines  when  four  ships,  which  are  estimated  weight  containers,  totaling  2,100  he  heard  the  fog  signal  of  an  un­ to  cost  almost  $20  million  each.  fbns  of  cargo,  somewhat  under  Massive  shoreside  crone  lifts  looded  troiiert  aboard  Matson  seen vessel ahead.  half  the  capacity  of  Pan­Atlantic's  The  proposed  containerships,  ship  in  Son  froncisco.  Matson  ships  carry  trailers  on  deck.  In late June the Coast  Guard fol­ unlike  those  presently  operating  C­2s.  Company is  converting other ships  for fuH  containership operation.  lowed up its action against La Belle  In  the  coastwise  trade,  would  be  by  filing  almost  identical  charges  built  for  container  purposes  from  against  both captains  and  both sec­ the keel up. The  present container­ ond mates  of  the Grace liner Santa  ships,  six  in  all,  are  converted  Rosa and  the tanker  Valchem.  C­2s.  Huge savings in time, handling and costs are  convincing  more  and  more  ship  operators  These  collided  off  the  Jersey  In  addition  to  being  new  ships,  that  the way  to lower  costs and  bigger profits  is through containerships.  coast  March  26,  bringing  death  to  the  proposed  vessels  would  carry  Initiated by  the SlU­contracted Pan­Atlantic  Co.  two  years  ago,  containerization  has  four  Valchem  crewmen,  including  more  than  twice  as  much  cargo  as  •  three  SIU  members  and  one  en­ the  present  C­2s.  They  have  a  been  adopted  by a  number  oft  capacity  of  226  containers  and  major operators on both coasts  leader In  container operations with  use in  the intercoastal trade. These  gineer.  4,500 short  tons of  cargo.  The new  to  some  degree,  while  many  its  six  converted  C­2'8  carrying  ships  would  hold  about  550  con­ SUnilar  Chargee  ships  would  carry  550  containers  others  are  seriously  considering  226  vans  apiece.  The  company  Is  tainers.  (See  adjoining  story.)  In this case, too, the Coast Guard  with  a  capacity  of  12,400  short  the  possibility.  hoping  to  charter  four  new  con­ The  biggest  spur  to  the  trailer­ charged improper navigation at  im­ tons.  Such  higher  cargo  capacity  Pan­Atlantic  Is  presently  the  tainerships  in  the  near  future  for  carrying  vessels  came  with  the  moderate  speeds,  improper  use  of  would  be  essential  in  the  longer  deflgn  of  detachable  wheels  and  radar,  and  failure  to  stop  after  Intercoastal  runs.  chassis on  the vans,  making  it pos­ hearing  fog  signals.  As  on  the  existing  ships,  the  sible  to  stack  them  one  atop  an­ The  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  new  vessels would  carry  their own  other.  In the "piggy­back"  system,  have  charged  that  over­reliance  on  traveling  cranes  for  loading  and  the  vans  cannot  be  stacked  and  radar,  plus  company  demands  on  unloading,  making  them  independ­ consequently  there  was  a  huge  captains to maintain speed in order  ent  of  shoreside­based  gantry  waste  of  storage  space.  to  meet  schedules,  are  important  cranes.  Consequently,  the  ships  contributing  factors  to  ship  acci­ Matson Expanding  could  call  at  virtually  any  pier  in  The  major  containership  opera­ dents.  thy  port.  WASHINGTON—A  Senate  Labor  subcommittee  has  rec­ tor  on  the  West  Coast  is  Matson  The  hearings  on  both  the  Con­ Long  Experimentation  ommended  sweeping  changes  in  the  minimum  wage  laws  Lines,  imder  contract  to  the  SIU  stitution­Jalanta  and  Santa  Rosa­ The  application for  mortgage  on  which, for  the first  time,  would  bring deep­sea  seamen,  tug­ Pacific  District.  Matson  has  been  Valchem  collisions  essentially  sub­ operating  six  of  its  14  ships  as  stantiated  these  charges.  But  the  new  ships  climaxes  several  years  partial  containerships for  the  past  Coast  Guard  at  the  same  time  of  experimentation  by  the  com­ boatmen  and  other  workers  pany  in the carriage  of  containers.  on river, lake and harbor craft  ships  would  be lessened  and  union  year.  The  vessels  carry  about  75  warned  skippers  that  they  must  containers  but  only  on  the  main  obey  the rules  of  the  road  m: face  Initially,  the  company  started  under  the  provisions  of  the  organizing  made  easier.  The  SIU  and  other  maritime  deck,  using  below­deck  space  for  the  penalties.  carrying  50  containers  on  spe­ unions had  strongly  supported  the  conventional  cargoes.  However,  La Belle's appeal is subject to re­ cially­built  decks  on  four  tankers.  law.  The tankers  carried oil and  loaded  The  proposal  by  the  the  com­ proposal  to  apply  the  wage  mini­ the  line  is  planning  to  add  a  view  by the Coast  Guard  Comman­ containers  northbound  from  Hous­ mittee  would  apply  a  $1.25  mini­ mums to  runaway­flag ships  owned  seventh  ship  next  year  that  will  dant,  who  has  the  power  to  over­ ton,  and  loaded  containers  south­ mum  wage  and  the  40'hour  work  by  American  citizens.  These  ships  carry  nothing  but  containers,  both  rule  or  reduce  the  suspension.  It  bound,  making  paying  cargo  both  week  to  some  100,000  men  in  the  now  pay  in  the  vicinity  of  $90  to  on  its  decks  and  in  its  holds—  he  does  not  do  so.  La.  Belle  will  ways.  These  ships  depended  on  a  marine  industry  over  a  four­year  $100  monthly  for  a  minimum  56­ 300 containers  in all.  automatically  get  his  papers  back  shoreside  crane  for  loading  and  period. However, another  proposal,  hour week.  Even at the  $1 an hour  Unlike  Pan­Atlantic's  set­up,  next June  4.  which  would  apply the  wage  mini­ level, the  wages of  seamen on run­ which  employs  cranes  already  unloading.  Subsequently,  the  conversion  of  mums to foreign­flag vessels owned  away flag  ships  would  be  almost  mounted  on  the  vessel, ~ Matson  operates  with  a  shoreside  gantry,  the  C­2s  was  undertaken,  and  the  by  American  citizens,  is  under  tripled.  tankers  were  chartered  out  to  attack by  the Department  of  Labor  Consequently,  the  steamship. In­ crane.  other  companies  for  pure  bulk  and may  be dropped from  the bill.  dustry,  particularly  the  large  oil  Another  West  Coast  company,  and  metals  companies  which  oper­ American  President  Lines,  has  cargo  or  tanker  operation.  Would  Drop  OT  ate  runaway  ships,  have  opposed  started  using 17­foot  containers  on  When  the  McLean  interests  Another  compromise  provision  the  wage  provision  bit­ a  limited  scale.  Here  too,  the  HOUSTON — Shipping  in  this  purchased  Waterman­Pan  Atlan­ would  not  apply  the  overtime  terly minimum  and  may  be  successful  in  vans  are  stored  on  deck,  but  the  port was fair during the last report  tic,  they  had  announced  plans  to  provisions  of  the  act,  calling  for  excluding  the  nmaway­flag  crews  company  is  planning  to  convert  period.  Three  ships  were  in  for  build  roll­on,  roll­off  ships for  the  time­and­a­half­for work performed  from  its  application.  several  freighters  to  handle  con­ payoff  and  there  were  20  ships  in  coastwise  service.  Subsequently,  over 40  hours,  on  the  ground  that  tainers  in  part  of  the  below­deck  transit.  There  were  no  slgn­dns.  studies  indicated  that  container­ this  would  involve  a  considerable  area  as  well.  On  the  East  Coast,  During  the next  two  weeks  only  ships  might  be  more  practical,  boost  in  seamen's  overtime  pay­ Grace  Lines  is  converting  two  of  one  ship  is  scheduled  for  payoff  since there  wasn't  any  waste space  ments  under  Union  contracts.  its  ships  for  container  operation.  and the  shipping picture  is not  too  involved  in  bringing  a  truck  Even  in  its  present  form,  if  bright.  However,  cnis  port  has  had  engine,  chassis  and  wheels aboard.  adopted,, the  revised  Fair  Labor  more than its share  of  hot shipping  The  roll­on  idea  was  then  aban­ Standards  Act  would  make  for  in recent months.  doned  in  favor  of  the  "lift­on"  considerable improvement in  wages  containership  in  which  the  trailer  of  non­union  seamen  on  hundreds  SAN  FRANCJSCO  —  Althbugh  July 17,  1959  Vol. XXI, No.  IS  Paying  off  here  were  the  Valley  Forge  (Peninsular  Navigation),  box  is  lifted  off  the  chassis  and  of  tugs, barges,  towboats and other  none  had  been  expected,  three  Texas  Ranger  (Marine  Carriers)  stored in  the ship's  hold as  a  large  craft  which  are  presently  paying  ships  turned  up  here  for  payoffs  and  Pacific  Venture  (Pacific  Ven­ cargo  box.  well below the $1 hourly  minimum.  during  the  last  report  period  and  ture).  In  another  development  in  the  As a  consequence, the gap  between  then  signed  on  again.  As  a  result,  In  transit  were  the  Mermaid  containership  held,  a  corporation  these  workers  and  those  on  union  shipping  in  this  port  was  good,  PAVt.  HAU.  g«erAtary­TrMimr<M>  says  Marty  Breithoff,  port  agent.  EteMon  niiAifs.  gdttor,  BnNABa  8IA.  (Metro  Petroleum);  Jean  LaFitte,  The  ships  paying  off  were  the  AUif.  Art  Editor.  HSUCAN  AaxHim.  Iswni  De Soto  and Hastings  (Waterman);  Ai.  HAAXtN,  JOHN  BRAEIL.  ANA­ Seatrains  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Producer  (Marine  Carriers),  Al­ SnvAcx,  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  xou isvKon, Staff  Writart.  BILL  MOODT.  Savannah  and  Texas  (Seatrain);  mena  (Clotev  Carriers)  and  John  Gut/  Aroa  Reprtuntatiot,  Seafarers who are  collecting state  unemployment beneflts  while  Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian);  Pacific  B.  Kulukundis  (Martis).  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  Ranger  (Penn  Shipping);  Atlas  /Besides  these  three  ships,  the  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ iHWMKiy  at  ifia  huilquBrt*rs  (Tankers and Tramps); Petro­Chem  City  of  Alma  (Waterman)  also  PwbiliiiMl  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  of  tho  SoAfaror*. Intomational  Union,  A^  lantic A auif aitfrlcf, ASL­CIO, *75 fourth  (Valentine);  Fort  Hoskins,  Brad­ signed  on.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  in  getting  Broolilyn SL  NV.  Tol.  HVacinth  ford  Island,  Bents  Fort  and  CS  In  transit  were  the  Steel  King  Avonyo.  f­MOe.  Soeoncl  clan  pottago  paid  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  at tho­Post  Otfleo in Brooklyn,  NY, undar  Norfolk  (Cities  Service);  Rebecca  (Isthmian),  Yorkmar  and  Fenmar  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  (Intercontinental):  BienvUle  (Pan­ (Calmar),  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Serv­ HM Act  of  Aug,  >4,  Ifia.  An average  delay of  a month  is reported  in most  cases, causing  iao  Atlantic); Margarett Brown (Bloom­ ice),  Wild  Ranger  (Waterman)  and  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  field),  and  Del  Aires  (Misiiasippl).  Alcoa  Pegasus  (Alcoa).  r­T"  .....  .•   ...  .  ­ v.  •  .  f T.» ­'.j'ititt  'it. Til ft"}  I'd'} 'tt'H fiti •  'n t:*Mj  K C If  roM'  t  HI  BFI:  »•   biov  t j  IJ  E I  10  ISJlMo)  I  u 7  ,H » \ f It "  Co's On Box­Ship Bandwagon  $1.25 Minimum Proposed  For 100,000 In Maritime  HoustonHas  A Breather  Payoffs  Are  SF  Suprise  P'­­'  m  KXs.',.­ tefc ;,•  • .  ''J­  .r>"^,­\*'.'.,  •  c­t.r.  SEAFARERS  LOG  • '  • ;V'.'• • jJ.;'':  !\­L^  �r*f ntrca  BEdPARKRS  LOG  fair IT/UW  ':  :f7  Ann­TRUST MAN RAPS ICC  WASHINGTOK—An unnamed Juettce Department offiolal  has backed up the StU position that the Interstate Commerce  Commission Is biased toward the railroad industry and  does  Revised  5IU  Food  Pro gram Covers  All  Union Vessels  the  bidding  of  the  railroads  on  all  major  issues.  A  story  in the  July  8  "Wall  Street  Journal"  by  the  newpaper's  Washington  office  quotes  "a  veteran  Government trustbuster"  as  followst  "These  agencies" [independent  regulatory, agencies]  "started  but  as  simple  administrative agencies  to look  after the  public  Interest.  Then  the  industries  took  over,  and  now  the  agencies  look  after  the  indus­ tcy  interest.  Take  the  ICC.  I'd  love  to  see  the  day  when  they  set  ^t agency  back  in  the  US  Government.  It's  so  wrapped  up  with  the  Association  of  American  Railroads  it's  terrible.  And  the  other  agencies  are  getting  Just  as had."  —  The  business  newspaper's  feature  story  pointed  out  that  the  Anti­ An expanded and strengthened  SIU food program  covering ships of all SIU«  Trust  Division  of  the  Justice  Department  has  been  at  loggerheads  With  the  ICC,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  and  other  contracted companies is  now in  operation, with six chief stewards working as full  Government  agencies  (including the Maritime  Administration on some  time field representatives in major SIU ports.  The  program, officially  known  as  issues)  over  actions  taken  by  these  agencies  to  permit  monopolistic  practices  to  continue.  the Atlantic and Gulf Com­"*  ^  day operators' contribution  to  cooked  to  order,  roasts  would  be  As  has  been  reported  in  previous  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  the ICC has  been under attack from maritime  unions and  the shipping  panics  Food  Program,  is  a central fund.  The contribu­ sliced  to  order,  and  indvidual  industry  for  favoring  the  railroads  at'the  expense  of  domestic  Amer­ being  operated  jointly  by  tion  was  negotiated  last  servings  of  butter  patties,  side  ican­flag  shipping.  August as  part of  the SIU  contract  dishes  of  vegetables  and  other  im­ the SIU and all contracted  The  last  SIU  of  NA  convention  charged  that  a  conflict  of  interest  renewal  package,  and  sufficient  proved  serving  practices  would  bo  situation  existed  in  the ICC  with  the  agency's  commissioners  coming  companies, and  is financed funds have now accumulated to put  employed.  but of  the railroad Industry  before going into Government  service  and  feeding  program  into  opera­ The  old  mass  cookery  system,  by a five­cents per man  ner  the  it  was  found,  resulted  in  heavy  then  going  into  plush  railroad  jobs  after  serving  with  the  ICC.  tion.  waste,  because  the  excess  food  Named  by  the  trustees  as  direc­ that  was  prepared  or  sliced  ahead  tor  of  the  program  is  Seafarer  158  Years'  Worth  Of  Seatime  of  time  had  to  be  thrown  away.  Cliff  Wilson,  who  in  the  past  had  been  consultant  steward  for  Alcoa  Family­style  serving  at  the  table  Steamship Company in establishing  also  resulted  in  wastage.  sound  feeding  practices  on  Alcoa  Several  of  the  major  steamship  i^ips. Working with Wilson as field  companies,  notably  Alcoa,  Bull,  (Continued  on  page  15)  representatives  are  Seafarers  Bob  Principe,  Pete  Loleas  and  William  Jenkins in  New York; Ed  Smith  in  Baltimore;  Phil  O'Connor  in  New  Orleans  and  Phil  Reyes in  Mobile.  These  field  representatives  will  visit  SlU­contracted  ships  as  they  hit  their  respective  ports  and  will  assist shipboard stewards  in setting  up  efficient  inventory  systems,  strengthening*  their  menu  plan­ ning,  and  Improving the  quality of  shipboard  food  preparation  and  service  while,  at  the  same  time,  helping eliminate waste.  WASHINGTON  —  The  sticky  The food program  is also making  problem  of  multiple  tax  withhold­ available  to  all  steamship  com­ ing  from  seamen's  wages  seems  panies  standard  storing  lists  and  headed  for  a  compromise  solution  standard  Inventory  and  requisition  in  the  House  Merchant  Marine  forms  which  simplify  the  job  of  Committee.  >ility­pensIon program,  discuss  the  old days  with Port  Agent Lind­ Veteran Seafarers,  now on  SIU disabili  the  steward  department  in  pro­ The  committee  wound up  a  one­ w  Orleans.  They are (left  to right! August  Steinman; Emory Bar­ sey  Williams  at  SIU  meeting  in  New  viding  ample  shipboard  variety  at  day  public  hearing  last  week  with  • ik Ekiund.  Oldtimers  had  a  total  of  158  years  of  seagoing  tux­ moderate  cost.  field;  Nils  Larsen;  Williams;  and  Erik  an  apparent  decision  to  write  The  new  food  program  set­up  legislation  authorizing  the  with­ perienee among  them.  is  an  outgrowth  of  the  SIU  feed­ holding  of  state,  as  well  as  Fed­ ing  plan  which  got  underway  in­ eral  taxes,  from  seamen's  wages.  itially  in  1954.  At  that  time,  the  An  existing  Federal  statute  had  Union,  in cooperation  with  several  raised  the  question  of  whether  SlU­contracted  operators,  set  out  withholding  for  state  taxes  was  to  replace  the  old  "boarding­ legal.  house" style  of  feeding  on  ship by  The  committee  indicated  that  it  a  "to­order"  system  reflecting  the  probably  would  go  along  with  practices  of  better­quality  shore­ an  industry  suggestion  permitting  side restaurants.  withholding  of  state  taxes  only  The strike of Italian merchant seamen is now  well Into its second month  with no imme­ It  was felt  at  the  time  that  sub­ for  the  state  in  which  the  seaman  diate  prospect  of  major  concessions  from  shipowners in sight.  The strike, which broke out  stituting  Individual  preparation  maintained  a  legal  residence,  and  June 8, has tied  up more  than 100  vessels aroimd  the world, including  three ships  in  New  for  mass  cookery  wherever  pos­ not  for  states  Where  he  did  not  sible,  and  individual  service  as  make  his  home.  Such  a  provision  .Vork—the  liners  Giulio  Ce­ well,  would  greatly  improve  ship­ would  protect  seamen  from  multi­ Twenty­six transatlantic steam,  jumped  ship  or  stayed  behind.  It  sare  and  Vulcania,  and  the  ship  companies  have  agreed  to  was  at  this  point  that  the  SIU  in­ board  feeding  quality  while  reduc­ ple  withholding  during  the  course  ing costs  through more economical  of  the  year,  but  would  allow  an­ freighter  Punta  Alice.  To­ increase  passenger  fares  next  terceded  in  the  men's  behalf.  food usage.  other  type  of  deduction  from  The  Union  emphasized  the  re­ gether,  the  tlu­ee  ships  have  over  year eight percent.  The increase  seamen's  wages.  Under  the  new  system,  for  ex­ sponsible  behavior  of  the  crew­ will affect year­round rates both  1,000  seamen  on  them.  off­season  and  high­season,  ex­ members  thus  far,  none  of  whom  ample,  steaks  and  chops  would  be  The  problem  has  arisen  as  •   Meanwhile  the  strikers, who  cept  result  of  recent  decisions  by  that  passengers  going both  has  run  afoul  of  the  law  in  any  have  declared  that  they  intend  to  way  by  ship  in  the  off  season  respect,  states  and  local  governments  to  and  urged  that  the  com­ hold  fast  in  their  demands,  have  will  be able  to get  a  10  percent  pany,  in  light  of  this  behavior, ex­ withhold  taxes  from  wages,  in­ been aided  by  the  SIU,  which  has  discount.  stead  of  permitting  residents  and  tend  them  leeway  to  get  off.  If  flupplied them  with cigarettes, han­ non­residents  to  pay  their  taxes  On  the  run  to  the  Mediter­ necessary,  the  SIU  said  that  it  dled  their  mail,  and  Interceded  ranean  at  the  end  of  the  year.  An  indus­ on  American  Export  would  accept  responsibility  on  be­ with  the  Italian  Line  to  obtain  ships,  for  example,  the  mini­ half  of  a  certain  number  of  men.  try  spokesman  pointed  out  that  shore  leave  for  them.  23  states  now  have  income  tax  mum  off­season  charge  for first­ Also interceding  on behalf  of  the  withholding  requirements,  and  Permits  Expired  class  passage  will  be  $385;  for  crew was  Rep. Victor Anfuso (Dem­ that  even  one  township  in  Easton,  The question of  shore leave came  cabin class  $291  and  for tourist  Brooklyn).  As  a  result,  company  Up  earlier  this  month  when  the  class  $233.  officials  agreed  that  there  was  no  Election  of  a  slate  of  officers  to  Pennsylvania  requires  withholding  crews'  29­day  landing  permits  ex­ The  same  type  of  fare  sched­ harm in letting all the men  ashore.  take over from the existing trustee­ from residents of that area  who are  pired. The US Immigration Service  ule  will  apply  to  Italian  Line  The  essential  demands  of  the  ship  is  scheduled  to  take  place  in  seamen.  informed  company  officials  that  ships,  whose  crews  are  current­ strikers,  according  to  spokesmen  Local 88,  Masters, Mates and  Pilots  In  addition,  some  states  are  withholding taxes  on non­residents  thsy would be required  to keep the  ly  on  strike  for  an  increase  in  for the Cesare  and Vulcania  crews,  this fall.  Under  plans  worked  out  by  the  as  well  as  residents,  a  practice  crews  in  custody,  but  that  they  their  $60  to  $80  monthly  wage  are  as follows:  would be allowed,  on their  own re­ scale  plus  a  grievance  proce­ • Negotiation    of  a  new  contract  National  Organization,  the  New  that  is  putting  more  hardship  on  sponsibility,  to let  any or  all  crew­ dure and  proper overtime  rules.  to  replace  the  present  40­year­oId  York  local  of  the union,  which has  individual  seamen.  Since  seamen,  men go ashore pending the comple­ agreement  which  has  brought  no  been  under  a  trustee  since  March,  in  the  course  of  their  work,  are  tion  of  repatriation  arrangements.  appreciable  gains  to  the men  since  1958,  will  hold  its  election  imder  likely  to  be  employed  or  paid  off  the  supervision  of  an  outside  im­ in many  different states,  the exist­ The  action  was  one  of  several  could  have  ordered  the  men  Indi­ the  end  of  World  War  I.  ing  laws  would  result  in  extreme  that the Immigration Service might  vidually to leave.  It could also have  • Wage    increases  of  15  to  20  partial  arbitrator.  have  taken  under  the  circum­ extended  the  29­day  time  limit.  percent.  (The  owners  have  report­ Present  plans  call  for  nomina­ forms  of  multiple  withholding.  tions  to  begin  August  15,  voting  Whatever  solution  is  worked  stances.  It  could  have  decided  to  Although company officials were  edly  offered  6  to  8  percent.)  put  guards  on  the  ships  and  kept  given  the  option  of  allowing  the  • Recognition    of  shipboard dele­ to  get  underway  under  the  arbi­ out,  it  seems  certain  that  seamen  the crews  on  board;  it  could  have  men  ashore,, they  were  apparently  gates  or  committers  to  present  trator's  supervision  on  September  will  still  be  required  to  pay  state  15  and  to  continue  for  a  period  taxes  if  they  are  residents  of  ordered  the  company  to repatriate  reluctant  to do  so, since  under  the  crews'  grievances.  the  men;  it  could  have  arrested  law  they  would  be  subject  to  a  • Renewal    of  the right  to strike  of  two  months.  The  new  officers  states  that  have  Income  tax  legis­ would  be  installed  on  January  1.  lation.  the  men  and  deported  them,  or  it  $1,000 fine for every  crewman who  (Continued  on  page  15)  ^1'  States May  Get  OK  To  Tax  Crews  NY  Italian Ship Strikers  Hold Firm; Get  SIU  Aid  NY  Mates  Local Will  Vote  In Fall  • 1  �ffV«FMr  11, im  SEAFARERS  LOQ  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SRIPPINO  BOARD  1 • «  > .Ai: ^  ''M>  June 24 Through July 7, 1959 Although nine SIU ports reported a greater number of  ves­ sel  calls  over  the  past  period,  shipping  throughout  the  14  ports  dropped  slightly,  staying  just  above  the  1,200  mark.  There  was  a  total  of  1,206  men  shipped  during  the  last  two  weeks  as  compared  to  1,260  for  the  prior  period.  The  decrease  was felt  mostly  In  New  Orleans  and  Houston,  while  four  other  ports.  New  York,  San  Francisco,  Tampa  and  Savannah,  reported  gains.  There  was a  total of  226  vessels serviced  during the  past  period.  Of  this  total,  61  were  payoffs,  30  sign­ons  and  the  remaining  135  were  in  transit.  New  York  continued  to  lead  the  list  In  payoffs,  with  19  during  the  period.  All  of  the  increased  activity  was  the  result  of  a  larger  number  of  in­transit  ships,  and  not  vessels  signing on.  In  fact  three  ports,  Boston,  Tampa  and  Houston,  had no  ships  signing  on  dur­ ing  the  period,  while  four  other  ports,  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington,  only  had  one  each.  On  the  shipping  side.  New  York  bounced  back  over  the  300  mark  again,  shipping  a  total  of  337  men  during  the  period,  a  gain  of  83  over  the  prior two  weeks.  Also  showing noticeable  gains  were  Boston,  Savannah  and  Tampa,  each  shipping  almost  three  times  the  number  of  men  shipped  previously.  'Frisco's  increased  shipping  came  toward  the  end  of  the  period  when  three  unexpected  ships  hit  the  port,  call­ ing  for  a  number  of  replacements.  The  dispatcher  there  was  hard­ pressed  to fill  many  of  the  Jobs,  especially rated  berths  In  the  engine  department  and  they  had  to  be filled  from  the  outports.  Class  A  men  accounted  for  over  60  percent  of  the  total  number  of  Jobs  shipped  while  class  B  men filled  approximately  23  percent  and  class  C  cards  the  remaining  17  percent.  This  is  almost  the  same  breakdown  as  had  been  reported  In  the  previous  period.  While  shipping  for  the  period  stayed  slightly  ahead  of  registra­ tion,  a  number  of  ports  reported  more  men  on  the  beach  than  they  would  need.  Philadelphia  reports  plenty  of  men  on  the  beach  there  because  of  a  local  longshore  beef.  Other  ports  with  growing  lists  are  Mobile,  New  Orleans,  Houston  and  Tampa.  San  Francisco  has  no  class  B  men  registered  in  the  deck  department  and  Savannah  has  none  in  the  steward  department.  Five  ports,  Boston,  Norfolk,  Savan­ nah,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington,  reported  less  than  50  elass  A  men  on  their lists.  The  following  is  the  forecast  port  by  port:  Boston: Steady ... New York:  Good ... Philadelphia: Slow, no  sign  of  improvement  . .. Baltimore: Slow  . . . Tampa: Slow,  only  in­transit  ships  expected  during  the  coming  week  . .  .  Mobile:  Should  pick  up  .  .  .  New  Orleans:  No  change  .  .  . Lake  Charles:  Steady  . .  .  Houston:  Fair  .  .  . Wilmington:  Good, need  rated  men . . . San Francisco:  Good  . .  . Seattle:  No change.  Ship  Activity  rv  Sign  In  OffS  Ons  Trans. TOTAL  6  Boston  1  5  43  Now York  .... 19  3  21  9  13  PhilodolpUa  .  3  1  26  5  14  Bolrimoro  ...  9  i  3  1  Norfolk  .....  4  9  10  Savannah .... —  1  4  4  Tampa  —  —  13  4  2  Mobile  7  38  23  7  Now Orleans .  B  11  9  1  Lake Charles .  1  20  23  Houston  ....  3  _  5  7  1  WllnilH«ton  ..  1  13  6  4  Son Franc ilco ,  3  9  6  2  Seattle  2  Totals  61  30  135  226  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  ^f#  Boston  New  York....  Philadelphia..  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALT.  1  2  8  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  —.  2  4  3  9  2  2  5  1  1  2  1  12  5  14  3  8  1  1  2  2  1  9  24  44  17  85  3  8  12  2  6  2  12  14  23  51  19  93  1  8  93  12  8  113  85  149  36  3  9  2  14  4  —  1  1  2  1  _  —  1  4  2  1  7  11  18  9  1  1  4  10  34  8  52  1  5  7  18  37  13  18  68  42  73  19  5  13  19  7  22  8  37  6  —  7  13  6  2  7  3  12  1  5  1  8  1  2  2  5  —  —  1  1  3  5  2  5  1  14  10  10  3  1  8  _  .  1  2  8  1  2  5  1  8  1  —  10  1  —  1  1  10  5  10  3  1  1  8  —  _  4  2  6  1  3  4  3  —  4  —  1  1  2  —  2  9  6  5  10  —  1  7  4  18  8  14  6  28  2  1  1  —  1  1  2  21  35  57  7  2  7  2  18  15  27  11  53  3  7  2  3  3  2  6  11  11  23  11  45  1  2  4  8  45  7  8  60  32  56  12  —  1  2  2  6  2  —  —  2  —  —  —  6  8  1  14  6  1  4  5  10  1  2  2  _  8  7  25  6  3  9  2  —  —.  9  2  36  24  51  13  7  2  10  10  17  24  1  42  I  2  25  6  5  15  2  3  —  5  —  3  1  4  1  5  4  24  7  3  3  6  7  6  19  5  4  4  15  2  2  6  3  9 .  2  7  6  9  3  18  9  15  9  9  33  15  18  3  4;  4  10  1  15  1  7  1  9  2  13  1  1  2  3  13  9  4  9  5  3  8'  2  4  3  20  11  *  —  —  3  99  205  65  369  7  29  49  85  76  160  64  300  14  26  34  74l  12  16  30  58 300  74  58  432 288  492  116  —M  ALL  22  270  38  129  23  18  15  99  100  21  88  13  36  24  896  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  7  5  2  2  18  29  49  1  1  —  1  13  27  41  —  6  7  13  —  —  3  3  —  4  4  —  —  6  6  3  4  4  11  —  2  2  2  13  10  25  —  3  2  5  —  —  —  —  7  4  3  8  67  99  174  ENGINE DEPARTMENT  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered On  The Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  128 ALL  6  1  2  2  4  7 48  137  23  268 27  22  67  20  3  23 1  4  5  7  67  11  85 1  13  13  27  1  8  —  9 1  2  6  9  —  2  1  8  .  2  11 2  5  10  15 4  4  6  9  15  8  52  66 73 5  7  12  17  52  7  10 2  1  1  2  57 15  11  4  16  13 3  1  2  9  .4  34 2  11  23  2  1  3  6  3  15  16 GROUP  CLASS  GROUT  1  23 ALL  123 ALL  ABC ALL  8  1  —  1  —  II  7  —  13  13  73  21  13  167  13  21  2  1  —  8  2  1  11  1  10  10  20  35  14  20  69  14  6  3  11  3  —  14  1  7  4  2  13  2  4  —  1  1  4  6  2  7  1  13  21  5  7  Z  1  7  —  7  4­  3  45  1  2  36  —  2  2  8  6.  2  10  —  33  6  3  1  4  19  10  15  —  1  2  5  15  22  1  12  7  8  12  28  2  4  8  —  12  8  1  4  2  15  3  4  —  2  9  60 241 106 59 490120 453 56 6  58  35  99  — 27 S3 GROUP  123 ALL  5  2  7  18  45  10  73  6  2  8  5  25  35  9  1  11  2  7  4  4  4  2  13  8  6  23  36  1  6  1  2  17  19  1  4  5  5  2  8  8  9  40  164  37  241  fev  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  Port  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  Boston  4  __  1  5  3  3  New  York  18  10  21  49  3  5  24  32  Philadelphia  5  1  7  13  —  3  3  Baltimore............  10  2  10  22  1  11  12  Norfolk  4  1  2  7  _  1  3  4  Savannah  3  1  4  A  Tanrina  ....  1  2  2  X  X  Mobile  >  10  4  14  28  —*  7  7  New  Orleans  8  4  24  36  1  13  14  Lake  Charles  1  1  1  3  4  4  13  Houston  •  1  14  1  1  Wilmington  '  4  2  3  9  1  7  8  2  12  23  San  Francisco  9  3  3  7i  1  3  1  3  1  2  Seattie  4  94  30  100  2241  5  9  82  96  TOTAL?  at  et  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  S/iippeif  CLASS  C  •  a  STEWAKD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  629 13 Registered  0  CLASS  A  •.  .  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  —  4  7  17  5  10  3  1  1  1  4  18  6  28  52  1  2  20  23  2  1  39  42  52  23  42  117  90  34  94  218  _  —  —  1  7  9  23  5  1  —  6  7  2  1  2  1  5  —  14  14  2  —  13  15  22  14  15  51  44  14  20  78  3  10  22  9  2  2  12  3  4  3  10  2  1  1  4  1  3  8  2  —  2  8  —  6  2  —  8  6  1  3  10  3  2  1  1  1  6  2  •   1  11  t  3  3  8  20  2  Arv  o  5  2  31  27  15  41  83  5  2  5  5  2  24  16  24  6  53  86  11  11  _  —  17  17  27  T1  17  55  27  4  1  22  27  ...  —  6  —  2  5  3  9  1  8  2  6  1  3  1  —  5  —  1  —  _  7  10  40  1  2  16  23  2  13  2  1  10  13  1  2  3  3  10  6­8  24  4  6  —  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Pare  FIT*  SEAFARERS  LOQ  Propose Greater Surplus  Sales, Plus Overseas Gifts  iMi  WASHINGTON—Congress and the administration  are still  wrestling with  the  problem  of  surplus  farm  sales  overseas  as  the  result of  a  disagreement  on  the length  of  time  the  program is to  be extended.  The outcome of  the debate on  the farm surplus issue  is of  cru­ cial  importance  to  the  merchant  marine since  in re­ posalg  before  the  Senate.  One  of­ million  out  of  the  defense  support  cent  years,  the  farm  surplus  fered  by  Senator  Hubert  Hum­ program.  cargoes  have  been  a  major  bul­ phrey  (Dem.­Minn.)  would  set  up  Cargoes shipped under these pro­ wark  of  American­flag  shipping.  a five­year  "Food­For­Peace"  bill  grams  travel  in  whole  or  in  part  At  present,  the  Agriculture  De­ and  would  call for  sale  at  bargain  on  American­flag  vessels  and  ar®  partment is selling $1,500,000 worth  prices for  local currency  of  $2  bil­ another  important  factor  in  keep­ of  agricultural  surplus  overseas  lion  worth  of  farm  surplus  each  ing  American  shipping going.  on  bargain  terms  this  year  under  year. The program  would be  aimed  Whaddya  do  when  you  have  27  on  her  last  trip.  The  trouble?  No  authorization  voted  by  the  last  at  strengthening  US  alliances  men  on  board  and  only two  water­ ice  cream  aboard.  It  seems  that  Congress.  Earlier  in  the  year,  a  abroad  by  use  of  food  surplus  as  melons  to  diwy  the  ice  cream  was  put  aboard  at  special  study  recommended  that  a foreign  policy weapon.  tip  among  them?  Houston  but the  reefer boxes  went  the program, which  had been  oper­ The other  proposal calls for con­ That  was  the  dead  and  all of  the cream  melted.  ating  on  a  year­to­year  basis,  be  tinuation  of  the  present  program  quandary  facing  By this time  it was Saturday after­ put on  a long­range  schedule in  an  on  a  one­year  basis  with  alloca­ the  galley  gang  noon  of  sailing  day  and  the stew­ effort  to  get  rid  of  the  mounting  tion  of  another  $1.5  billion  worth  on  the  Petro­ ard  was  unable  to  get  action  on  pile  of  Government­owned  farm  of  crops. This  proposal seems  like­ Chem  (Valentine)  replacements.  As  a  result  the  surplus.  ly  to  go  through  while  the  Hum­ where  It  was  ship's  minutes  noted  that  "Ice  phrey  proposal Is  debated.  Amendment  Offered  cited  as  an  ex­ cream Is  to be  procured in  Rotter­ However, an  amendment  offered  Several  related  bills  are  In  the  ample  of  the  dam."  in  the  Senate  by  Republican  Sen­ House  of  Representatives  with  one  steward's  diffi­ Biil Mitcheli, ship's  delegate, re­ ate leader  Everett  Dirksen, calling  calling  for  expansion  of  a  pro­ Hoggie  culties  in  obtain­ signed  after  spreading  the  bad  for  a  three­year  program,  was  de­ gram  whereby  farm  surplus  is  AFL­CIO  marine  engineers  on  ing proper stores.  "But It was  also  news  about  the ice  cream,  but  the  feated  in  the  general  debate  on  swapped for foreign­produced  stra­ the  Great  Lakes are  making  addi­ brought  out,"  the  report  noted,  gang  gave  him  a  vote  of  thanks  farm legislation.  tegic  minerals.  In  addition  to  the  tional Job  security the  top demand  "that  the  steward  feede  very  well  anyway.  At  present,  there  are  two  pro­ straight  sales  of  such  surplus.  in  their  current  contract  negotia­ with  what  he  has,"  He  must  have  The  House  is  also  discussing  a  tions  with  Lakes  shipping  com­ divided  those  watermelons  with  Government  "food  for  peace"  pro­ panies.  finesse.  The  steward  who  rated  posal  which  would  Include  out­ The engineers  will  also  push  for  this  pat  on  the  back  was  John  right  gifts  of  surplus  foods  to  improved  working  conditions  and  Boggle.  Delegates on  the ship  are  foreign  nations.  welfare  and  pension  protection,  Richard  B.  Jones,  ship's  delegate;  Another Government program up­ says  Great  Lakes  Local 101  of  the  J. E. Townsend, deck;  F. LeBorde,  on which  shipping depends heavily,  Marine  Engineers  Beneficial  Asso­ engine  and  Julian  Dedicatoria,  foreign  aid,  has  been  cut  back  ciation.  steward.  heavily  in  the  Senate.  The  upper  The 1,100­man local  was recently  house  voted  to  slice  military  aid  created after  merger of  MEBA and  tit  NEW BEDFORD,  Mass.—In their first  election imder  their  $300  million  from  the ^$1.6  billion  the Brotherhood  of  Marine Engine­ "Handle  with  care"  is  the  word  on  the foc'sle  fans aboard  the Sea­ new  constitution,  the  New  Bedford  Fishermen's  Union  has  proposed  and  cut  another  $83.5  ers, with Ray McKay  as its  pro­tem  president.  star.  It  seems  there  are  no  spare  elected Howard W. Nickerson, secretary­treasurer and Robert  The Seaway,  the engineers  point  parts  and  consequently  everybody  Swain and George Edwards as  out,  has  thrown  open  the  gates  to  aboard  is  urged  not  to (burden  the  the foreign flags and many of  these  fan  motors with  unnecessary labor.  delegates.  are  now  competing  with  US  ships  Delegate J. Kearney is hoping that  With five  candidates in  the  even  in  the  bulk  trades,  on  which  they last  all trip  and  give him  one  field,  Nickerson  received 366  votes  most  American  seamen  on  the  less  beef  to  turn  in.  out of  a total of  609 cast. His  near­ Lakes  depend  for  their  employ­ t  t  t  est rival  was  Edward P.  Patenauda  NEW  ORLEANS—Port  Agent  ment.  Thus,  the  matter  of  job  Want  to  keep  in  trim?  It's sim­ who  received  303 votes.  Nickerson  Lindsey Williams reports that ship­ security  has  become  a  primary  ple, according to William Magnard,  had been an interim delegate In the  ping was very  good  during the last  concern.  recording  secretary  on  the  Steel  reorganization  period.  report  period,  but  the  outlook  for  Faced  with  the  same  situation,  Designer.  When  asked  for  sug­ Swain and  Edwards ran one,  two  the next two  weeks is uncertain  as  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  on  gestions  at  a  recent  shipboard  for  the open  delegates'  posts  in  a  only four ships are due  in for  pay­ June  26  negotiated  an  agreement  meeting, Magnard, in the.true tone  field  of  ten  candidates.  off and one of  these, the Del Monte,  with 14 of  its contracted companies  o'f  a physical culturlst, said, "a sea­ Is  slated  to  go  into  temporary  which  provides  an  iron­clad  pro­ The  fishermen's  election  was  man  should  touch  the  toes  of  his  under the  provisions of  a constitu­ lay­up.  gram  of  job  security  and  seniority  shoes  every  morning  at  least  tion  adopted  in  February  by  a 14  ,  On  the  brighter  side  of  the  pic­ protection  for  its  unlicensed  sea­ twenty  times.  to  1  majority.  The  constitution  ture is  the crewing  of  the MV  Del  men.  "Then,"  he  concluded,  "he  established the group as an autono­ Oro  and  the  SS  Penn  Vanguard.  The engineers' local said it would  should  put  on  his  shoes  and  turn  mous  union of  fishermen affiliated  These  ships  have  been  in  tempo­ press vigorously  to obtain  an effec­ to." End  of  exercise.  directly with the Atlantic and  Gulf  rary lay­up.  tive seniority  clause, to  extend  the  District  but  retaining  control  over  ^  Paying  off  during  the  last  re­ union  shop  provision  throughout  The  last  meeting  aboard  the  SS  its own  membership  and  finances,  port  period  were  the  Alcoa  Part­ its  contracts,  and  to  establish  a  Howard  Nickerson,  delegot*  ner (Alcoa); Del Oro, Del Aires and  preferential  hiring  program  for  all  Almena  was  called  a  "good  show"  and  electing  its  own  officers.  according  to  William  Souder,  Following the certification of  the  of  New  Bedford  fishermen,  Del  Norte  (Mississippi);  Alice  job  openings.  meeting  chairman.  In  addition  to  month­long  secret  ballot  election,  shown  of  SIU  of  NA  conven­ Brown  (Bloomfleld);  Hastings  The operators, the local said, will  handling  the  regular  business  and  Nickerson  wrote  to  SIU  Secretary  tion  in  Montreal.  (Waterman); Penn  Vanguard (Penn  also  be  asked  to  provide  better  reading of  all the reports, the crew  Treasurer  Paul  Hall  thanking  the  Marine),  and  Valiant  Explorer  pensions  for  engineers  as  well  as  also dug  into all of  the old  annoy­ SIU  "for  your  Union's  splendid  taction for  the professional  fisher­ (Ocean Wind).  an  industry­wide  welfare  program.  ing  squabbles  that4iave  been  put  help and  cooperation in  helping us  man  in  New  Bedford."  The Alcoa Partner and Del  Norte  In  negotiating  its  job  security  off.  establish  a  permanent  autonomous  Although the union now  has con­ signed  on,  as  did  the  Margarett  program, the SIU  Great Lakes  Dis­ One  member  reported  about  the  organization  of  fishermen  in  New  cluded  its  first  election  and  has  Brown  (Bloomfleld);  Steel  Sea­ trict  also  signed  the  14  operators  galley  range,  and  then  the  hot­ Bedford.  permanent  officers  and  full  au­ farer  (Isthmian);  Antinous  and  De  to  the Great  Lakes  Seamen's  Wel­ water  heater  and finally  it  turned  "Not  one  of  uk  here  can  ever  tonomy,  Nickerson  wrote,  "SIU.  Soto  (Waterman),  and  Rebecca  fare  Plan.  into a "general  overall verbal clam  hope  to repay  the SIU  for its gen­ representatives  have  remained  on  (Intercontinental).  The engineers'  present  (johtracts  bake."  However  now  that  all  of  uine  assistance and support  in  our  call  at  all  times  to  assist  in  any  In transit were the Alcoa  Ranger,  with  bulk  carrier  operators  wer#  the  beefs  have  been  reviewed,  time  of  need . . . Now on  our own  way  possible  in  settling  problems  Corsair,  Pioneer,  Roamer  and  slated  to  expire  at  midnight,  July  Souder  noted,  they  will  remain  feet... we recognize that we could  which  may  develop  because  of  the  Cavalier (Alcoa); Seatrains Georgia  15,  but have  been extended  subject  aboard  and  will  not  come  out  in  never have  come as far as we  have  newness  of  our organization.  •  and  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  Del  to  30­days'  notice  of  cancellation.  the .first  ginmill  ashore.  without the moral and physical sup­ "All of  these significant  changes  Campo and Del  Norte (Mississippi);  The  extensions  cover  the  Pitts­ port  of  the SIU behind  us... .  t  4"  represent an  outstanding contribu­ Margarett  Brown  (Bloomfleld);  burgh,  Bethlehem,  Brown,  Tom­ "Manana" may  be a  nice leisure­ "The result is that today we have  tion  to  the  welfare  and  security  Steel Navigator, Steel Seafarer and  linson.  International  Harvester,  ly  way  to  live,  but  it  caused  the  the  finest  contracts  and  benefits  of  New Bedford  Fishermen. I know  Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Kathryn,­ Midland, Ore Navigation, McCarthy  frew  of  the  John  B. Waterman  no  in  the industry  . . . Our  members  I  speak  for  all  of  our  members  Carolyn  and  Beatrice  (Bull);  Anti­ and  Browning  lines.  end  of  trouble  recently.  They  re­ and  their  families  are  fully  pro­ when  I  say  we  could  not  have  nous, Monarch of  the Seas,,De Soto  ported  that  one  of  the  members  tected  ... by  a  no­cost  Welfare  achieved  all  this  without  the will­ and Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael  of  the  black  gang  was  taken  ill  Plan  . . ,  We  have  a  constitution  ing and  able assistance  of  the  SIU  Semmes  and  Gateway  City  (Pan­ Sign Name On  and  the  ship  rushed  him  to  the  guaranteeing  full  trade  union  and its representatives who worked  Atlantic),  and  Ames  Victory  (Vic­ nearest  port,  which  happened  to  rights  to all  our  members ..  .'  long, hard  hours to help  our small  tory carriers).  LOG Letters  be  Salinas,  Mexico.  They dropped  "Of  primary  importance  to  our  organization" get  set  up  on  its  own  For  obvious  reasons the  LOG  the  hook  at  7  PM  in  the  evening,  members," Nickerson noted, "is the  feet."  cannot  print  any  letters  or  but  had  to  wait  until  9  AM  the  Job  security  protection  which  has  The  New  Bedford  Union  has ap­ other  communications  sent  in  following  morning  before  medical  been  established  on  their  behalf,  proximately 1,100  members  in  the  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  attention  could  be  gotten  ashore^  thereby  dispensing  with  the  loose,  fishing and scallop­dragging  indus­ signs  his  name.  Unsigned  Salinas, it seems,  is no place to gef  unwritten  procedures  of  the  past.  try  out  of  the  Massachusetts  port.  anonymous  letters  will  only  sick  in  after five  o'clock  in  the  We  are  also  working  out  m  even  Under  the  terms  of  the  Union's  wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  bvening,  If  circumstances  justify,  the  more  detailed,  iron­clad  seniority  constitution,  the  current  officers  hiring ^procedure  to  be  incorpo­ will hold  office until December 31,  LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  : t The  Lucile  Bloomfleld  headed  rated  in  our  contracts  in  the  near  1960,  with  elections  to  be  held  at  on  request.  to  Hotterdjim  on  a  mournful  note  future. This will mean further pro­ two  year intervals.  ¥  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  MEBA  To  Seek Lakes  Job Security  Fishermen Elect Officers;  Hail SlU 'Splendid Help'  I  J  New Orleans  Expects Slack  ^ I  '  ­K  I  \\  ­al  Ttll  it  to  tilt  1,05!  a,  %  J  M  �rve Bu SEAFARERS  LOG  British Firm Selling  RB 'Strike Benefit'  Ready For  Long Vacation  The nation's  railroads are  setting up  a  gigantic "strike  in­ surance"  program  to  fight  demands  for  new  contracts  by  the rail brotherhoods.  The strike insurance plan provides for  pooling  industry funds  in  the  event  major  railroads  are  to  various  funds  and  all  costs  of  the railroad's supervisory  forces.  struck.  Under  the insurance  program, a  Each  participating  railroad  will  struck  railroad  could  collect  as  pay  premiums  which  wUl  depend  much as $600,000  a day in  benefits.  on the frequency of strikes and will  The  insurance  policy  is  being  un­ be  required  to  make  an Initial  de­ derwritten  by  a  British  insurance  posit  amounting  for  the  Industry  concern  in  the  Bahamas  which" is  to  some  $6  million.  The  railroads  supposedly  associated  with  Lloyds  will also  pay an  estimated $150,000  a  year  to  the  Insurance  company  of  London.  which  will  go  for  administrative  Pays  Fixed  Charges  costs.  The  policy  says  that  a  railroad  All  these  details  were  revealed  would  be  covered  for  all  its fixed  in  the  July  13  issue  of  the  "WaU  overhead  charges  during  a  strike,  Street  Journal"  in  a  lead  story  such  as  property  taxes,  pensions,  which  commented,  "The  railroads  Interest  on  borrowings,  payments  have  endeavored  to  keep  the  in­ surance  plan  secret.  The  blue­ jacketed, eight­page policies mailed  Patrolman  Jeff  Gillette  (left)  presents  $441.25  vacation  payment  to Seafarer  Troy Savage  at headquarters.  Check  covered vaca­ to some  300  roads which  are mem­ tion  benefits  for  505  days,  from  Feb.  1958  to  June  1959,  for  bers  of  the  Association  of  Ameri­ service  on  one  SlU  ibip.  can  Railroads,  are  stamped  'con­ fidential.'  A  memo  that  preceded  BALTIMORE—The  hall here has  mailing  of  the  new  policies  in­ been  put  back  into  shape,  reports  structed  rail officials  how  to  brush  Port  Agent  Earl  Sheppard,  with  newsmen  off  with  a  few  general  completion  of  repairs  to  the  roof  statements  about  the  plan,  in  case  and  other  repairs  and  painting.  they learned  of  it."  Shipping has  continued fair  with  The  insurance  program  is  not  a  large  number  of  C  men  shipped  in  effect  ydt.  It  will  become  so  and  few  takers  for  the  Ore  boats.  when  railroads  accounting  for  at  The  Cabins,  undergoing  rebuild­ least  65  percent  of  the  industry's  the age of 17, Raymond Munna, son of  Seafarer Leonard  ing,  may  be  ready  for  crewing  business  have  signed  up.  And  the  claims  will  not  be  paid  when  a  around  August  1,  but  so  far  no  Munna,  is  set  to  embark  on  a  career  in  the  new  "glamour  dates  have  been  set  for  crewing  strike  becomes  so  widespread  as  field," physics, with the help of his Andrew Furuseth Scholar­ the  Valiant  Freedom  and  Shinne­ to  affect  more  than  half  the  in­ dustry.  However,  the  industry  is  ship  Award.  cock  Bay.  prove  his  thinking.  Loyola,  he  Sheppard  urges  all  men  who  confident  that  the  railroads  will  Munna  has  been  accepted  says, is a school which "investigates  have  not  had  recent  physical  sign  up.  at  the  college  of  his  choice,  the  past, extends the  present  hori­ check­ups  to  get  them—also  to  Other  industries  which  have  set  Loyola  University of  New Orleaqs,  zons  of  knowledge  and,  most  im­ send  their wives  and children,  now  up  strike  insurance  programs  are  and  will  begin  studying  there  this  portant of  all, teaches  one to  think  the  American  Newspaper  Pub­ September.  The  that  school  is  out.  clearly."  Paying  off  here  during  the  last  lishers  Association  and  the  na­ SIU  scholarship  Not  wasting  any  time  planning  report  period  were  the  Emilia,  tion's  major  airlines.  The  airlines  will  help  cover  ahead, Munna hopes to go  to school  Mae,  Jean  and  Edith  (Bull);  Beth­ recently  shared  revenues  in  the  tuition, books and  summers for extra credits, provided  coaster  (Calmar), and  Feltore, San­ course  of  strikes.  the  demands  of  ROTO  don't  con­ other expenses. A  tore, Marore and  Oremar (Marven).  flict.  student who often  The  four  Ore  ships  signed  on,  delved  into  sub­ Raymond's  high  school  grades  as did  the Alcoa  Polaris.  jects deeper  than  were  outstanding,  seldom  dipping  In  transit  were  the  Oremar,  the  courses  re­ below  90  in  any  subject,  and  he  Cubore, Chilore,  and Baltore (Mar­ quired  while  hopes  to  maintain  an  equally­dis­ ven);  Bethcoaster  and  Marymar  studying  at  Cor  tinguished  score  in  his  college  (Calmar);  Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Jesu High School  Munna  studies.  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  Service);  and  In  New  Orleans,  Munna  believes  Raymond's father, Leonard Mun­ that  Loyola  is the  type  of  univer­ na, Sr., has been an SIU man since  Steel  Seafarer,  Steel  Traveler,  sity where  he can  find  the  proper  1942.  He is a  chief  steward  and  is  Steel  Scientist,  Steel  Admiral  and  stimuli  to  study  and  to  im­ presently on  the Del Campo.  Steel  Navightor  (Isthmian).  Bait.  Gets  An Overhaul  Scholarship Goal:  Career In Physics  a- i:;^'  lal7 17. Ura  PacfficSIUi  Plans Clinic  In 'Frisco  SAN  FRANCISCO  ^ Member  unions  of  the  SIU  Pacific  District  are now  working  out  plans for  the  establishment  of  a  Pacific  District  medical clinic in this city.  The reg­ ular meetings  of  the Sailors Union  of  the  Pacific,  Marine  Firemen's  Union  and  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards Union  have approved  the  proposal  and  a  Joint  committee  is  now  working  out  the  details.  The  clinic,  and  subsequent  ones  la  other  West  Coast  ports, are  be­ ing financed  by  a five­cent  daily  contribution  made by  the operators  for each crewmember.  The  >  proposed  ^  clinics  would  provide free examination and diag­ nostic  services  for  members  of  West Coast  SIU affiliates and  their  families,  similar  to  the  facilities  available  to  Seafarers  on  the  At­ lantic  and  Gulf  Coasts.  As  In  the SIU  A&G clinics,  sea­ men  found  to  be  in  need  of  treat­ ment will  be referred  to the Public  Health Service hospitals, and mem­ bers  of  their  families  to  family  physicians.  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  Seafarers who  nave  taken  the  series  of  tnoculations  required  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  their Inoculation  cards from  the  captain or  the purser  when  they  pay  off  at  the end  of  a  voyage.  The card  should  be picked  up  by the Seafarer and  held  so that  It  can  be  presented  when  sign­ ing  on  for another voyage where  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  inoculation  card  Is  your  only  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ quired  shots.  Those  men  who forget to  pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when  they  pay  off  may find  that  they  are  required  to  take  all  the­ "shots"  again  when  they  want  to sign  on  tor another such voy­ age.  Make It Skid­Proof!  '  r­.'  fe­.::  |:iA- y  t ( t­ On the  market  for  iise  on ships*  decks  Is  a  "skld­proojF"  point  which,  when  applied, makes It relatively difficult to  slip on  the  deck.  But  even if  you do not  have  such  a. paint  on  board,  there  are  various  ways  to  treat  ordinary  paints  to  make  them  sllp­resistant.  One  easy  system  Is  to  sift  sand  Into  the  wet  paint  after It has  been  applied  to  the  deck.  When  the  paint  dries,  the  sand  helps  form  a gritty  surface  which  gives  better  footing  than  a smooth  deck  would.  J,'  .­.vs  Of course,  it Is also important  to  keep  decks  dry  whenever  humanly^  possible, and  free  of  oil or  grease  drippings.  I  ;  (S'l  K  • ^  �Mr 11,  1959  Palis Serea  SEAFARERS  lOG  Add  Firemen^ AB  Courses  To Union Training  Program  Urer's Guide To  Better Buying  Having been singularly  successful in its  training of  lifeboatmen, the  SIU Training  Pro­ gram  in New  York  has now  expanded  to  include ABs and firemen as well.  Ten ABs have  already taken  the course at the  school down  at the Bull Line pier  and have passed the Coast  Guard  examination  for  an  Keeping The Family Buggy Going  American  families  are  riding  their  cars  harder  and  longer.  Today  AB's  ticket.  The  ten success­ the  average  car  is  12'/i  years  old  and  has  gone  110,000  miles  before  ful ABs  are  in  addition  to  75  By  Sidney  Margolim  It's scrapped, says  the  Automobile  Manufacturers  Association.  In  1925,  who  have  successfully  the average  vehicle hit  the  scrap  heap  when  it  was  only  6^ years  old  Seafarers  passed  their  Ufeboatmen's  exam­ with  just  under  26,000  miles  on  the  speedometer.  ination since  the school  got under­ That's  testimony  to  (1)  the  fact  that  modem  cars  actuaHy  do  last  way  in  May.  longer,  and  (2)  they've  gone  up  so  much  in  price—42  percent  since  To  provide  for  the  additional  1951—that  as  far  as  many  families  are  concerned,  they'd  better  last  training,  Artie  Harrington  is  as­ longer.  sisting  Pete  Drews  as  instructor.  There's  no doubt  that  people  are  spending  heavy  money  on  keeping  The program  for firemen will in­ their  cars  in  operating  condition.  One  authority  says  the  average  volve  use  of  Bull  Line  ships  in  owner  now  spends  $587  a  year  on  car  and  repair.  This  sounds  very  candidates  with  high,  but  parts  especially  have  become  expensive.  A  repair  specialist  port, to familiarize  the  duties  of  the  firemen  under  reports that  parts now  cost about  three  times more  than  ten years ago.  actual  operating  conditions  in  the  Even  ordinary  ignition  points  which  used  to  cost  65  cents  a  set  now  engine  room,  as  well  as  classroom  cost  $1.65,  he  says.  instruction.  One  way car owners hold  on  to their vehicles  is by  replacing  motors  As  a  result  of  the  program,  well  and  transmissions  with  rebuiits.  The  idea  of  trading  a  motor  instead  over  half  the  candidates for  Coast  of  the  whole  car,  if  the  body  and  chassis  are  in  good  condition,  is  Guard  tests  in  the  New  York  area  logical  enough.  But  the  incidence  of  misleading  advertising  in  this  are  coming  out  of  the  SIU  school  business  makes  it  advisable  to  shop  with  care  and  knowledge.  and  they  are  scoring  a  far  higher  There  are  many  reputable  motor  and  transmission  exchange  shops  percentage  of  successes  than  men  performing  a  valuable service,  but  a  few  cause  continual  complaints,  taking  the  Coast  Guard  test  from  the  St.  Louis  Better  Business  other  sources.  SIU  applicants  for  Bureau  reports.  Among  the  com­ lifeboat  tickets  have  been  success­ plaints  are  misleading  ads,  mis­ ful  in  75  of  76  cases.  Total  appli­ quoted  prices,  keeping  cars  longer  cants  for  CG  certificates  in  the  Seafarers C.'Faranfo (left) and P. Roshka  team up to splice  after  promising  one­day  service,  same  period  have  been  145,  of  wire rope  at SlU's  AB iraining  school in  New  rork.  Seafarer H.  and  "10,000­mile  guarantees"  with  whom  53  failed.  B. White looks  on.  no mention of  the  time  limit.  One Year  On Deck  In  Atlanta,  one  rebuilding  shop  Candidates  for  an  AB  ticket  are  working  days,  which  means  that  dry  run  demonstrations  and  class­ Seafarers  who  wish  to  enroll  for  work  on  a  lifeboat  rigged  in  even  was  indicted  by  the  grand  required  by  Coast  Guard  rules  the  courses  do  not  have  a  lengthy  room  jury,  and  the  BBB  there  reports  to  have  at  the  room,  plus  actual  boat  opera­ least  one  year's  dis­ wait  to  get  in.  persistent  complaints  against  a  charges  on  deck  tion  off  the  dock  from  a  second  as  an  ordinary  The  lifeboat  training  includes  lifeboat.  number  of firms.  One  widespread  seaman.  In  addition,  when  they  practice  has  been  to  advertise  prices  as  low  as  $119.50  for  re­ take  their  AB  test  at  the  Coast  buiits.  But  customers  have  com­ Guard,  they  will  be  given  an  eye  plained  that  additional  unauthor­ examination  and  a  test  for  color  ized  work  often  is  done  and  the  perception as  per the  requirements  bills  in  reality  may  run  over  $250.  for  an  AB's  ticket.  Candidates  for  firemen  need  If  you  do  get  into  this  kind  of  six months'  discharges as wipers to  situation,  and  your  local  BBB  qualify for  the  Coast  Guard  exam­ can't.force  the  shop  to  make  an  MOBILE—Although  shipping  in  this  port  was  slow  for  a  adjustment,  your  only  remedy  Is  ination.  training  program  is  geared  to have  a  lawyer file a  civil action,  to The  couple  of  weeks,  the  prospects  for  the  next  two  weeks  ara  handle  ten  to  12  men  at  a  time.  or  make  a  complaint  to your  city's  It  is  usually  completed  in  eight  much brighter, according to Harold Fischer,  Acting Agent.  district  attorney  or  county  grand  jury  for  investigation.  Due  to  hit  the  port  during  Preventive  care  at  the  right  time  can  lengthen  the  life  of  your  motor and  save  large repair and  rebuilding  costs later.  One  authority  the  next  two  weeks  are  the  lists  four  danger  zones  when  an  engine  gives  tell­tale  clues.  If  you  Monarch of  the Seas, De  Soto,  know  these  you  can  provide  the  care  required  at  that  point:  Hastings,  Afoundria,  Claiborne,  FIRST  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Your  engine  seems to  be  losing  Young  America  and  Jean  LaFitte  pep.  Remedy:  See  if  a  major  tuneup  wilj  revive  it  before  you  try  A  $250,000  gift  has  been  pre­ troduced  by  industry,  suffered  (Waterman); Alcoa's Corsair, Roam­ costlier  remedies.  The  tuneup  includes  cleaning,  adjusting  and  re­ sented by the Hotel  another  severe  blow  with  the  an­ er,  Cavalier,  Ranger,  Pegasus  and  timing  ignition;  cleaning  and  adjusting  carburetor;  and  possibly  valve  Workers  Union  to  and Restaurant  a  medical  re­ nouncement by  Armour &  Co.  that  Pilgrim;  Jefferson  City  Victory  repairs.  search  center  on  children's  ail­ it  plans  to  shut  down  seven  of  its  (Victory  Carriers),  and  Elizabeth  SECOND  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Engine, begins  to  smoke, and  ments  sponsored  by  Danny  plants  currently  employing  4,500  and  Frances  (Bull).  you  are  using  noticeably  more  oil.  Remedy:  Have  the  compression  Thomas,  television  entertainer.  Of  men.  The  heavy  loss  of  jobs  is  Hitting  port  during the past  two  tested.  At ttis  time  you  may^ be  able  to  save  your  engine  with  com­ the  total,  $50,000  came  from  the  slated  to  be  the  main  subject  of  weeks were  the Jean  LaFitte, Mon­ paratively  minor  repairs.  Including  replacement  of  piston rings,  align­ international  union's  funds,  and  negotiations  between  the  unions  arch  of  the  Seas,  Claiborne,  An­ ment  and  adjustment  of  rods,  reseating  and  refacing  valves,  plus  a  the  remainder  from  fund­raising  and  industry  when  present  three­ tinous  and  Madaket  (Waterman);^  (uneup.  drives by  union members  plus con­ year  contracts  expires this  August.  the  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Roamer,  and  Clipper; Wang Juror  (North Atlan­ .  THIRD  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Engine  pumps  oil  badly,  you  tributions  by  employers.  4'  4>  3^  tic  Marine);  Kathryn  (Bull),  and  need  to  add  oil  frequently  with  no  sign, it's  merely  leaking  out.  Rem­ The  International  Ladies  Gar­ Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian).  All  3^  4"  it  edy:  You  now  may  require  major  repairs,  including  new  piston  rings  ment  Workers  Union  and  three  The  AFL­CIO  membership  has  other  labor  unions  are  sponsoring  were  in  good  shape.  and pins,  adjustment of  rods, valve  repairs, and  quite possibly, replace­ ment  of  main  bearings  and  rod  bearings.  These  repairs are  costly  but  increased  about  380,000  since  the  housing projects  in Manhattan that  A  lot  of  favorable  comments,  Executive  Council  met  last  Febru­ will  provide  homes for  4,548 fami­ Fischer says, are  being heard  from  can  give  you  thousands  of  additionar miles  of  engine  life.  ary,  Federation  President  George  lies  in  former  slum  areas.  The  the  members  regarding  the  SlU's  FOURTH  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Your  engine  has  little  power  Meany  declared.  Part  of  the in­ building  program,  and  the  mem­ ILGWU  was recently  given title  to  left, is noisy,  refuses  to  idle  evenly  and  shows other signs  of  destruc­ crease  was  due  to  increased  em­ a  huge  area  on  Manhattan's  West  bers  fdei  that  the  ports  involved  tive  wear.  Now  it  may  need  to  be  rebuilt  at  a  cost  of  possibly  $125­ ployment  and  part  to  progress  in  definitely  need  the  new  facilities.  $200,  depending  on  your  modei,  the  condition  of  the  engine  and  local  organizing  campaigns..  The  coun­ Side and  is soon to  begin construc­ They  are  also  In  favor  of  moving  tion  of  a  2,820­unit  development.  the  Savannah  hall  to  Jacksonville.  rates.  cil  also  reported  that  more  than  The  construction  cost  is  $38  mil­ '  Whether  the  engine  is  worth  rebuilding  depends  primarily  on  100  affiliated  unions  increased  Fischer also  reports  that  several  whether  the  cylinder  wall  must  be  rebored.  The  other  alternative  is  their  per  capita  payments  to  the  lion,  of  which  the  union's  pension  of  the  state's  anti­labor  laws  ar«  io exchange  your engine  for a  factory­rebuilt  replacement,  which  may  Federation  in  the first  three  fund  is  supplying  a  $20,000,000  continuing  to  make  organizing dif­ mortgage.  Another  project, on  the  ficult at  the  Alabama  State  Docks.  not  cost  much  more  than  rebuilding.  But  you  need first  to  ascertain  months  of  this  year.  east side, is  being supported  by the  The  . whether the  body  and other  components  are  in  good  enough  condition  most  important  of  these  laWs  Hatters,  Painters  District  Council  is the Solomon  i 4"  3^  warrant  replacing  the  engine,  Act, which  in effect  f  A  good  rebuilt  six­cylinder  engine  costs  in  the  neighborhood  of  The  AFL­CIO's televised  "Amer­ 9  and  the  International  Brother­ prohibits  state  dock  employees  f250­$35(>,  including  installation  and  the  credit  for  your  old  engine.  icans At Work" series  is now  being  hood of  Electrical Workers Local  3.  from  joining a  union  while  on  the  t  4­  4­ Some  shops  do  a  cheaper  job  using  lower­grade  rebuiits.  These  often  presented  coast ­ to ­ coast  and  in  state  dock  payroll.  A  number  of  do  not  include  cylinder  heads,  oil  pans  or  installation  gaskets,  but  Alaska, Hawaii  and Puerto  Rico by  Labor  and  management  in  the  waterfront  unions  are  working  to­ lihould  include rebuilt  oil pumps.  Nor  do. the cheaper rebuiits  have  as  100 television  stations. Local  news­ men's  clothing  industry  in  Phila­ gether  to  eliminate  this  unfair  many  new  or  reconditioned  parts  as  the  better  grade.  Make  sure  the  papers  will  Indicate  the  day  and  delphia  have  joined  to  establish  a  piece of  legislation, and meanwhile  replacement  engine  is  actually  re­manufactured  and  not  just  an  time  of  the  showing.  scholarship  fund  in  memory  of  they  are  planning  to  test  the  law  Overhaul.  Charles Weinstein, vice­president of  in  court.  4  t  t  the Amalgamated Clothing Workers  Meanwhile,  the  Sheet  Metal  1  Many  cQstly  repain  and  replacements  can  be  avoided  if  car owners  practice  careful  maintenance,  especially  changing  oil  frequently  The  Meat  Cutters  and  the  Pack­ and  the  manager  of  the  union's  Workers  have  gone  en  strike  for  ||»nough.  Motorists  who  drive  ponstantly  in  heavY  traffic  may  have  to  inghouse  Workers  Unions,  who  Philadriphia Joint Board,  who died  higher  wages,  and  the  SIU  has  phi^e  oil  every . SOO^l^fiOO.^: miles,  especially  in  the .winter  months'.  have  already  lost  30,000  jobs,  or  earlier  this  year.  The  fund  will  offered  the  use of  its hall  and any  a car in fairly good  condition, it's worth buying at least the middle­ 18  percent  of  their Jabor  force, in  finance college., educations  for  the  other,  assistance  which  might  be  price  grade  of. oil,  called c"MM"<  grade,  which  has.  detergents  and­ the past three years due tb automa­.  children  of  the  woricers  in  the  needed  to  bring  this  strike  to  a  successful  conclusion.  .  ^  chemicals  ad^ed  to  help  keep the  engine.^ dean.  tion  and  speed­up  techniques  in­ men's  clothing  industry.  •  ^  • 3  "  *n  Mobile Unions Plan Test  Of Aia. Anti­Strike Law  lABOR  ROUND­UP  ­­9.  -i A.  �race  Eicht  '  :  July 17, 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Alcoa  Ships Press  Safety Campaign  • ATIWAV  CITY  (Pan  Atlantic),  June ai.ACIialniiM#  i. Hawierj Mere­ uiy, V.  Sanehai Jr.  Bepilr  u^ oou*  ylatad.  HoUoB  w  raquait  ratlrament  at  eo  years  wlui  la  years'  aeatima.  Naw  delegate  elected.  PINK  TRADIR  (Pann  shlpplna).  May  17—Chairman,  W.  Browning; Sec­ retary,  H.  Wectphall.  See  Captain  re:  repair*.  No  beef*;  everything  going  amoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  tTEIL  SCIINTIST  (lithmlan),  June  14—Chairman,  A.  KetMn,  Secretary,  P.  Omega.  Held  meeUng  re;  water  condition*.  SlJp'*  fund  SS.  Some  OT  disputed,  dk.  A  eng.  dept.  Everything  going  smoothly  in  stew.  dept.  April  21—Chairman,  A.  KesMn,  Sec­ retary,  P.  Omega.  Delegate  reported  re:  cigarette  deal,  two  cartons  issued  Instead  of  one.  He  was  delegated  to  Urich.  lliBd  • 10J)A­­pald  $R  customs tas.for eisarfttes  to  member  m  imspltaL  No  besff  in  deat  dept.  Few  hnkOY  dispttted.  One  man  hos­ pitalised  ia Nagoya,  Japan.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  Keep  pantry  clean.  Re­ quest  variety  In  menu.  Keep 'feet  off  messroom  Ohalrs.  FLOMAR  (Calmar),  June  22—Chair­ man,  T.  Fralzer;  Secretary,  C.  Clll.  New  delegate  elected.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Discussion  on  baker  work,  not  up  to  par.  ARIZFA  (Waterman),  June  21  —  Chairman,  C.  Parker;  Secretary,  J.  Guard.  Steward  taken  off  in  NO  hos­ pitalized  in  St.  Nazaire.  Porthole  screens  to  be  obtained  at  first  port  in  US.  New  delegate  elected.  Fans  in  crew quarters  aft to  be  cleaned. Ques­ tion  re  OT  for  wipers  cleaning  perl­ scope  in  fidley  at  sea  week  days  A  weekends.  Request  more  night  lunch.  Ne\^ machine  roller  required.  COEUR  D'ALENE  VICTORY  (Vic­ tory),  June  21—Chairman,  R.  Landry;  Secretary,  D.  Irvine.  QucsUon  re  pro­ motion  of  wiper.  Insufficient  fruit  In  SF,  also  fruit  juice  and  bread.  Re­ quest  sougeelng  passageway.  Repair  list  not  completed.  One  man  logged  four  times.  Some  OT  disputed.  Beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  patrolmen.  ROBIN  SHERWOOD  (Robin),  June  14—Chairman,  J.  Farrand;  Secretary,  P.  Devlne.  One  man  missed  Ship  In  Trinidad.  Ship's fund  $12.25.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  Suggest  not  using  iaundry  after  9  PM.  and  before  8  AM.  New  refrigerator  obtained  for  crew  pantry.  Copl.  George  Taylor  (top)  presents $250 safety  award to  Seafarers aboard  Alcoa Cor­ sair.  SlU  delegates  were  not  identified.  Photo  by  Daniel  Marine,  ship's  dele­ gate.  In  photo  at right  Ma­ riano  Vega, OS,  proudly  dis­ plays  safety  record  made  by  crew  of  Alcoa  Roamer.  buy spare  parts for  damaged  washing  machine,  and  according  to  report  $10.80 was  expended including  transp..  ete.  Ship's  fund  SS.  Everything  going  amoothly in  dk. A  eng. dept.  One  man  hospitalised  at  Salgen  from  stwd.  dept.  Contribution  of  $1  was  asked  from  crewmemhera  to he  coUected  at  Halifax  to  cover  expenses.­ Lk. Charles  Short  Men  LAKE CHARLES—Stripping lield  !?,;>*•   1;^  m  p;­­ ]•   li''.  i'  i,  I'  h>'­:  up  vei­y  well  in  this  port  during  the past  two weeks with  more men  being  shipped­  than  were  regis­ tered. Port Agent  Leroy Clarke  re­ ported  that  the only  trouble in  the  port  was  getting  men  to  take  the  jobs.  No  ships  paid  off  during  the  period.  One, the  Del Campo  (Mis­ sissippi)  signed  on  and  seven  were in  transit. They  were  the  CS  Baltimore,  CS  Norfolk,  CS  Miami,  Winter  Hill,  Chiwawa  (twice)  and  NEW  YORK—The  usual heavy  summertime  turnover  plus  the  Bents  Fort,  all  Cities  Service.  the crewing  up of  the SS Suzanne  accounted  for  brisk ship­ The  coming  gubernatorial  race  ping in this port during the two weeks ending July 8.  A total  Is  beginning  to  attract  attention,  Clarke reports, with  the man in  the  of  337  men  took  berths  as 19  is  as  specified  in  the  SIU  agree­ headlines.  Earl  Long,  up  for  his  ships paid off, three signed on  fourth  term.  Five  others  have  an­ foreign and 21 were in transit.  ment.  nounced  their  intention  to  run,  The  top­notch  shipping  in  the  Ships  paying  off  in  the  port  in­ the  Alcoa  Patriot  and  Al­ and  there will  probably  be another  port  has  resulted  in  many  jobs  cluded  coa  Pennant  (Alcoa);  Atlantic  half  dozen  before  the  September  hanging  on  the  shipping  board  to  (Banner); Steel Admiral, Steel Tra­ 15  filing  deadline.  The  right­to­ the  point  that  they  have  been  veler,  Steel  Scientist  (Isthmian);  work  question  will  probably  be  a  taken  by  new  registrants  in  the  pcean Evelyn  (Ocean Trans.); John  major  i.ssue  in  this race,  and  labor  clas,s  C  group.  Bill  Hall,  assistant  B.  Waterman  (Waterman);  Robin  Is  waiting  for  commitments  by  the  secretary­treasurer,  noted  that  the  Trent  and  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  candidates  before  making  its  class  B  men  who  have  been  pass­ Coeur  D'Alene  Victory  (Victory  choice.  ing  up  these  jobs  will  face  com­ Carriers);  Louisiana,  petition  in  the  future  should  the  Texas  and  Seatrains  Savannah  (Seatrain);  newcomers  accumulate  sufficient  City  (Pan  Atlantic);  Eliz­ Tanker Crew­Up  seniority over  a two­year  period to  Gateway  abeth  and  Frances  (Bull);  the  Hel­ Boosts Savannah  attain  "B"  status.  en  (Olympic),  and  the  Mermaid  Money  Due  SAVANNAH  —•   Shipping  here  (Metro).  ­ was  good  during  the  last  report  Also  hanging  on  the  board,  so  Sign­ons  were  the  Robin  Lock­ period,  with  31  men  dispatched  in  to  speak,  has  been  money  due  sley  and  Robin  Gray  (Robin)  and  all  departments,  says  Port  Agent  crewmembers  of  the  Valchera  and  the  Suzanne  (Bull).  In­transits  in­ William  Morris.  The  Council  two  other  tankers,  the/ Arickaree  cluded  the  Bienville,  Azalea  City,  Grove  (Cities  Service)  took  a  full  and  the  Stony  Point.  In  the  Val­ Beauregard,  Raphael Semmes  and  crew  and  the  Wang  Archer  (North  chem's  case,  a  number  of  crew­ Fairland  (Pan  Atlantic);  Seatrains  Atlantic Marine)  should take a  full  members  who  lost  thfcir  gear  when  New  Jersey,  New  York  and  Geor­ crew around  the end  of  this month.  the  ship  collided  with  the  Santa  gia (Seatrain);  Steel Admiral, Steel  The  Wang  Archer  is  still in  Jack­ Rosa  have  $300  coming  to  them  Seafarer  and  Steel  Director  (Isth­ aonville,  as  is  the  Wang  Dis­ as  per  the  SIU  contract,  but  have  mian);  the  Jean  and  Emila  (Bull);  patcher.  not  yet  come  to  headquarters  to  Cities  Service  Miami  and  Cities  In  transit  during  the  period  sign  the  necessary  papers.  Money  Service  Baltimore  (CS);  Alcoa  Pi­ were  the Fairland  and  Azalea City  is  also  due on  the  two  other  tank­ oneer  (Alcoa);. Marymar .(Calmar);  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  Seafarer,  ers  because  they  transferred  for­ Wacosta  v Waterman),  and  the  Pa­ Steel Navigator  and Steel  Traveler  eign  20  to  22  days  after  signing  cific  Navigator  (Compass).  (Isthmian),  and  Seatrains  Georgia,  articles,  forcing  the  crew  to  leave  New  York  and  Louisiana  (Sea­ the ships before  the month  was up.  Union Has  train).  Consequently,  some  of  these  men  are entitled  to additional  pay,  Cable Address  three weeks  to  be  exact, which  the  Seafarers  overseas  who "want  Union  obtained  in  a  settlement  to  get  in  touch  headquar­ with  the  company  for  transferring  ters  in  a  hurry with  can  so  by  the  ship  while  it  was  on. articles.  cabling  the  Uniom at do  Its  cable  Some seven  or  eight crewmembers  r­d'iress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  are  involved  and  should  contact  YORK.  headquarters on  this  matter.  Use of  this address will assure  Hall again  noted  the importance  peedy  transmission un  all  mes­ of  crewmembers  submitting  over­ sages and  faster  service for  the  time  to  their  department  head  men  lnv'»lved.  within  72  hours  of  the  work.  This  Heavy Summer Turnover  Makes NY  Shipping Hot  HATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  June  22—Chairman,  J.  Collins;  Secre­ tary,  F.  Ryder.  One  man  missed  ship  in­NO.  Ship's  fund  $40.01.  Two  men  getting  off  in  Savannah.  Gear  to  he  sent  ashore  in  Edgewater.  NJ.  Some  OT  disputed.  See  about  air  condition­ ing in  messhaU  and  painting  of  heads  and  showers.  Discussion  re—vegetable  situation.  Use  side  dishes  for  watery  vegetables.  SEAFAIR  (Colonial),  April  *—Chair­ man,  F.  Hicks,  Jr.  Secretary,  J.  Cal­ houn, Jr.  New delegate  elected. Every­ thing  running  Smoothly  in  dk.  A  engine  Dept.  Few hrs.  disputed  OT in  steward  dept.  See  capt.  re;  draw  at  Ceuta.  Request  painting  deck  A  stew­ ard depts.  Chief  engineer check  galley  stack  A  clean  exhaust  fan.  June  21—Chairman  F.  Hicks,  Jr.  Secy.,  J.  Calheun.  A  few  hours  OT  disputed.  Paying  off  in  Norfolk.  Mo­ tion  that  patrolman  see  captain  re;  having  sufficient  American  money  aboard  next  voyage  to  give  out  draw  in  foreign  ports.  Checked  repair  list  before  arrivaL  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain),  June  IS—Chairman,  .J.  Rawlins;  Secy.,  S.  Karlak.  One  man  missed  ship.  Lodg­ ing  for  men  on  starboard  aide,  sand­ blasting Texas  City,  also  delayed  sail­ ing  for  aU  hands  off  watch.  Request  Seatrain' agreements  and  OT  sheets.  Ship's fund S13.  No beefs.  Few hours  OT  disputed,  delayed  sailing.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  on  "burners"  working  while  unloading  oil  cargo..  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for'prepaiwtibn  and  serving  of  meals,  aiso'  to  cardackman  for  keep­ ing  TV  serviced  and  repaired.  Re­,  quest  cots  and  linen  be  left  out­  on  deck  overnight.  Complaint  on  sour  milk  from  Texas  City  to  be  handled  by  steward  through  company.  PENN  EXPLORER  (Fenn  Shipping),  June  21—Chairman,  D.  Disel;  Secre­ tary,  C,  Mazuk.  Most  repairs  done­ few  to  be  taken  care  of.  Steward  elected  treasurer;  No  beefs.  Request  ringer  on  washing  machine  be  re­ paired.  Launch  service  discussed.  TIMBER  HITCH  (Suwannee),  Jung  28—Chairman,  W.  Newsom;  Secrstary,  D.  Gibson.  Ship's  fund  S18.55.  One  short  in  steward  dept.  Some  OT  dis­ puted  in eng.  dept.  Vote  of  thanks  to  man  short  in  eng.  dept.;  three  meq  steward  dept.  for  excellent  Improve­ ment  in  food  and  service.  Vote  of  thanks to  delegate, who  is leaving,  for  job  well  done.  Clarification  requested  by  wire  from  hq.  re  number  of  men  short,  length  of  time  required  for  re­ placements  to  arrive  after  requesting  replacement.  ELIZABETH  (Bull),  June  28—Chair'  man,  C.  Cowl;  Secretary,  H.  Kauf­ man.  Two  men paid  off  at  PR.  Purser  requests  clinic  cards  at  payoff.  See  patrolman  re  change  of  Isrzg  of  cigarettes  A  draws.  STEEL  ADMIRAL  (lithmlan),  Jung  21—Chairman,  M.  Burns;  Secretary,  R.  Hunt.  Pleased  with  cooperation  of  crew,  especially  steward  dept.  Menus  up  to  par  and  everything satisfactory.  Repair  list  submitted.  Ship's  fund  $22.63.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  One  man  missed  ship In  Subic  Bay: rejoin­ ed  in  Manila.  Situation  of  domestio  water  tanks  to  be  referred  to  patrol­ men.  'Washing  machine  to  be  sent  ashore, and  spare  parts  to  be  kept  In  stock.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.,  especially  to  cooks.  Box  for  crew  mail  to  be  Installed  in messhalL  SANTORR  (Marven),  June 21—Chair­ man,  H.  Gasklll;  Secretary,  D.  Mur­ phy.  Ship's  fund  $4.73.  To  try  and  have  s  watch  to  foc'sle.  One  man  short.  Request  cooler  bo  repaired,  water  hot.  FELTORR  (Marven),  June  2»—Chain­ man,  Clymar;  Secretary,  O'Neill.  Five  men  missed  ship.  No  beefs.  MARYMAR  (Celmsr),  May  10—  Chairman,  O.  Walter;  Secretary,  I.  Johnston.  Motion  made  to  table  elect­ ing­ delegate until  beef  on  deck  taken  care  of  by  boarding  patrolman  in San  Francisco. Repair  lists to  be given  out  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  June  21  and  turned  In  before  reaching  Pan­ —Chairman,  R.  Manuel;  Secy.,  E.  ama  Canal  eastbound.  Discussion  on  Wright.  Request  fumigation  jtl  ship  galley  range  motor  interferfing  with  for  roaches.  Disputed  OT  (eng.  dept.)  radio  reception.  One  minute  silence  Request  screen  doors  for  messhall.  for  departed  brothers.  June  10—Chairman,  G.  Walter;  Sse­ Discussion  re  coke  machine  and  retary,  F.  Beyn*.  Some  OT 'disputed.  menus.  No  beef*.  Discussion  re  broken  lad­ MAXTON  (Oceanic  Fetreleum).  June  ders  and  more  night  lunch.  Make  up  1—Chairman,  C.  Todora;  Secy.,  R...  repair  lists.  Perry.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elect­ ALICH  BROWN  (Bloomflald),  June  ed.  Request  mere  night  lunch.  See  V.  Frtdariksan;  Sacre­ about  sfereens  for  portholes  and  27—Chairman,  fary,  R.  McNeil.  Request  paint.  Ship'a  screen  doors..  fund  $24.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed,  no  One  man  requests  getting  off  ORION  CLIFFER  (Colonlsl),  June  4  beefs.  ship  in  NO.  Suggest  list  be  made  up  —Chairmen,  ­J.  Themai;  Sacy.,  R.  for  bad  mattresses  and  pillows.  Re­ Barker.  Beef  on stores.  One  man hos­ quest  fumigation  of  ship  for  roaches.  pitalized  at  Balrein  Island.  Crew  re­ Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  quested  to  clean  their  foc'sle  before  food  and  service.  paying  off.  Ship's  fund  S12.44  to  be  given  to  March  of  Dimes,  Three  men  BARBARA FRITCHIE  (Liberty  Nay.),  short.  Some  disputed  OT.  Motion  to  April  12—Chairman,  V.  Monte;  Sec­ report  to  hq  re  blowers  on  ship.  Re­ retary,  J.  Fatusky.  Minor  beefa  to  be  quest  repair  of  doors  in  er.?.  room.  ironed  out  among  delegates.  Ship'a  One  minute  of  silence  for  departed  fund  $19.68.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  brothers.  Discussion  on  storas  from  elected.  Suggest  pots  and  pans  be  re­ Japan,  moved  from  recreation  room  after  each  meal.  June  4—Chairman,  KIrchner;  See­ FLORIDA  STATE TFonee),  June  24  —Chairman,  H.  Wills;  Secretary  O.  retary,  Karczawskl,  Ed.  Ship's  Atnd  Lee.  Ship's'fund  $10.77.  No  beefs.  Re­ 824.82.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Steward  pair  list  to be  turned  in.  ^  to  check  on  stores  A  recorder  in  ALCOA  FATRIOT  ^Aleos),  June  24  Singapore  for  ong^  month,  then  re­ —Chairman,  W.  Rhore;  Secretary,  C.  store  for  trip ­home.'  Rest.  No  beefs;  everything  running  JEAN  LAFITTB  (Waterman),  June  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  $85  paid  $82.30  for  movie  film  projector  assessories.  13—Chairman,  E.  I^resi;  Secretary,  N.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Hatgimlslcs.  Ship  paying  off­ln  Gulf.  job  well  done,  and  to  electricians  for  Keys  to  be  made  in  NY  for  crew  operating  movies.  quarters.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Hamburg.  Germany.  Few  hrs.  OT  dis­ ALCOA  CLIFFER  (Alcea), June  17—  puted  in  eng.  dept.  Chairs  to  be  Chairman,  Ri  Msluten;'  Secretary,  F.  ordered, fbr recreation room.  Unen to  Blalack.  Sailed  short  ens  msn  from  be  turned  in  and  not  kept  in  lackers.  NO—failed  to  loin  ship  in'  Trinidad.  Vote  of  tbUnks  to  steward  dept.  for  .  Movie  fund  A  equipment­ discussed  job  well done.  and  procedure  of  echeduling  movlea.  PANDORA  (iplphany),  June  1—  COR  VICTORY  (Victory),  June  If­­ .  Chairman,  C.  Heuchlni;  Stei'etory;  R.  . Chairman,  L*  Curry;  Snretary,  a,­ Vaughan.­. New. delegate  elected.  �17,  195»  Pace  Nia«  SEAFARERS  LOG  '. ­iii.'str.­ii­iss  Hurricane Crew Finds  Seaway A Bumpy Road  After sailing  jauntily  about  as  far  as  Montreal,  we  tied  up  to  the  wide  stretches  of  ocean  an  empty  dock.  "Next  day,  a  gang  came  aboard  for  so  many  years,  the  SS  and started work.  Lights we never  Hurricane  found  itself  con­ heard  of  before  were  installed,  verted  into  a  canalier  over­ booms that  wouldn't lift  cargo and  the  mooring  system  used  on  the  Seaway,  "Using  the  winches  on  Numbers 1 and  2  hatches on  both  sides  for  mooring,  the  same  for  numbers 4 and 5 was indeed novel,  but  mighty  easy  and  handy.  Men  being  swung  over  the  side  on  a  blocks  we  didn't  need  were  all  night on  the St. Lawrence Seaway.  30­foot  boom,  then  lowered  to  the  The  Hurricane  was  the first  SIU­ mysteries  to  us.  manned  ship  to  transit  the  Sea­ "On Wednesday morning, we left  dock  to  handle  lines sort  of  made  way  and  crewmembers  are  unani­ Montreal  and  headed  up  the  Sea­ monkeys  of  them."  Subsequently, the  ship was noti­ mous  on  one  point—^it  was a  tight  fied by radiotelephone that  Detroit  squeeze  ali  the  way.  was  its  next  port  of  call.  "Two  Seafarer Joe Wehe  said  the trip  days after we entered  the first Sea­ had  some  of  the elements  of  dol­ way  lock  we  anchored  in  Lake  umbus'  voyage  to  the  New  World  Ontario  at  the  entrance  to  the  In  1492—the  crew  didn't  know  Welland  Canal.  There  we  stayed  where they  were going  and neither  for  three  days  in  a  fresh  breeze,  did  the  skipper—^and  when  they  while hardier souls and  ships tried  got  there, they  weren't sure it  was  to  make it  You  can't make  it in  a  worth  it  At  that  the  Hurricane  light ship with anything more than  fared  far  better  than  other  deep­ a gentle  breeze, so they came limp­ sea  ships  which  accumulated  a se­ ing  back,  some  with  a  bent  bow,  ries  of  bumps  and  bruises  in  others  a  bent  rudder  and  still  transit.  others  with  a­ bent  prop.  "When  we  sailed  from  La  Pal­ "Finally  on  June  16  we  started  lice,  France,  on  May  29,"  Wehe  through  the  Welland  Canal.  Half­ wrote, "someone  said "you  may  go  way  up  the  approach  to  the first  to  Montreal',  so  we  headed  for  lock,  something  fouled  up  in  the  New  York.  prop,  but  being dauntless  we  went  "On  the  morning  of  June  7  we  on  through  to  Thorold,  Ontario,  picked  up  a  pilot for  the St. Law­ rence River.  He didn't know where  Seafarer Joe Wehe  writes  where  we  spent  the  night  getting  we  were  going,  nor  did  anyone  of  his "maiden voyage" on  the  blades  straightened."  else,  although  be  had  expected  a  the Seaway.  From  there  it  was  relatively  tanker.  We changed  pilots at Que­ smooth  sailing  to  Detroit  except  bec  and  still  the  new  one  didn't  way still wondering where we were  that "some scow  had  tried to  come  know,  while  the skipper  blew  hitf  going."  down  the  Detroit  River  sideways  top.  When  the  third  pilot  got  us  The  biggest  novelty  though, was  and  it  didn't  work.  Result—one  channel  blocked  and  the  Hurri­ cane on  the hook  for six  hours."  From  Detroit,  the  Hurricane  sailed  up  through Lake  Huron  and  into  Lake  Michigan,  headed  for  the  Chicago  area.  Its  destination  was  Calumet  City,  lilinois.  "With  a  tug  fore  and  aft  we  started  up  the  Caiumet  River.  Bridges of  all sorts barred our  way.  There  were  lift  bridges,  draw  bridges,  and  bascule  bridges  . . .  Ahead  we  couid  see,  at  long  last,  the grain  elevator we  were looking  for  . . . We  slid  into  the  berth,  got  our  lines  ashore  and  heaved  her  alongside.  At  last  the  long  voyage  was  over;  we  were  safe  against  the  dock.  Now  why,  will  you  tell  me,  did  that  tug  have  to  back into a slack  headline and  foul  it in  his  prop?"  Wehe  cited  two  incidents  which  typified  the  kind  of  situation  the  Hurricane  was  up  against.  In  one  instance,  a  pilot  hit a  bridge twice  and  had  to  be taken  off  the wheel.  In  another,  the  maneuvering  got  so  complex  that  there  were  128  "Tiny" Holt« ship's 300 pounder, tested bosim's chair be­ bells  on  one  watch.  Nothing  like  fore  Ricky  Meyvantssoh,  OS,  swung  over  the  side.  that ever happened out on the deep  blue  sea.  Bosun B. Maxwell  (with coffee)  supervises.  I­  • ^1  I'A  Roy  Nichols,  Russ  Ltis­ combe and Walter Cieslak  take Detroit shore leave.  B.  C.  Jones  (left)  stands  Detroit  gangway  watch,  with  Henry  Starck.  *^1  American  Export's  Exan­ thia  dented  bow,  lost  an­ chor  in  Seaway  accident.  Ricky  Meyvantsson,  as­ sisted  by  Cliff  Cliffton,  makes landing  on  dock.  ­'­Tt  ;  River bridge Is background for carload  of  Army  "  '  j i  trucks  Hurricane  took  aboard  in  that  city.  Ship  also  X.|>icked. ]up  additional  cargo at Kenosha  and  Chicago.  Threading  through  channels  such  as  these is all in a day's  work on  the Seaway and  Lakes, the Hurricane crew found.  Worst spot on trip  was Calumet  River in Chicago  area whore ship ran gamut  of  bridges such as pictured above.  �SEArARKRS'  LOG  Pa^e Tea  En­floiit« Ti> Hospital  Fire  Sears  Belgian Ship  After  Blast  CAMERON,  La.—A  Belgian  car­ go  ship  went  up  in  flames  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico last  week near here  after  an  explosion  in  the  engine  room.  All  of  the  ship's  40  crew­ members  escaped  safely,  two  suf­ fering  slight  injuries.  A Coast  Guard fire­iighting team,  along  with  six  of  the  crew, fought  the flames,  but  could  salvage little  of  the  vessel.  The  ship  was  en  route  from  Freeport,  Texas,  to  Lake  Charles,  La.,  carrying  rosin,  cotton,  lumber,  iron  ore,  rice  and  other  goods.  The  presence  of  the  rice  consti­ tuted  an  added  danger  for  the  fire­fighters  because  its  swelling,  from  the  water  used  to fight  the  blaze,  could  have  resulted  in  an­ other  explosion.  •  _  S ...  No  boofo.  I.ack  of  variety  in  night  lunoh.  Inquiry  roqnostod  as  to  when  water  cooler  la  to  ho  Inatalled.  also  acrean  doors.  Suggest  doors  in  show­ era  ha  removed  and  shower  curtains  placed.  One  minute's aiience  observed  for  departed  brothers.  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin),  June  SO  —  Chairman,  W.  Reck;  Seeratary,  J.  li­ wall.  No  shore  leave  in  Ascension  Is­ land,  Request  variety  In  food,  Stores  to  be  put  ut  out.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Aicot),  June  If  —Chairman,  I.  Origgers; Secretary,  M.  Cox.  New  washing  machine.  Won  S250  JACK3R  HAUSI  (Marinut),  May  31  safety  award.  Beef  re  air  condition.  —Chairman,  M.  Korchak;  Secretary,  Ship's  T.  Rainey.  Money  draw  in  India  to be  puted.  fund  $453.30.  Few  hrs.  OT  dis­ in  rupees.  Ship  to  be  painted  during  voyage.  Delayed  sailing  in  Djibouti  '  KENMAR  (Calmar),  Juna  It—Chair­ man,  F.  A I b e r a;  Sacratary,  L.  Oaraghty.  Washing  machine  repaired  —do  not  overload.  Repair  lists  to  be  made  out.  New  delegate  elected. Deck  A  engine  depts.  to  take  care  of  laun­ dry  and  stwd.  dept.,  recreation  room.  .Bequest  variety  of  cigarettes.  FRANCES  (Bull),  July  5—Chslrman,  J.  Craven;  Secretary,  V.  Hall.  No  beefs.  Request  being  on  board  one  hour  before  sailing.  Two  men  short—  no  replacements  in  San  Juan.  One  man  missed  ship  in  NO.  Seafarer Ed Adams,  AB, is  shown as  he was taken off SS  Adgniie  at  Southampton  for  medical  treatment.  Ship  was  westbound  to  US  at  the  time.  Ports Feel Seaway Squeeze  American  deep  sea  operators,  who've  loudly been complaining about foreign­flag cotn­ petition,  now seem  to  be facing  a new  competitive  headache  as  shipping  through  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  gathers  momentum  and  diverts  traffic  from  ports  on  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts,  where  US  ships  that such a look­see at  the picture,  of  course,  but  they  are  large  normally  call.  For  these  operators  the  an­ through  rose­colored  glasses,  is  enough to convince many business­ swer  would  seem  to  lie  in  getting  largely a process of whistling in the  men in the Midwest that they ought  in  on  the  Seaway  trade  them­ dark  and  trying  to  make  believe  to  use  the  Seaway  and  skip  the  deep sea East Coast and Gulf  ports.  selves, and attempting to reap some  that  the  spooks  aren't  there.  Nor  is  New  York  the  only  port  Facts  Clear  of  the  bonanza.  So  far,  a  half­dozen  US  lines  For,  as  time  goes  on,  a  number  that  will  be  affected.  A  Chicago  —including  ccHnpanies  like  Water­ of  facts  about  the  Seaway  are  Volkswagen  distributor,  for  in­ man, T. J.  McCarthy and  American  emerging  with  increasing  eiarity:  stance,  is  now  getting  his  little  President  Lines—have  bid  for  (1)  the  predicted  traffle  potential  German  cars  through  the  Seaway,  Federal  operating  subsidies  for  is there; (2)  the foreign­flag  opera­ where  formerly  they  came  into  Lakes  service.  tors, who began to make their plans  Baltimore,  and  he  estimates  he  However,  many  other  lines  have  long  before  the  Seaway  actually  saves  $50  a  car  this  way.  apparently  adopted  an  apathetic,  opened, are the ones who are cash­ This importer figures he will still  or  at  least  more  cautious  policy,  ing  in  on  that  potential:  (3)  these  use  Baltimore  during  the  winter  and  seem  to  prefer  to  "wait  and  foreign flags are  proving that  they  months, when  the Seaway  is closed  see"  if  the  Seaway's  loudly­her­ can carry  cargo between  the Lakes  by  ice.  But  as  far  as  Baltimore  is  alded  traffic  potential  actually  and Europe a lot more cheaply than  concerned,  this  still  means  a  loss  materializes,  before  making  a  if  this cargo were transported over­ of  business­8­9  months  a  year.  move  in  that  direction.  land and trans­loaded  at some East  All  of  this  adds  up  to  the  fact  Meanwhile,  many  of  these  lines  Coast  port,  and  (4)  that,  as  a  re­ that  the  Seaway  is  posing  a  real  are  consoling  themselves  with  the  sult,  US  deep  sea  ports  and  US  threat  to  US  deep  sea  ports  and  thought that the Seaway  may, after  deep sea  operators could get hurt.  American­flag  ships.  all, turn out  to be a  white elephant  As is pretty generally known, the  which  will  not  really  divert  much  foreign flags have been diuninating  cargo from the deep sea ports.  the  trade  ever  since  the  Seaway  Arguments  Advanced  was unofficially opened at the start  In  New  York,  for  instance, ­the  of  the  navigation  season  late  last  Port  of  New  York  Authority  has  April.  During  May,  for  instance,  predicted that the Seaway will take  which  was  the  first  full  month  of  away  no  mqre  than  10  percent  of  Seaway  operation,  foreign  indus­ New  York's  trade,  and  probably  trial firms, using foreign­flag ships,  less.  Others  have  pointed  to  the  flooded "Great  Lakes  ports  with  Seaway's  kinks—to  the  narrow  785,200 tons of  cargo or 71 percent  locks  and  ship  jams—and  to  such  more  foreign  cargo  than  was  factors  as  better  cargo  handling  shipped  into  the  Lakes a  year  ago.  facilities  in  the  deep  sea  ports.  Two­Way  Street  to support their belief  that the Sea­ WASHINGTON—On  top  of  pro­ These figures represent only for­ way  will  turn out  to be  a  dodo.  posals by  the Atomic  Energy Com­ eign  imports.  But  the  Seaway,  of  However, it's becoming more and  mission  for  the  dumping  of  radio­ more  apparent,  as  Seaway  traffic  course,  is  a  two­way  street,  and  active wastes from  shoreside plants  gathers  speed  and  as  the  "bugs"  the same foreign flags which  bring  at  various shallow  water points off  in the  new system  are  worked  out.  in cargo can take out cargo at com­ the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts,  a  parable  costs—^which  means  costs  considerably under those  for trans­ committee  of  scientists  has  sug­ via the  old overland­ gested further radioactive dumping  Prove Eligibility  porting cargo  at  sea,  this  from nuclear­powered  and­deep sea route.  For Hospital $  Some of  these cost figures which  ships.  Seafarers being admitted  to a  have  emerged,  since  the  Seaway  Predicting  that there  might  be  Public  Health  hospital  are  opened,  have  proved  very  inter­ 300 nuclear­powered ships  in oper­ urged  to  carry  with  them  their  esting,  and  point  up  the  situation  ation  by  1975,  both  military  and  Union  book  plus  proof  of  eli­ which the deep sea ports now  must  commercial,  the  committee  of  the  gibility  for  SlU  benefits;  buck.  National  Academy  of  Sciences  namely, a record that  they have  A  representative  of  a  Chicago  called  for  dumping  of  "low­level"  at  least  90 days seatime  during  importing  firm,  for  instance,  has  wastes  100  miles  or  more  at  sea,  the  previous  year  and  at  least  reported that  to import 10  cases of  actually,  at  the  200­fathom  depth.  one day  during the  previous six  kitchenware  from  West  Germany  In  the  case  of  the  Atlantic  Coast,  months.  Failure  to  have  the  cost him  $81.13, including trucking  this  would  generally  be  100  miles  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  charges  from  Calumet  Harbor  to  or  more  offshore,  outside  of  the  dday  in  payments  to  the  Sea­ the  firm's  warehouse  on  Chicago's  commercial fishing  grounds.  South  Side.  farer.  However,  It  would  be  necessary  Earlier  this  year  the  firm  im­ to  continue  to  dispose  of  "high  If  the Seafarer  is admitted to  a  hospital  which  is  not  a  PES  ported  a  shipment of  kitchenware,  level" wastes, that is from  the fuel  ' institution,  he  Should  contact  of  the same  size, via  New  York  in­ elements  proper, by  burying  them  the  Union  inunediaitely.  The  stead  of  the  Seaway.  It  cost  only  underground  In  steel drums.  .  Union  will  arrange  with  the  $47.18 to ship  this from Bremen to  "Low  level"  waste  consists  of  USPHS for a  transfer to a PUIK  New  York.  But  then  it cost  $64.50  various  secondary  materials., that  lie  Health  hospital  in  his viohi­ to transport this by rail to Chicago,  Ity.  The  PHS  wili  hot  pick  up  plus  $2.52  in drayage  and  $9.50  in  have  become  contaminated  In  the  the  hospital  tab  for' p^ate  forwarder fees—a  total of  $123.80,  course  of  the  operation  of  a  nu­ =hos|htai' oare,' uhiess ft  l«>hotl­ or  nearly  50  percent  more. than  clpar­power .plant  as compved^  to  the  left­overs  from  the  actual  through, lite. Seaway.  fied:in^advancei­:'­r­^;^­­:^  .uranium  fuel.  ­ . ^Not  alT  savings  are  that  Sea  To. Get  Waste  From  Atom Ships  •   t':­\  '  h'­;  miL TRAVILIR (Irthmtan), April  BialUng  at  Ruoa.  niroo  men  logged.  i—dMlrinan,  J.  Wardi  Saaralaryt  R.  Sim^na. N«« law F#  mtniaa ahlo  Sv  Coast  Gttard­wams  craw  not  to  loavo  la Calcutta  after  pasalng  dootor.  Iwator  leak  ropaalred  in  Houston,  p'a  fund  S4,  Few  beefs  in  deck  New  dalegata  elactad.  June  SI—Chairman,  J.  Ward;  Sac­ ratary,  W.  Borrasen.  Soma  OT  dis­ ite&  Request  starboard  domestio  nk bo  cleaned. Ship'i  fund 14. Short­ ago  of  handaoap.  Quality  of  night  lunch  dlacuaaed.  Cooperation  re­ quested  in obtaining  health  certificate  for  ahlp.  Request  crew  turn  in  all  coll.  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  July  4—  Chairman,  F.  Travis;  Secretary,  M.  Wiiisy,  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's  .  fund  t24.30.  Food  and  service  up  to  par.  New  delegate  elected.  disputed.  Ship's  fund  $5.  Soma  dla­ senalon  in  enilne  room.  Diacuasion  ra  sanswap  watches.  ROSE  KNOT  (Suwannee).  June  14—  Chairman,'  Cempten;  Secretary,  P.  Batas.  New  treasurer  elected.  Ship's  fund  $17.60.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  One  man  hospitalised.  Possible  installation  of  guard  rail at  boat  land­ ing  at  Recife.  Revise  launch  schedule  for  accommodation  of  three  watches  and dayworkers.  Keep pressure  up for  adequate  slop­chest  —  situation  im­ ALCOA  CAVALIBR  (Alcoa),  Juno  proved  but  still  not  up  to  par.  Pos­ SI—Chairman,  C.  Strinsfsiiowi  Sacra­ sible  repairs  for  waNilng  machine  to  tary,  M.  Pabrfeant.  27  hours  OT  dis­ be  checked.  Return  crockery  to  puted  for  storekeeper  from  last  pantry  and  keep  messhaU  clean.  voyaga.  Fireman  left  engine  room  in  NO  without  relief.  No  beefa.  Request  DEL  MAR  (MlulttippI),  Juna  31  —  more  fniit.  Suggest  washing  machine  Chslrman,  H.  Mass;  Sacratary,  6.  Me­ lie  rinsed  after  use.  fall.  New  washing  machine  obtained  —don't  overload.  Beef  re  call  outa  STSBL WORKIR  (Isthmian),  June  S7  and rest  periods satlgfactdrily handled.  —Chairman,  J.  Kramar)  Sacratary,  J.  Ship's  fund  98.00.  New  delegate  Oaissiar.  Ship's  fund  «3a.9«.  Some  OT  elected.  Proper  attire  requested  In  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Bxcess  ice  to  meishall.  Discusaion  re  functioning  of  bo put  in reefer  box. Proper  attire re­ ship's  and  movie  funds. $90  donations  quested  in messhaU.  See  patrolman ro  to  men  hospitalized  in  foreign  porta  crew  quarters,  screens  for  pantry  discussed.  Request  being  on  board  galley.  one  hour  before  sailing.  ,  PACIFIC  WAVI  (World  Tramp),  April  IS—Chairman,  Brezsllu  Jtutr—  tary,  Wlllay.  Repairs  made.  No beefs.  Some  OT  disputed  in eng.  dept.  Draw  In  Ceuta;  American  money  in  Baifa.  PENN  VOYAOER  (Pcnn  Trans.),  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  May  S  June  14—Chairman,  F.  Leonard;  Sec­ —Chairman,  W.  Heme;  Secretary,  J.  retsry, D.  Heberksmp. One  man short.  One  man  hospitalized.  Welfare  Ser­ vices  Dept.  notified.  Dquando.  Most  repairs  taken  care  of.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward­ dept.  for  job  well  done.  Refrain  from  ban^g dryer  doors  In  laundry  room..  DEL  VliNTO  (Delta),  Juna  CImirman,  J.  Precsli)  Sacrataiy,  L.  TEXMAR  (Calmar),  May  17—Chair­ Oaluika.  New  delegate  elected.  man,  O.  Stone;  Secretery,  J.  Furton.  Handle  wadilng  machine  with  care.  beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  bq.  Coffee  grounds  to  he  put  in  garbage  Two  Reouest  glaisea  be  not  left  in  sink.  can.  not  sink.  One  minute's  silenca  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  departed  brothers.  June  14—^Few  hrs.  OT  dlapute^d.  No  beefs.  One  man  paid  off  sick  in  San  WALDO  (World  Tramping),  Juna  SI  Pedro while  taking bunkers.  Delegates  —Chairman,  J.  Laphami  Sacratary,  R.  to  get  repair  Usts  ready.  Discussion  Andarmn.  Unable  to  get  American  on  quality  of  mattresses—to  be  taken  money  for  draws  in  foreign  ports.  up  with  patrolman.  New  secretary­reporter  elected.  No  beefs.  Request  laundry  room  bo  kept  LONOVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory),  clean.  t  June  »—Chairmen,  T.  Jackson,  Secre­ tary,  P.  Graham.  No  beefs.  New  dele­ WM.  H.  CARRUTH  (Panri  Shipping),  gate  elected.  Keep  passageways  clean.  IMarch  SS—Chairman,  T.  Lovahardti  Request  new  washing  machine  or  re­ Sacratary,  J.  Oiivar.  Request  mora  pair  present  one.  pressure  on  water  fountain.  July 2—Chairman,  F.  Puibright; Sec­ May  Sl'^hairman,  J.  McCann;  aac­ retary,  J.  Wagner.  New  washing  ma­ ratary,  R.  Otto.  One  man  paid  off  in  Honolulu,  lava  soap  and  aick. Few  hrs.  OT  diaputed. To  aecuro  chine  glames.  No  beefs.  Fireman  promoted  new  refrigerator  for  crew  mess.  Re­ to  engineer;  wiper  to  fireman.  Ship's  quest  fumigation  of  ship.  Suggest  fund  on  voluntary  bails  in  catches  ha  put  on  doori  in  paange­ charge sUrted  of  dept.  delegates.  Return  ways.  glasses  to  pantry.  LUeiLB  BLOOMFIELD  (Bleemfieid),  NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Vic­ June  21—ChairnMn,  J.  Thompson;  tory),  Juno  21—Chairman,  F.  White;  Secretery,  J.  MeDevgail. Some  OT dis­ Secretary,  J.  Thomas.  New  delegate  puted—letter  to  be  sent  to  hq  for  elected.  Repairs  be  taken  care  of.  clarification.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Dump  to  garbage,  aft  and not  Check,  with  chief  engineer  re  air  outside  of  messhaU.  Turn  oft  wash­ ducte in  galley and  sanitary  system  in  ing  machine  after  using.  of  deck  and  engine  heads.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Vote  job  weU  thanks  to  retiring  delegate.  done.  JOHN  E.  WATERMAN  (Waterman),  USAF  R­4t­1l3i  (tuwannae),  June  M  Juno  27—Chairman,  M.  Robinson;  C.  Pardy;  • scrctary, W.  Soerotary,  C.  Riizoy.  No  beefs:  every­ —Chairman,  Dean.  Radiogram  from  hq.  read  to  thing  running  smoothly.  One  men  In  meiiibership  re  payoff  and  beefs.  engine  d(ipt.  taken sick, and rushed  to  thing  running  smoothly.  Air­ nearest ^rt, Salinas.  Mexico.  Request  Bvery  conditioning  unit  being  rapslred.  Alp  be ^  fumigated  for  roaches',  Mess­ MUk  shortage  discussed.  Suggest  man's  hunk  springs  to  be  fixed.^  patrolman  talk  to  company  repre­ ATLAS  (Cargo  A  Tankship),  Juno  senUtlves  re  cooperation  with  stew­ 24—Suggest  patrolman  bo  caUod  at  ard.  Houston  ro  milk  beef.  SuggesUon  STIRL  MAKER  (lifhmlen),  June  21  made  that  delegates  and  steward  get  —Chelrman,  Brenner;  Secretery, T.  together  ro  ships  fund  and  coke  ma­ eatper.  One J. man  ship  halt  chine,  etc.  One  minute  sllenco  oh­ hour  before  aalUng missed  from  NY.  Shlpv,  served  for  departed  brothers.  r  fund  15.17.  No  beeft.  To  see  ebottt  draina  In  galley  and  drinking  water  MARYMAR  (Calmar),  May  II—  not  cold.  Refrain  fMm  elam­ ­Chairman,  O.  Walton  Soerotary,  R.  mlng being  whUe  others  are  asleep...  Jghiiitoii.  Motion  made  to tablo  elect­ Return doors  cupa  and  glaMee  to  imntry.  ing dilp's  dologato  until beef  on  dock  Keop  longshoremen  out  of  pssaage­ tiSen care  of. Repair  llste  to bo  Ittvon  out  and  turned  In  before  reaching  way  on  main  deck.  Complaint  re  Panama  Canal;  One  mlnnte'a  'aiience  haker'a  work.  Ibr  departed  broUiera.  ALAMAR  (Calmar),  July  S—Chair­ WILD  RANDBR  (Waterman),  June  man,  J.  Farriera;  Secretary,  J.  M<­ Fhaul.  Shlp'a  fund  S1.S9.  No  beofa.  :  IB—eiMirman,  M.  HInten;  Becretw,  Soma  ono  stealing  from  crew's  fore­.,  N.  Lambert.  Some  OT  diluted.  castlee.  Increase  water  from  fountain  euealm re  aeeonds on  speeial  demme  or  make  suitaUa  repairs.  All  dry.  —rsHssed  became  Only  enoush  for  clothes  wiii.  bo  placed  in  box  when  ene  p«r  man.  not  romoved  from  line  In  laundry.  WAND  KNIOHT (Marino  Bulk)/Juno  WAND  WeilRIR  (Nei^li  Atlsnllcj/,.  Jum  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<;ii,­vU,..i,v5.­­l'"''.­i". V  ,vov'..  •  ••  Pace  Elevea  SEAFARERS  100  •  •   ­^r*  j; •   Pacific District Opens  More Pensioners' Homes  • ^1  SAN  FRANCISCO—The  SIU  Pacific  District  unions  are  holding open house this weekend  to celebrate the completion  of 18 new homes for retired seamen on the site of the Stewards  Training and  Recreation Cen­^^—  ter in Santa  Rosa,  Calif.  meals.  The  cost  to  retired  mem­ The  new  homes,  each  fully  bers is  only $90  a  month, meals in­ equipped  with  attractive  furniture  cluded.  and all modern  conveniences, have  Three  oldtimers  already  have  been  constructed  for retired  mem­ moved  into  the  new  facilities  and  bers  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  the  rest  of  the  homes  are  ex­ Pacific  and  the  Marine  Firemen's  pected  to  be  occupied  by  the  end  Union.  Numerous  homes  of  the  of  July.  • '!  V­  T'  ­­:  V  ­ ''fc "  yv: •   same  type are already  occupied  by  The  training  center  also  con­ • ^" • 'b'H.'; OTni­­r'• ,*• ..  ;4;  •   ! •   S;  •   ^  members of  the  Marine  Cooks  and  tains  a  swimming  pool,  recreation  Stewards  Union.  hall and  a  lake, as  well  as training  The  celebration  will  be  held  on  facilities for  West  Coast  cooks  and  July  17,  18  and  19.  Members  of  stewards.  I  T«'  '  I  all  three  unions and  their  families  . i­.'.  have  been  invited  to  attend.  Free  bus  travel  has  been  arranged  to  carry the  visitors to the  site, which  .. ill.  is  located  12  miles  from  Santa  Rosa.  Unique  Project  ^­g­f's;  .  The housing  project for  old time  seamen,  the only  one of  its type  in  the  world,  is  the  latest ­result  of  the  close  cooperation  between  the  OSWEGO,  NY  —  New  York  SUP,  the  MFOW  and  the  MCS  State's  controversial  no­strike  act  through  their  affiliation  in  the  —the  Condon­Wadlin  Law—may  SIU Pacific  District.  Oldtimers  of  be  due  for  another  court  test  as  the  three  unions  also  receive  nu­ the result  of  a  dispute between the  merous  benefits  from  the  Pacific  Oswego Port  Authority and  the In­ District­Pacific  Maritime  Associ­ ternational  Brotherhood  of  Long­ ation  Welfare  and  Pension  Plans,  shoremen.  which  cover  members  of  all  three  The  dispute  broke  out  early  this  unions.  month  when the Port  Authority in­ Each  of  the  18  homes  is  com­ voked  the  law  and fired  15  IBL  fortably  and  tastefully  decorated,  members  who,  the  Authority  al­ with  fiberglass  curtains,  vinyl  tile  leged,  failed  to  report  to  work  at  floors, formica  table  tops  and  new  the Authority's  grain elevator  after  furniture.  Each  is  supplied  with  their  lunch  hour.  intercommunication  system  by  The  Condon­Wadlin  Law  pro­ Some  well­worn  cliches about  European  wages and  living  an  the  bed  so  that  the  oldtimer  can  vides  for  the  automatic  dismissal  standards  are evaporating as  a  result  of  the current  world­ send a  message at  any time  of  day  of  public  employees  who  go  on  wide strike of Italian seamen.  For years it's been known that  or flight.  In  case  of  illness,  he  strike.  However,  Edward  V.  Ma­ the  wages  on  European­flag  ships  were  considerably  below  can  summon  help.  Each  home  has  honey,  Great  Lakes  representa­ those on American ships, but  these inferior wage scales were  a  separate  bath.  tive  for  the  IBL,  denied  that  the  justified  on  the groimds  that they  matched  the "standard  of  Washing  facilities,  with  the  lat­ men had  gone on strike. What  they  living"  in  those  coimtries.  More  important,  the  myth  was  est  automatic  equipment, are  near­ did,  he  said,  was  to  hold  a  long  meeting  to  di:;cuss  their  economic  spread  that the European shipowner  and  the European  busi­ by.  conditions.  The  messhall  at  the  Center  pro­ WASHINGTON  —  A  bill  that  nessman ashore could not afford  to pay  more.  ivould  provide  ,  for  Government  The Italian seamen's strike should  help demolish  those  be­ vides  regular,  tasty,  nutritious  Meanwhile  an  official  of  the  State  Mediation  Service  in  New  subsidies  for  the  construction  and  liefs.  For one thing, the seamen's wages of $2 and up daily are  York  said  that  that  agency  had  operation  of  privately­owned  nu­ not  entered  the  picture  and  could  clear ships has  been  introduced  in  simply insufficent  to enable them to have any kind of  decent  not  do  so,  under  the  law,  unless  the  Senate  by  Senator  John  But­ living  in  the  Italian  economy.  Second,  the  Italian  seamen  requested  by  the  Port  Authority.  suffer from  overlong hours, excessively­punitive disciplinary  ler (Rep.­Md.).  No  such  request  has  been  made,  The  bill  goes  beyond  calling  for  methods  and  other  inferior  shipboard  conditions  which  are  he  said.  the  usual  subsidies  in  that  it  of­ not  justifiable in any. economy.:  Should  the  IBL  decide  to  carry  fers  shipbuilders  and  operators  Most important though is the fact  that European  shipown­ the  matter  to  court,  as  has  been  direct  payments to  offset the  high­ er developmental  and  construction  ers can afford to pay far better  wages than they do, and that  IZMIR,  Turkey—The  captain  of  indicated,  it  would  be  only  th«  costs  of  a  nuclear­powered  vessel  undoubtedly applies  to modern,  efficient  European shoreside  an  American  merchant  ship  has  second court  test since the law  was  concerns  as  well.  been  sentenced  to  five  months  in  passed  in  1949  over  the  vigorous  as against  a  conventional  ship.  The  Government  aid  would  last  Here are some examples of shipboard conditions that Italian  jail  by  a  Turkish  court  as  the  re­ protests  of  organized  labor.  sult  of  a  collision  in  the  harbor  The first  test  came  that  same  five  years,  during which time,  it is  seamen on the passenger ships have to contend with:  hoped,  substantial  progress  would  • Crewmembers    have  to  pay  for  their  own  uniforms  and  here  'in  1957.  Tvm  Turkish  mer­ year,  1949,  and  involved  500  chant  marine  officers  received  a  Yonkers garbage  collectors.  A year  be  made  in  inducing  private  op­ laundering of  same.  similar  sentence  for  the  accident  after  their  eight­day  strike,  the  erators  to  build  nuclear  merchant  • Waiters pay all breakage costs,    plus all pilferage  charges  in  which  two  persons  died.  ships.  At  present,  there  is  only  Appellate  Division  held  that  the  for  every  spoon  or  other  utensil  taken  by  a  customer  as  a  The  accident  took  place  on  Feb­ law  one such ship in  the country  today,  had  been  improperly  invoked  that  being  the  Government­built  souvenir.  This amounts in many instances to $3 to $7 monthly.  ruary  3,  1957,  when  the  Howell  in  their  case  since  the  purpose  of    overtime  is  payable  when  the  ship's  passenger  list  Lykes  collided  witir  the  Turkish  their  strike  was  not  one  of  those  Savannah.  The  Savannah,  due  to  • No  be  launcned  shortly,  cost  $42  mil­ falls  below  a  certain  minimum, even  though  workdays  may  passenger  ship  Izmir.  As  a  result  enumerated  in  the  law.  of  the collision  the  Izmir sank  and  lion  as  against  $11  million  for  a  be 11 hours or more.  Nor is any weekend overtime paid.  250  passengers  had  to  be  rescued.  If  the  law  is  now  put  to  a  new  conventional  vessel  of  similar  di­ • Sign­ons are for as long as 14 months.    Seamen getting off  The  dispatch  did  not  make  it  test, the  courts could  also be asked  mensions.  before that time may forfeit employment with the company in  clear  whether  the  American  skip­ to  pass  on  a  four­year­old  change  the future.  per, Captain Hans G. Beck of  Hous­ in  the  State  Civil  Practice  Act.  • A five­pot system is In force on    the passenger  ships with  ton,  was  present  at  the  trial  or  This  gave  the  courts  the  right  to  whether  he  was  sentenced  in  ab­ decide  whether  penalties  imposed  feeding of  seamen at the poorest  level.  on  civil  service  employees  in  dis­ This is  bad enough imder any circumstances.  But it  must  sentia.  ciplinary  proceedings  were  unduly  be remembered  that the Italian  Line passenger  ships enforce  harsh,  and  the  power  to  modify  such  wages  and  working  conditions  while  they  are  collect­ them.  Make Checks  NORFOLK — There  Were  four  ing the same passage and cargo rates as American­fiag ships.  So  far  the  courts  have  never  payoffs  here  during  the  last  re­ To 'SlU­A&G'  been  asked  to  decide  whether  this  port  period  and  40  men  shipped,  The  same  holds  true  for  shoreside  industries  in  Europe.  Seafarers  mailing  in  checks  power  to  modify  severe  penalties  Europe  today  is  not  the Europe  of  the postwar  years,  stag­ reports Port  Agent  James Bullock.  or  money  orders  to  the  Union  The  affairs  of  the  port  are  all  in  gering  under  the burden  of  war  destruction.  By  and  large  to  cover  dues  payments  are  applies  to  those  specified  in  the  good  shape  with  ho  beefs  hanging  it is a  booming, prosperous area, but  the European  workers'  urged  to­be  sure to  make  all  of  Condon­Wadlin  Law.  The  law,  while  it  does  require  fire.  wages and con(litions have not  risen in proportion.  them  payable  Jto  the  SIU­A&6  the  automatic  dismissal  of  striking  Faying  off  were  the  De  Soto  There is  another  lesson  in  the  Italian  ship strike.  Those  District  public  employees, also  sets up ma­ (Waterman),  Valiant  Enterprise  who oppose  Government aid to  US shipping, complain  about  Some  Seafarers  have  srat  in  (Enterprise),  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  the high  cost of  subsidies because  American seamen's  wages  chMks and  money orders in  the  chinery  for  their  reinstatement.  Service)  and  Mount  Whitnpy  However,  those  reinstated  lose  are "too high."  But American ships could  never  pay  wages  nai^s  of  individual  Headquar­ seniority rights,' are  (American  Tranip  Shipping.)  placed  on pro­ ters  officials.  This  makes  for  a  ,  The  De  Soto  and  CS  Norfolk  of $60  to $80 a month to match the competition.  The problem  probleni  In  bookkeeping  which  bation  for five  years,  and  cannot  signed  on,  as  did  the  Seafair  (Ce­ is not that American wages are too high—it is that European  can  be  avoided  if  checks  are  be  promoted  within  that  time.  lonial).  The  Madaket  (Waterman)  wages ate too low and that sizable increases  (not the $1.25  a  made  out  to  the  Union directly.  They  are  also  barred  from  getting  v|ui  in transit.  any  pay  Incresses for  three  years.  month variety) are long overdue^  Ttrrr  .. . ...rli'  Y­ ­  •  •   •  •  ­ "  "  ­ • No­Sfrike  Act  Faces  Test  In NY  $  Aid  For  Atom Ships  Proposed  Turks Jug  US Skipper  Norfolk Has  Mild Spurf  Vh;v,;S|  �Twelve  . If Roaches Were Money..  "Little  money,  lots  of  bugs,"  that's  the plight of  the crew of  the 88 Valiant Faith ac­ cording to ship's delegate Cliff  Martin^ and it's a sad tale to hear him tell of it.  "Well to  start off  we caught  this rustbucket  in New  Jersey and  took  her  to  Baltimore,  Martin  said.  "After  laying ^  were  disputing  his  claim  to  a  idle for six  or seven days  get­ money,  the  Valiant  Faith  could  and  slice of  bread."  claim  to  have  the  largest  single  ting shifting boards  put in for  a  load  of  grain,  we  received  the  collection of  roache.q of  various and  After settling  for some  crackers.  news  that  the  ship  was  signing  numerous  types.  "We  have  them  Nelson  walked  away  muttering  foreign  articles."  It  was  a  happy  all  sizes,  shapes  and  colors,"  Mar­ something  about  these  blank­a­ blank  Liberty's.  However  the  day, he  noted,  with  all of  the  gang  tin  swore.  crew  admits ttat  the  steward  de­ "It  got  so  bad  that  one  night  as  aboard looking forward  to a  week's  partment  is battling  bravely  in the  I  stepped  into  the  messhall,  I  saw  coastwise  payoff,  with  East  Balti­ m o r e  only  a  deck  delegate  Cliff  Nelson  mad­ face of  such overwhelming odds.  stone's  throw  ly  swinging  and  jabbing  with  the  "Gad,  and  to  think  I  left  dear  old  Bobin  Line for  this  Job,"  Mar­ bread  knife.  away.  But our dreams  "At  first  I  thought  he  was  prac­ tin  moaned.  were  shortlived,  ticing  some  new  maneuvers  for  While  the  bugs  are  getting  the  Martin  com­ cutlass fighting,  but after  a  second  best  of  the  crew  of  the  Valiant  plained, as  it was  look I  saw he was  battling a family  Faith,  an  uninvited  cargo  of  live  sub sequently  that  had  moved  into  the  breadbox  snails  meant  sev­ en  days'  vacation  learned  that  the  In  I'^ew  Orleans  articles  were  be­ On  Course  for  the  gang  on  ing  back­d a t e d  Martin  the Alcoa Planter.  six days.  In  a  report  by  A hurried  call  to  the  Union  hall  ship's  delegate  In Baltimore brought  about a meet­ Zee Young Ching,  ing between  an SIU  patrolman and  the  Planter  had  topside  to  see  what  could  be  done  just  come  out  of  about  this.  However,  while  the  the  yards  after  company  reported  they  did  not  her  annual  in­ have  a  port  payoff,  they  said  they  spection  and  was  headed  for  New  had  put  a  sufficient  draw  aboard  Orleans  when  they  discovered  the  to  cover  everything.  "Well  this  live  snails.  "This  meant  fumigat­ sounded  OK  to  all  hands," Martin  ing  the  entire  ship,"  Ching  said,  said.'^'and  the  crew  signed  on."  "and  the  crew  got  foiur  days  off  Then  came  the  rude  awakening.  in  New  Orleans  with  full  subsist­ There  was  only  a  small  amount  of  ence."  cash  aboard,  and  it  had  to  be  handed  out  in  that  manner too.  After  making  a  second  trip  to  None  of  the  gang  blame  Captain  the  Mediterranean,  with  a  stop  off  DeBozy  for  this  mix­up,  he  noted,  at  Tripoli,  the  Planter  arrived  as he had  told the  crew if  the com­ back  In  New  Orleans,  only  to find  pany would send him more cash, he  out  it  had  picked  up  some  more  would  gladly  put  it  out.  In  addi­ snails.  tion,  he  and  the  chief  mate  had  "Another  three  days  off  with  been  very  cooperative  with  the  subsistence,"  Ching  added.  crew's requests in  trying to get the  Not  to  be  too  monotonous  about  ship  back  into  shape  after 'going  the whole  thing, the Planter is now  to  ruin  under  a  runaway­flag  for  heading  back  from  her  third  trip  some  time.  They  also  loaned  out  on  the  Mediterranean  run  "with  most  of  their  own  pocket  money  more  snails," he  said hopefully.  to  the  crew  going  ashore  in  the  various ports.  Two  weeks  after  they  left,  the  company  came  up  with  an  addi­ tional  $1,500  for  the  trip.  After  giving  everyone  a  "limited"  draw,  $15.00  per  man  to  be  exact,  the  ship sailed  the  next day  for Egypt,  Steering  a  ship  is  a  serious  with  the  grand  sum  of  $1,000  in  job  OS  is  seen  oy  the  look  on  the safe for a two­and­a­half  month  the  face  of  Seafarer  George  trip.  Chance,  an  OS  on  the  Steel  Going  down  toward  Trinidad?  Anyone  with  a  pencil  and  paper  King.  Chance  was  photo­ Then stop  in at the "Bauxite Club""  could figure out that this amounted  graphed  while  doing  his  tour  at  Carenage,  writes  Fraser  Fait,  to  about  $25  per  man,  Martin  a  crewmember  of  the  missile  ship  groaned,  and  this  ship  with  stops  on the  wheel, keeping the  ves­ In Italy  on its  itinerary.  ."Oh well,  sel  on  on  even  keel  while  she  1839.  I didn't want to go ashore anyway,"  heads for  the  Panama  Canal,  While  this  is a  favorite  spot  for  enroute  from Honolulu, home­ he claimed.  many of  the crew  of  the 1839,  Fait  While  the  ship  was  low  on  ward bound.  said,  other  crews  among  SlU­con­ tracted  companies  calling  in  the  area,  make  it  their  stopping  off  spot too.  For  one  thing  the  owner  and  manager,  Mr.  Humphrey  Maillard,  is a  good  friend  to  Seafarers,  Fait  said.  It  is  for  this  reason  they  would  like  the^Club  put  on  the  LOG  mailing  list  as  it  wiU  be  a  very convenient place for Seafarers  in  the  port,  especially  those  on  Alcoa  ships  who  only  have  a  few  hoims ashore,  to pick them up.  The Club never closed.  Fait said,  and all of  the men, even those  who  have very  limited shore time  leave,  manage  to  run  over  and  say  hello  to  Humphrey.  Next  time  down  here,  he  suggested,  just  hop  into  any cab, tell the driver  the Bauxite  Club,  and  prepare  to  enjoy  your­ self  in  nice  surroundings.  Missilemen  Find Haven  In Trinidad  lis \  hiw­ r­ fait  Yovn  Wk::  "I said  i w« going on  my  diet TOMORROW  I  JalT  17, mt  SEAPARERS  LOG  SEA CHEST  Husband At Seap  Union Pays Bill  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  take  time  to  send  thanks  to'  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  for  the  way  they  handled  my  bills  during  my  recent stay  in  the hospital.  It  is  wonderful  to  know  that  your  husband  belongs  to  such  a fine  union  as  the  SIU,  and  that  they  will  help  the  folks  at  home  while  their  husbands  are  at  sea.  I  would  also  like  to  mention  Mate John  S. Stone,  Jr., at  8:30  AM  on  June  21,  1959.  T.  Hyde  Ship's  delegate  4  4"  4"  Sign Language  No Solution  To the  Editor:  Everything  is  going  along  pretty  good  here,  but  it  will  sure feel  good to get  back state­ side.  I  don't  think  I  mentioned  it  before,  but  this  is  an  Italian  hospital,  and  the  workers  here  do  not  understand  any  English  at  all.  Once  in  a  while  it  happens  that  a  patient  who  can  speak  some English  comes in  and they  do some  explaining for me.  I've  been  here  six  weeks  now  and  they still don't  know  what  to  feed  me.  How  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  would you feel  h a V i h g  the  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ same  thing  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  writer.  Names  will  every  day  for  a  two ­ week  be  withheld  upon  request.  period?  That  is  the  way  I  that  my  husband  has  been  a  have  been  go­ Burns  member of  the SIU  since it first  ing,  until  I  started,  and  I  am  quite  proud  finally  get  around  to  getting  of  it  through to  them that  I am  tired  Mrs.  August  Brosig  of  it.  If  there  is  anything  wrong  4^  $  that can  be fixed by  moving  me  Wants To Study  a little,  or adjusting a  pillow or  something, by  the time  they get  Homestead Issue  to understand  what  I  want,  I've  To  the  Editor:  I have been  reading all­ of  the  usually forgotten  what  it was.  I  would  advise  any  of  the  pros  and  cons about  the "home­ steading"  issue  and  would  like  fellows , that  )i  they  have  any­ to say that I  agree  with Brother  thing  wrong  with  them,  while  Francis  E.  McCall's  request  for  heading  here,  do  their  best  to  get  by  here  unless  they  can  a  study  of  this  situation.  On  all  of  the  ships  I  have  speak  Italian.  Don't  get  me  sailed,  which  has  been  quite  a  wrong,  the  workers  here  try  few,  the  largest  number  of  their  best,  and  are  good,  but  homesteaders  I  found  at  any  with  the  language  barrier,  it  one  time  was  on  the  Steel  Age,  makes  it  pretty  tough  to  get  with  four  aboard,  myself  in­ • a  cross  to them.  The crew from  the SS Natalie  cluded.  That  was  some  six  or  sent  me  some  magazines  and  seven  years  ago.  books and  cigarettes  and  I wish  Since  that  to thank  them very  much.  time  I  have  I  have  just  received  the  bad  sailed  on  al­ news  that  I  shall  be  here  an­ most all  of  the  other  month  yet.  The  cast  will  Cities  Service  not  be  taken  off  my  legs  for  tankers  but  another fifteen  days.  I  am  have  found  tempted  to  walk  out  of  here,  none  that  I  but they have the casts anchored  would  have  down.  stayed  aboard  Charles  Bums  a  year  except  McNabb  (Ed. note:  The  LOG  regrets  the Boyal Oak,  another  photo  teas  sub­ and  she  went  into the  shipyard.  that  ­for  Brother  Bums'  in  On all of  them there  were not  stituted  a recent  issue.  The  photo above  more  than  two  "homesteaders"  is  the  correct  one.)  at  any  one  time,  while  some  of  4>  4^  4>  them  did  not  have  any.  If  this  study  is  undertaken  I  Says Thanks For  think  that  the  ships  that  are  expected  to  be  out  a  year  of  Disability Money  longer  should  not  be  counted  To  the  Editor:  I  wish  to  offer  my  thanks,  as  being  homesteaded.  All  of  the  ships  are  not  the  more  times than  words can  say,  same  at  all  times,  even  if  on  for  my  disability  payments.  I  the same run.  A change of  skip­ want to extend my thanks to the  pers,  mates,  engineers  or  stew­ trustees of  the Welfare Plan for  ards  can  change  a  ship  so  that  my  receiving  the  benefit.  The  receipt  of  this  the next trip  a man  will want  to  payment  bene­ get  off  whereas  he  would  have  fit cannot,  and  stayed  on  before.  will not be for­ In  conclusion  I  would  like  to  gotten.  say that  if  a  man  wants  to stay  I  had  saved  on his  ship a  year, let  him stay.  Mont  McNabb  my  money  during  my  %  t,  years  of  ship­ Retired Member  ping,, but after  five  years  of ^  Has Sea Funeral  Trottie  drawing  a  lit­^  To  the  Editor:  We, the  crew  of  the SS  Gate­ tie  here and  a  little there  from  way  City,  would  like  you  to  my  savings,  and  putting  noth­ publish  if?l;  letter  of  thanks  to  ing  back,  the  figures  started  to  show  our  appreciation  to  Cap­ show  it.  In  addition  to  this  I  tain  J.  M.  Dunn  for  permitting  still  have  my  81­year­old  sister  and  added  to  us  to  have  a  burial  at  sea  for  Wilbur  Hollihger,  a  retired  my  own  expenses^  it  is  costly.  I would  feel it yery  keenly it  member  of  the  SIU.  ! The burial  at  sea  was held  at  it' were  not  for  the  farsighted*;  the request  of  the family  of  the  ness of  our trustees in regard .td ^  deceased Seafarer  and the  serv­ us  oldsters.  Thanks  again.  /  Ben jamin Trottip ^  ices  were  conducted  by  Chief  letters To  The  Editor  �SEAFARERS  IPG  |Bly n, Ifl»  SEIFilREIS II ilTIOC  Mate Makes like AB;  AB PUes Up That OT  Par« Thfrteea  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  Merchant Marine  .By  David  Grossman.  "Highly pleased"  Is the  reaction  of  the men  In the  USPKS hospitals  "Everyone wants to get Into the act" is the motto aboard the  to  the movie  programs  sponsored  by  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  ac*  Seatrain Savannah according to Seafarer Ray Sasseville, AB  Here's to the  men of  the  merchant  cording  to  Welfare  representatives.  Under  the  program,  the  Welfare  maintenance on  the ship.  marine.  Plan allows  each  USPHS  hospital  $50  a  month  to finance the  renting  Unsung  heroes  of  the  War,  Although he is normally not  tired  and  ho  might  go  back  to  of  movies.  They serve their  country very  well.  A muscle  strain in the  lower part of  his back  suffered  while  punch­ one  to  complain,  the  circum­ being a  chief  mate."  To  make  the  story  short,  Sasse­ And  will  forever  more.  ing  carbon  on  the  SS Bobin  Locksley  laid  up  Seafarer  Samuel  Jonas  stances leading  up to his put­ in  the  Brighton  USPHS  hospitaL  ting  In  for  eight  hours  overtime  ville  said,  the  day  he  put  in  for  The  latest  word  is  that  they  may  recently  are  worth  passing  on,  he  the  eight  hours  overtime  started  Down  to  the  sea  in  ships  they  go.  transfer  Jonas,  who  sails  in  the  said,  not  because  he  did  not  do  like  this.  Summer, winter  and  fall.  Engine  Department,  to  Staten  the  work,  but  because  the  ship's  "We had  started  a  'real  big'  job.  Carrying  cargo  and  US  aid  Island  for  further  treatment.  chief  mate decided to  try his  hand  I  guess  it  was  the  most  important  piece  of  rust  on  the  ship.  It  was  To  many  ports  of  call.  Also  in  the  Brighton  hospital  is  at  being^an  AB  again.  the  top  deck  of  the flying  bridge.  John  "Chet"  Roblee,  former  chief  "I first  noticed  his  attempt  to  cook  on  the  Winter  Hill,  having  get into the act about a month ago,"  "It  was  a  high­priority  job  too,"  So  here's  to  the  men  of  the  mer­ Sasseville  said,  "because  all  of  the  chant  marine.  an  infection  from  a  previous  Sasseville  said,  brass  was  there  from  the  captain  The  men  who  go  to  sea,  pneumonia  cleared  up.  Roblee  is  when  he  started  on  down, and  every one  with  their  reported  making  good  progress  going  around  Roblee  Jonas  own  opinion  on  how  to  bust  rust.  A  vital  link  in  our  defense  and  should  be  discharged  in  a  with  a  chipping  They  didn't  ask  the  bos'un,  as  To  help  keep  our  country  free.  couple  of  weeks.  hammer  in  his  he's only a young fellow with  about  A  dysentery  condition  which caused  him  to  get  off  the  Penn  Trader  hand,  hanging  45  years  seatime.  for  checkup  and  X­rays  is  improving  and  Seafarer  Joseph  Thomas,  away  at  different  "Well  they finally  decided  that  deck  maintenance,  is  expected  to  be  discharged  from  the  Brighton  spots  of  rust,  "of  to  bust  that rust  you really  had to  hospital  in  the  near  future.  which  we  have  bust  it  .  the  dust  rose  and  the  In  New  Orleans  Joseph  Fitzpatrick  is  doing  as  well  as  can  be  ex­ plenty  on  this  rust flew,  and  the  noise  was  like  pected,  recovering  from  a  torn  cartilege  in  his  foot.  Fitzpatrick  was  rustbucket.  thunder, and  there was  the captain  Sasseville  admitted to the hospital  after pay­ "I  didn't  pay  and  the  mate  in  the  thick  of  it,  ing  off  the  Rebecca  early  last  too  much  attention  to  his  efforts  chipping hammers in hands  leading  month.  to  eliminate  rust,"  the  AB  re­ the attack on  that  tough  old  rust."  Also  in  the  hospital  with  a  leg  marked,  "because  there  is  enough  This  went on  through  the  morning  In  response  to  their  donation  of  Injury  incurred  while  on  board  rust  on  here  for  everyone,  includ­ and late  in the afternoon, he noted.  the  ship's  fund  to  the  National  ship is  Raymond  Hodges, formerly  ing  all  of  the  efficiency  experts,  "Then,  when  I  was  putting  on  on  the  SS  Wacosta.  Hodges  was  Foundation of  the March of  Dimes,  down at  the company offices."  a coat of  red­lead primer,  I stopped  the  crew of  the Orion  Clipper  was  forced  to  get  off  the  ship  in  Ger­ However  after  the  mate  learned  to  light  a  cigarette,"  Sasseville  many  late  in  May  and  was  trans­ how  to  use  the  chipping  hammer  said.  "Before  I  could  even  get  commended for their charity in  the  ferred  to  the  New  Orleans  hos­ properly,  he  would  then  come  it  lit,  the  mate  had  snatched  up  expanded fight  against  crippling  pital  for  further  treatment.  Fitzpatrick  Fontenot  around  and  instruct  the  members  my  paint  brush  and  started  pdfiit­ diseases.  Stomach ailments laid up a num­ ber  of  Seafarers  in  the  New  Orleans  hospital  within  a  touple  of  of  the  deck  department,  whose  ing  away,  hardly  missing  a  stroke,  "Armed  with  knowledge  and  ex­ perience  gained  in  the fight  months.  Among  them  is  Clarence  Fontenot,  formerly  on  the  Winter  average seatime  was in  the 20­year  just like  a  deckhand.  class, in the fine art of  busting rust.  "I  decided  then  and  there  that  against  polio,  the  National  Foun­ Hill.  Fontenot  is  having  a  complete  check­up.  While  it  is  too  soon  to  determine  his  conditionj.  Seafarer  Victor  Although  hints  were  dropped  If  these  guys  want  to  play  sailor  dation  pledges  itself  to  meet  the  ' Zeke"  Bonura  thought  it  best  to  get  off  the  Alcoa  Corsair  and  sign  here  and  there,  he  stuck  to  his  they  ought  to  go  to  the  SIU  hall  new  and  greater  challenge  with  guns,  even  picking up  some know­ and  ship  out  as  sailors.  The  only  traditional dedication  to the  health  in the  New Orleans hospital to have stomach trouble  checked.  The  following  is  the  latest  available  listing  of  liospital  patients.  how  with  the  scraper,  paint  brush,  way  for  them  to  understand  that  needs  of  the  American  people,"  et al.  "I  though  to  myself  that  he  is to charge  them a  little overtime  the  Foundation  wrote.  Try  to  visit  them  when  you  can,  or  drop  them  a  line.  The  crew  had  authorized  ship's  needs  the  exercise,  so  let  him  get  for  doing  a  sailors'  work."  USPHS  HOSPITAI.  James  Armstrong  A.  W.  Keefe  delegate Beltran  Pino to  turn  over  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Julian  I.  Autencio  Harold  Laird  Ben  L.  Bone  Henry  Lanier  Itobert  W.  Buiiner  Hennan  Meyer  the  ship's  fund  of  $12.44  to  the  Raymond  Boston  George  Litchfield  Enoch  B.  CoUina  Bernard  Murphy  Missiles and  Fishes  March  of  Dimes  as  part  of  their  Justin  Burdo  Kenneth  W.  MUler  Robert  Cowdry.  Albert  Paige  B.  H.  Pule  Jesse  Clark  Abram  ^bram  Goldamlt  Starroa  Papoutsla  contribution  in  the fight  against  Hector  L.  Duarte  Abner  Ralford  Polea  ilea  Grorea  Adrian  Ramyn  the  many  crippling  diseases,  for  Gorman  T.  Claza  Joseph  Roberta  Heber  leber  Guyman  loie  Reyei  William  Hauaamas  Joae  Soarea  OrrUIe  R.  Holmes  Juan  Reyea  which  no  cures  are  yet  known.  WiUlam  A.  House  Samuel  Tate  Kverette  A.  Hord  Joae  Rodriguec  Clipper Crew  Donates To  'Dimes' Drive  Anton  Huykman  D.  W.  Rosenberg  WUllam  Kane  Charles  Sincere  Paul  Kronberga  Stefan  Trzclnski  ­ Fidel  Lukban  Ramon  Vila  M.  Megultaoglou  Seorge  A.  WiiUams  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Ulaa  G.  Coffman  Arthur  Fnrat  Clarence  Edwarda  Joseph  Prabeck  Kenneth  Eivin  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAUF.  WiUiam  B.  Brown  Johan  T.  Kismul  Michael  J.  Coffey  Arthur  J.  Schevlng  Edward  3.  Smith  Mike  Goins  M.  Grochowskl  Joseph  Neubauer  Carrol  E.  Harper  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN,  NY  Joseph  Bass  Thomas  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  Gregorlo  Caraballe  PrlmiUvo Huas  '  Leo  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byme  Wade  Chandler  George  Phlfer  Joseph  Cog  Winston  Renny  John  DriscoU  ^  Manuel  SUva  ,  OtU  Glbbs  Aimer  Vickers  Bart  Guranich  Luther  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Pon  Wing  Frank  Hernandes  Royce  Yarborough  , WilUam  Kenny  Pacifico  Yuzon  Ludwig  Kristiansen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  R.  W.  CentchoTich  William  S.  Man gum  Clarence  A.  Deea  George  A.  Pease  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH,  TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  John  C.  Palmer  James  Lauer  Joseph  P.  Wise  Woodrow  Meyers  B.  F.  Deibler  ' Max  Olson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  :  Antonio  Alcaih  Joseph  ArdiUe  Emanuel D.  Jonei  WlUle  White  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON.  MASS.  Samuel  Jonas  Maurice  W.  Roberta  John T.  Keegan  John  C.  Roblea  Dominic  NeweU  Joseph  Thomas  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Thomas  Bowers  Francis  Reagan  Carl  Carlson  John  Spearman  Mlka  Chandoa  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Sidney  Anderson  James C.  Glisson  Jamea  H.  Bales  Albert  Hammao  Robert  G.  Barrett  Wayne  Harris  Claude  Blanka  Rartnond  Hodgeg  Arthur  R.  King  Victor  Bonura  John  G.  Brady  Edward  Knapp  Vincent  J.  CaU  Leo  H.  Lang  Carter  Chambers  David  E.  McCallum  Fesa  T.  Crawford  WUUam  Marjenhoff  WiUow  L.  Crawford  WilUam  Nelson  Eugene  CroweU  Louis  W.  Peed  Joseph  Fitzpatrick  Aids  J.  Pontiff  Clarence  Fontenot  Wlnford  PoweU  Owen  L.  Foster  Harold  R.  Welsh  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  ,  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isakseu  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  MT.  WILSON.  BALTIMORE.  MD.  George  Davla  G.  E.  RlchardaoB  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  Gill  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Harry  HcClemon  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  NY  James  Russell  VA  HOSPITAL  DENVER.  COLO.  Clifford  C.  Womack  Skipper's Letters  Do Not Count  When not  busy  watching  tho  sky  for  o  falling  missile,  most  of  the  crews on  the Suwonee Steamship Company's missile­tracking ships  spend their time  either swimming or fishing. However, because they  live in a world of  electronics, when  the gong on  the Sampan Hitch  hod a  fish  to  boost of,  they mode  sure  they could  bock it up  with  good  documentary  proof.  Pictured  above  with  61/2­foot  shark  caught by  the  crew  on  the Hitch  is  Seafarer  Angelo  Vennzeneilo.  The  other  member  is  not  identified.  According  to  the  report,  it  took  seven  men to  haul the  fish  aboard.  It  has  been  called  to  the  at­ tention  of  headquarters  that  some  skippers  have  been  claim­ ing  that  they  have  "clarifica­ tions" on various  sections of  the  standard  agreement  in  the form  of  a  letter  from  the  Union  or  some  other  communication.  The only  official clarifications  are  those  which  have  been  ap­ proved  by  the  joint  Union­em­ ployer  clarifications  committee  and  have  been  printed  up  as  such as clarifications  to the con­ tract.  All other so­called "clari­ fications"  have  no  contract  sta­ tus whatsoever.  As  previously  reported,  the  clarifications  committee  is  cur­ rently  in  the  process  of  rewrit­ ing and  condensing  the existing  clarifications,  but  until  official  notice  is received  from  the  Un­ ion  all  ships  are  to  proceed  on  the  basis  of  the  existing  docu­ ments.  �m  Jnlr IT, i»5t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fare  Fonrteen  LOO HGlps KGGP  AbrGast Of News  To  (ho  Iditon  t  would  Uko  very  much  to  havo  tho  SEAFARERS  LOG  forwarded  to  mo  at  my  new  address.  As  I  have  been  a  seaman  In  the past and sailed on SIU ships.  I  would  like  to  keep  in  touch  with some  of  my old  shipmates.  My last trip  was  in 1957  on  the  Northwestern  Victory  which  paid  off  in  Oregon.  Whila I am unable to sail  just  ChlnatoTm.  These  people  were  very  decent  to  me,  and  made  • vary effort to sea that I  got by  reasonably.  They  certainly  did  not try  to take advantage  of  the  situation,  and  for  that reason  I  think that  people who  treat sea­ men in foreign  ports as they did  should  have  this  fact  called  to  the  attention  of  the rest  of  tha  membership.  Tony  Petrillo  »  »  Crew Suggests  Time­Off Rule  To  the  Editor:  In the  past, the Seafarers  In­ ternational  Union  of  NA  has  obtained  many  benefits  which  we,  members  of  the  SIU,  have  taken  advantage  of.  The  crew  of  the  SS  Azalea  City  wish  to  send  thanks  to any  and all  con­ cerned  for  the  advanced  condi­ Alt  letters to  the  editor  for  tions  existing  aboard  SlU­con­ publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ tracted  ships.  ERS  LOa  must  he  signed  N 0 w  how­ by  the  writer.  Names  will  ever,  we  are  be  withheld  upon  request.  confronted  with a problem  now,  1 hope  to  be  back  at  sea  which  con­ in  the  near  future  aboard  one  cerns  all  Sea­ farers  and  we  of  the SIU's contracted  ships.  As  I said I  am asking  for this  request  that  paper  to  I  can  keep  in  touch  deep  consider­ with the  news  of  what  is  going  ation  be  given  on in the Union as my heart lies  this  by  the  negotiating  DAngelo  in this  work.  committee  and  the  officials  of  Bernard  Kaufman  the  SIU.  ^  The  theory  or  statement  that  Asks Instructions  "it  you  want  time  off, "get  off"  should  be  dispensed  with,  for  For'Delegates  many of  us feel  it is a  necessity  To the Effltor:  to  have  time  off  in  a  US  port.  .  I  am  in the­same  old  routine  One  major  reason  for  this  is  of  ship's delegate  on  the  Bent's  personal  business  which  cannot  Fort.  Although I  have had  this  be  taken  care  of  after  regular  thankless  job  on  numerous  working  hours.  Another  is  to  ships 1 am  still  confronted with  enable  a  man  to  spend  more  the fact  that 1 am  not  sure  just  time with his family after a trip.  what  a  ship's  delegate's  com­ There  are  others,  but  they  are  plete job  is.  There always  seem  too  numerous  to  mention  here.  Therefore a motion was made,  to  be  a  couple  of  brothers  on  every  ship  who,  although  they  seconded  and  passed  by  the  always  refuse  to  take  a  dele­ crew  of  the  Azalea .City  that  a  system  be  adopted  by  the  SIU  gate's job, find  membership that time  off  in US  the  role  of  a  ports  be given  without  any loss  sea  lawyer  is  of  wages  by  the  crew.  okay for them.  We. request  that  this  motion  Couldn't  we  be  read  at  all  SIU  halls  at  the  have  aome  next  meeting  and  opened  for  type  of  in­ discussion  by  the  rest  of  the  struction  di­ membership,  rected  to  the  Yito D'Angelo  brothers  who  Deck  delegate  do  accept  Wallace  (Ed.  note:  This  motion  was  these  ship­ board  jobs  with  tha  best  of  in­ acted on  at  the  July 8  hq  meet­ tentions  in  mind?  We  had  a.  ing.)  lb  few  ­beefs  here  in  the  past  month  and  I  went  to  Ted  Bah­ Couer d'Alene  kowskI,  Seattle  agent,  for  in­ structions as to what  to do.  But  Rates Thanks  some  of  the  sea  lawyers  were  To the Editor:  dissatisfied  with  what  he  told  to take  this opportuni­ me.  Fortunately,  Reed  Hum­ ty I want  to  convey  through  the  SEA­ phries  was  able  to  straighten  everything  out  when  he  came  FARERS  LOG  my  family's  ap­ preciation  for  the  kind  expres­ aboard  in  Wilmington  and  now  sions of  sympathy from the crew  everyone  seems  to  be  happy  of  the SS Couer d'Alene Victory  again,  thanks  to  the  good  old  ever  the  loss  of  our  father,  SIU  way  of  having  the  patrol­ Joseph  Barbara.  man decide matters on the spot.  1  would  also  like  to  thank  1 hope to be seeing  something  Capt.  T.  Jablonski for  the kind­ in  the  LOG  in  the­near  future  ness and gentleness he displayed  concerning  instructions  to  dele­ in  breaking  the  news  to  my  gates as  to  their  duties  and  au­ brother,  Sal  Barbara,  who  was  thority.  a crewmember aboard the vessel  Walter Wallace  at the time  of  our father's pass­ ing.  Mrs. Francis Curto  Yokohama Bar  letters to  The  Editor  Whiltt  rummaging  through  an  old  trunk,  Richard  Clark  of  At*  lanta,  Ga.,  came  up  with  these old  photographs  of  some  of  the  crew  of  the  South Atlantic  SS.  Co.  Hog  Island  freighter  SS  Liberty  Glp,  enroute  to Liverpool  back  in June,  1927.  According  to  Clark,  the  top  photo  is of  part  of  the black  gang,  taken  after  a  long  tour  of  duty  below,­  while  on  the  left,  one  of  the Liberty Glo's crew stretches his  muscles  on  an  overhead  beam  on  the poop  deck. Recreation facilities  on  the  Hog  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companies as in  the  past,  with  in­ Shorthanded?  MSTS Still Competing  For  Passenger  Business  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  iu­e  asked  to  contact  the  hall  immediately  for  a  replace­ IVaterman,  Seatrain  and  Isthmian,  dividual  points  of  view  on  imple­ ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  participated  in  the  program.  They  menting  the  feeding  program,  but  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  WASHINGTON—When  is  a  Government  "secret"  not  a  employed  food  consultants  to  ride  would  operate  under  a  joint  Un­ filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ Government  secret?  According  to  the  SIU  Washington  of­ nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  ion­company  undertaking.  This  is  their  ships  and  institute  the  Im­ fice,  it's  only  "secret" for  those  who  don't  know  the  street  proved  feeding  system.  The  re­ what has now  been  put  into effect.  sailing  shorthanded.  address of  the Library of  Con­f  sults  proved  very  satisfactory  both  gress.  to  the  crewmembers  and  the  com­ panies.  In  the  past,  the  office  re­ Revised Rules  ports,  it's  been  the  policy  of  the  Meanwhile  a  15­man  SIU  stew­ Military  Sea  Transportation  Serv­ ard  department  committee  worked  ice  not  to  give  out  information  on  up  a  set  of  revised  steward  de­ the  number  of  seamen  working  in  All  of  the  following  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  rrtatemity  the  fleet.  But  a  little  digging  in  parjtment  working  rules  to  rede­ fine  the  functions  and  qualifica­ benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  the  library  stacks  turned  up  the  tions  of  each  man  in  the  galley.  BJame  Haukeho,  bom  May  12,  Union  H.  Sanders,  Bay  Minette,  information  that  the  agency  has  The  deaths  of  the  following  Sea­ The  working  rules  included  a  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Bjarne  Ala.  11,505  employees,  of  whom  3,218  farers  have  been  reported  to  the  guide  for  food  preparation  and  Haukebo,  Long  Beach,  Calif,  are  military  and  8,237  civilians.  SIU  Welfare  Plan  and  the  death  i.  benefit  Has  been  paid  to  their  service  based  on  the  "to  order"  Rosemary  Talbott,  born  June  4,  Just  how  many  of  these  are  sea­ beneficiaries:  t  it  system.  These  rules  were  adopted  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Elwood  men  is still  not  known.  by  the  membership  and  put  into  Sandra  Gay  Lightell,  bom  June  Talbott,  Houston,  Tex.  Other  interesting  facts  are  that  Paul  Smyth,  44:  Brother  Smyth,  13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul  effect.  MSTS,  as  of  April  30  of  this  year,  an  SIU  deck  department  member  $•   4"  However,  while  the  feeding  pro­ Lightell,  New  Orleans,  La.  still  had  120  of  its  own  ships  as  since  1955,  died  Dennis  Mark  Royal,  bom  June  t  ^  gram  was  working  well  through  against  27  charters  and  four  ships  June  6  of  an  in­ 12, 1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  Carl  Phyllis  Lynette  Manett,  born  cooperation  with  individual  com­ owned  by  other  Government  agen­ ternal  h e m o r­ Royal,  Ellaville,  Ga.  rhage  in  Doyle,  panies, not all  companies and  ships  June 14, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs.  cies.  4>  4>  4>  Maryland.  He  were  participating,  and  many  of  Grant  Marzett,  Mobile,  Ala.  Jesse  Young  Chapline,  born  In  1958,  MSTS  handled  605,000  leaves  a  cousin,  ^  $  the  smaller  companies  were  not  in  Gregory  ^  Mosher,  bom  May  21,  1,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  passengers,  over  half  of  whom  Charles  Woods,  a  position  to  obtain  the  services  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Albert  June  Robert  L.  Chapline,  Youngstown,  were  military  personnel.  The  ad­ of  Seattle,  Wash.  of  consultants,  even  though  all  Mosher,  Baltimore,  Md.  ditional  passengers  were  the  de­ Burial  was  in  Ohio.  ships  were operating  under the  re­ pendents of  military personnel  and  Glen  B u r n i e  t>  it  3P  4"  vised  union  working  rules for  the  Evelyn  Ramirez,  born  May  15,  "others  approved  by  the  Depart­ Cemetery,  Md.  Jenifer  Devine,  bom  June  16,  steward  departments.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Tomas  1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs.  Paul  A.  ment  of  Defense"—in  other  words,  4  4  4  Consequently,  in  renewing  the  Ramirez,  Brooklyn,  NY.  people  who  were  not  in  the armed  Harry  Henze,  Devine,  Galveston, Tex.  67:  Brother  Henz*  .SIU  contract  last  fall,  the  Union  »  ^  forces and  were  not  military men's  died  on  June  13  while  a  patient  '  4"  4"  4P  negotiated  the  five­cent  daily  con­ Jeffrey  Armstrong,  born  June  at  the  Pinecrest  tribution  from  the  operators  to  fi­ 16,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Gebbia,  born  May  15,  dependents.  The  maritime  unions  Nursing  Home,  nance  the  establishment  of  a  full­ James  R.  Armstrong,  Jarvisburg,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Peter  would be interested in getting a  de­ tailed  breakdown  on  these  others  Savannah,  Ga.  Gebbia,  New  Orleans,  La.  time  group  of  consultants  who  NC.  and  why  they  were  traveling  on  Henze  was  a  would  service  all  SlU­contracted  4  4.  4  ^  ^  ^  member  sine*  ships.  The  full­time  consultants  Pamela Doris  Sanders, born May  Helen  Goldman,  born  May  27,  Government  ships.  1938,  sailing  in  On  the  cargo  side,  commercial  would not be  working for indlvdual  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ken­ the  steward  de­ neth  Goldman,  Ridley  Park,  La.  ships  handled  approximately  %ths  partment.  He  is  of  the  MSTS  cargo  lift  and  re­ 4  4  4  survived  by  his  Sabrina Henninger,  born May  11,  ceived  78  percent  of  the  $425  mil­ wife,  Mrs. Gather  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Robert  lion expense incmred, but a  break­ Henze  of  Savan­ Henninger,  Baltimore,  Md.  down  of  the  companies  receiving  nah.  Place  of  burial  was  not  in­ MSTS  contracts  is  not  readily  4  4  4  dicated.  Zanie  Camille  Milne,  born  June  available.  4  4  4  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ar­ All  cargo  and  passengers  moved  thur  Milne,  Mobile,  Ala.  by  MSTS,  the  report  notes,  are  Andrew  Sndol,  47:  Brother  Su<°  paid  for  out  of  appropriations  for  dol,  a  Union  member  since  1947,  4  4  4  Pedro  Moreno,  born  April  13,  the  Army,  Navy  and  Air  Force;  died  in  his  home  town  at  Wilkes­ 1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Pedro  consequently,  the  same  payments  Barre,  Pa.,  on May  27  when  hit  by  Moreno,  Galveston,  Tex.  could  be  made  directly  to  private  a  train.  He  had  worked  in  the  4  4  4  industry for  the  same  functions.  engine  department.  Mrs.  Josh  Brett  Allen  Nelson,  born  June  The  Washington  office  review  Thomas,  his  sister,  survives  him.  23,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  notes  that  MSTS  has  a  new  boss.  Place  of  burial  was  not  indicated.  Frank  Nelson,  Maplewood,  La.  Vice  Admiral  Roy  A.  Gano,  and  TO SHIPS IN ATlANTie EUROPEAN  4  4  4  Steven  OToole,  born  April  10,  expresses  the  hope  that "a  change  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  John  in  command  will  mean  a  change  in  the  policies  of  MSTS."  OToole,  Baltimore,  Md.  SIU  BABY  ABBIVALS  EVERY  SUNDAY  DIRECT  VOICE  DROADCAST  MTD"  "THE VOICE OF THE  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  (t1;20  EST  Sunday)  VYFK­39, 19850  KCs  Ships  In  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast. of  United  States.  VFFL­65,  15850  KCa  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area,  North  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Francisco  M.  Mateo  posing that Government passengers  and  defense  business  move  over­ G.  Miranda,  Las  Casas  #17,  seas  by  air  instead  of  by  ships.  A  Ponce,  PR,  wants  to  contact  you  statement  to  that  effect  was  made  urgently.  by  Lt.  Gen.  William  H.  Tunner,  Cyril  A.  Scott  the  commander  of  the' MATS. ~  Ex­Steel  King  The  proposal  was  made  because  Your  wife  is  very  anxious  to  (Continued from  page  3)  of a  dispute  between  MATS  and  hear  from  you.  Write  1571  Union  to  r '.tain satisfaction of  grievances.  privately­operated airlines over the  ('1­...S  is  a  right,  the  crews  say,  carriage  of  passengers  and  cargo,  St., Brooklyn, NY,  or call President  which  has  been  taken  from  them  a dispute  which is  identical  to  that  4­8475.  sinc^  the  end  of  Warld  War  II.)  between private  ship operators and  Paul  Hoggins  • Improved    living  conditions  MSTS.  Tunner's move  was seen  as  Please  contact  H.  F.  Holmes  at  and  improved  feeding.  (Many  of  a  means  of  appeasing  the  airlines  7020 North  Clark  Ave., Tampa,  Fla.  the  Italian  ships,  the  mejq.  say,  by  giving  them  more  business  at  James  J.  Gorman  have  a five­pot system.)  the  expense  of  ships,  without  re­ Please  get  in  touch  with  your  • The establishment  of  controls  ducing  the  activities  of  MATS.  over scab  seamen who are working  The  proposal  has  been  attacked  mother,  Mrs.  Marcy  E.  Gorman,  at  for  far  less  than  minimum  union  by  representatives  of  the  Ameri­ 21­57  33rd  Street,  Astoria,  LI.  wages—a  situation  aggravated  by  can  shipping  industry  as  involving  Federlco  Reyes  the  Italian  unemployment situation  a  further , weakening  of  the  mer­ Please  contact  your  wife,  Bea­ which  has  driven  many  non­sea­ chant  marine.  The  ship  operators  trice Reyes,  621 Union Ave., Bronx,  men  to the  waterfront.  declared  that  it "disregarded  .  .  .  NY,  about  a  very  important  legal  • A   n increase  in manning scales.  the  need  for  sea­lift  capacity  re­ matter.  (Italian  ships,  the  crews  say,  often  cently  reaffirmed  by  the  Govern­ Frank  Mason  carry  one  crewman  for  14  passen­ ment  and  the  Department  of  De­ ex­Valiant  Hope  gers, while  the liner United States,  fense."  Your  gear  has  been  deposited  at  which  carries  1,8()0­1,9U()  passen­ the Boston  Hall.  gers, has  a crew of  about  1,200.)  William  GUck  • Freedom    from  military  re­ Important  you  contact  Mrs.  Jo­ strictions.  (Under  present  Italian  sephine  Clinard,  3565  NW  12th  law,  the  men  say,  they  are  con­ Street, Miami  35,  Florida, concern­ sidered  part  bf  the  Italian  Navy  ing  watch  you bought.  and  subject  to  its  regulations.)  ,  U  I  .t  i • }, i  •   ; I."  .  .......  • .«*. wfil'it­ • s a I u .0 tt  SIU  Aiding  Ifaly Strike  Cov'f  Airii  Gets In Act  .4 �Vol.  XXI  No. 15  SEAFARERSALOO  July  If,  1959  'H:  • • ^  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UN ION »  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  >  AFL.CIO*  Engineers Win  Severance Pay  in Fiag Switches  On Land  And Sea  ITF Holds  Meeting On  Runaways  An  SIU  of  NA  delegation  left  An  impartial  arbitrator  has  ruled  that  the  principle  of  early this  week for  Geneva, Switz­ severance pay  applies in the  maritime industry to  crewmem­ erland, to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  bers whose ships are  transferred to  a foreign flag.  The deci­ Fair  Practices  Committee  of  the  International  Transportworkers  sion,  made  in  connection  tract,  had  agreed  with  the  ship  Federation. The meeting  this week  with  the  Marine  Engineers  operators  to  submit  the  severance  dealt  with  the  ITF  attack  on  the  runaway­flag  problem,  reviewing  ^  Beneficial  Association  agree­ pay  claim  to  arbitration  to  deter­ action  taken  thus  far  and  further  mine if  such  a  claim Is suitable  in  ment,  represents  an  important  steps  to  be  taken  to  implement  the  maritime  industry  and,  if  so,  breakthrough  in  obtaining  protec­ what  kind  of  terms  should  be  ap­ previous' resolutions  on  organizing  tion  for  seamen  on  ships  trans­ plied.  these ships.  ferred  foreign.  The  severance  pay  program  had  Attending for the SIU  of  NA are  The  SIU,  negotiating  its  new  been  accepted  in  principle  last  President  Hall  and  Vice­President  wage  and  vacation  benefits  last  year  in  the  MEBA  contract  nego­ Hal  Banks,  representing  Canada.  fall,  has  not  completed  an  agree­ tiations.  President  Joseph  Curran  is  head­ ment  on  severance  pay  and  job  ing  a  Nation^  Maritime  Union  Negotiated  Last  Tear  security demands.  A large  number  The  arbitrator's  award  provides  delegation  at  the  conference.  of  meetings  have  been  held  since  severance pay for  all permanently­ State  Dep't  Action  then with SlU­contracted operators  assigned  engineers aboard  a  trans­ Among  the  subjects  up  for  re­ in an  effort to reach  agreement on  ferred  ship.  The  severance  will  view  at  the  conference  is  the  re­ these  clauses  and  discussions  are  amount  to  one  month's  pay  for  cent meeting between  the US State  still  going  on  on  the  issue.  each  four  months'  service  at  the  Department and  representatives of  As  was  pointed  out  at  the  time  minimum,  for  engineers  with  the  European  maritime  nations;  at  of  last fall's settlement, the agree­ company  less  than  a  full  year.  which  the  runaway  issue  was  dis­ »  ment  in  wages  and  other  money  Engineers  with  one  full  year  of  cussed,  among  other  matters.  Also  items did  not constitute a  full con­ service  will  get  foiu:  months'  under  discussion  are  recent  trans­ tract  settlement,  but  these  provi­ wages.  Those  with  up  to  eight  fers  of  runaway  tonnage  to  mari­ sions  were  put  into  effect  pending  years'  service,  will  get  the  basic  time nation  flags.  resolution  of  the  job  security  pro­ four  months'  wages  plus  an  addi­ Undoubtedly,  ways  and  means  visions.  tional  month's  pay  for  each  addi­ of  organizing  the  runaways  under  The  MEBA,  in  settling  its  con­ tional  year.  various  unions'  jurisdictions  are  Those  with  more  than  eight  Britain's "Hovercraft," a new machine that rides on an artificially­ being  discussed at  the  conference.  years  with  the  company,  will  get  created  cushion  of  air,  goes  through  its  paces  on  land  and  at  A farther report on  the outcome  11  months' severance  pay,  plus  an  of  the  conference  will  appear  in  sea.  In top  photo  7,500­pound  oval­shaped  craft hovers  above  additional half­month  for addition­ the  next  SEAFARERS  LOG.  .  al  years.  Those  with  over  ten  ground, while below, it rides over water.  years'  service  will  get  one  year's  severance.  Covers Mates  Too  The  same  provisions  will  apply  WASHINGTON  —  New  regula­ automatically  to  members  of  the  In an echo of  the two­year­old  beef  of  the SIU Canadian District against Canadian Nation­ tions  requiring  subsidized  dry  car­ Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  Union,  al Steamships, it now appears a Cuban government bank may have to pay damages for being  go  ships  to  have  heavy­lift  booms  since  they,  under  the  terms  of  unable  to deliver  the eight strikebound ships.  The  vessels  were  purchased  by  the Batista  and  "washdown"  systems  to  fight  their  contract  settlement,  were  to  regime  from  the  Canadian­*­ radioactivity  have  been  announced  be  entitled  to  ahy  severance  pay  government  in  the  midst  of  In a $71^  million suit filed in Balti­ bank's  breach  of  contract  caused  FloU  Maritima  to  lose  $31^  mil­ by  the  Maritime  Administration.  awarded  to  the  engineers.  the strike beef, and unsuccess­ more  District  Federal  Court  by  All  ships  built  in  the  future  for  Over  and  abov^e  the  monetary  ful  efforts  were  made  at  the  time  the  Flota  Maritima  Browning  de  lioh  dollars,  the­suit  says.  Cuba.  This  is  the  Cuban  shipping  Another  contract,  the  suit  operation  under  subsidy  contracts  benefits  provided  the  engineers,  to  man  them.  the severance  pay  provision  would  outfit  headed  by  Troy  Browning  claims,  gave  the  Browning  outfit  will  have  to have one  60­ton heavy  The  present  premier  of  Cuba  a  15­year  lease­purchase  arrange­ tend  to  discourage  American­flag  whose Great Lakes ships are under  lift  and  three  ten­ton  lifts  as  part  has promised  not to  have the ships  ment  on  six  ships  being  built  in  operators  from  transferring  ships  to  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  contract  of  their  regular  gear.  The  heavy  Britain and  Japan.  The default of  lifts  have  long  been  regarded  by  foreign  because  of  the  costs  in­ manned  behind  the Canadian  Dis­ District.  picketline.  A  few  days  after'the  suit  was  this contract, it is  claimed,  eaused  the  Government  as  essential  items  involved  in  making  the  severance  trict  The  damages  are  being  sought  filed,  it  was  announced  that  the  Flota  Maritima  to  lose  $4  million.  which  have  been  lacking  on  virtu­ payments  to  their  crews.  Cuban  bank  had  made  a  down  The  suit,  under  admiralty  law,  ally all American­flag cargo vessels.  payment  to  Canada  on  the  struck  asks  the  entire  $7^  million  plus  The  washdown  system  will  in­ costs and interest.  It also asks that  vessels.  '  volve  a  minor  modification  of  ex­ the one  ship tied  up in  Baltimore,  When  the  Cuban  bank  bought  isting  shipboard  firefighting  gear.  the  Ciudad  de  la  Habana,  be  auc­ the  eight  Canadian  ships—which  Its  function  is  to  provide  a  film  tioned  off  to  satisfy  as  much  of  had ­been  tied  up  in  a  wage  dis­ of  seawater  on  all  exposed  decks  the  claim  as  possible.  pute  of  the SIU  Canadian  District  and  topside  structures  should  a  —^Browning's  Cuban  outfit  was  ship enter an area  contaminated by  supposed  ­to  operate  them  with  radioactive  fallout.  Cuban  seamen.  PHILADELPHIA—Port  Agent Steve  Cardullo reports  that  Ships  equipped  fo^  washdowns  However,  vigorous  protests  by  will  have combination  solid stream  work on  a new SIU  hall for this port  is progressing at a good  the  Canadian  District,  backed  by  and  fog  spray  nozzles  on  existing  pace.  At  present  cement  piers are  being added  to withstand  the  SIU,  including  demonstrations  hoses, to be  installed in  clips about  the added  weight of  construe­ at  the  Cuban  consulate  in  New  SIU  membership  meet­ 50  feet  apart  and  pointed  straight  tion.  All  members,  Cardullo  doldrums  because  of  the­dispute  York,  kept  the  strikebreaking  up.  Consequently,  when  all  the  says,  are  invited  to  take  a  between  the employers  and  the In­ move  from  becoming  effective.  As  ings  are  held  regularly  hoses  are  turned  on,  lifeboats,  look  at  the work. Already  many of  ternational  Longshoremen's  Asso­ a  result,  the  entire fleet  has  re­ weather decks  and other areas  will  them  have done so and  are looking  ciation.  A  few­replacements; have  mained  immobilized  in  Halifax,  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ be  covered  with  sptay.  forward  eagerly  to  the  building's  been  shipped  on tankers  but there  with  the  exception  of  the  Ciudad  nesday  nights  at  7  PM in  Navy  tests have  shown  that such  completion.  have  been  few  other  job  oppor­ de  la  Habana  (the  former  Cana­ ad  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ washdown  systems  are  effective  The  new  hall,  located  at  2602  tunities.  The  ILA  beef  broke  out  dian  Challenger)  which  has  been  farers  are  expected  to  protection  for  ships'  crews  against  South  Fourth  Street,  will  provide  when  longshoremen  balked  at  un­ tied  up  in  Baltimore.  Cuban  sea­ radioactivity. Ships  of  the Military  facilities  for  both  Union  functions  loading a cargo of  sugar because  of  men  have refused  to  participate in  attend;  those  who  wish  to  any  effort  to  man  the strikebound  be excused  should  request  Sea Transportation  Service already  and  those of  the Seafarers Welfare  unsafe  working  conditions.  have  such  systems  functioning.  Plan. It will be a one­story  building  The  port  had  three  payoffs  dur­ ships.  permission  by  telegram  The  new  regulations  covering  in  modern  architectural  style,  of­ ing  the  last  period—the  Petro  Actually,  Browning's  suit  covers  (be  sure  to include  regis­ two  lease­purchase  arrangements,  heavy  lift  capacity  provide  that  fering ample space and  comforts to  Chem  (Valentine)  and  the  Mary­ mar  and  "Texmar  (Calmar).  The  both  of  which,  he  claims,  the  Cu­ tration  number).  The next  • '.w/fc jV:.  they  are  not  to  be  treated  as  na­ the membership.  ban  baiik  broke.  tional  defense  features  for  which  The  SIU  is  also  continuing  its  Marymar  signed  on.  SIU  meetings  will be:  In  transit  were  the  CS  Miami  Under  the  arrangement  on  the  the  Government  pays  the  entire  organization v/ork  in this port, Car­ July  22  i  cost.  The  reasoning  is  that  such  dullo  says.  Meanwhile  the  beef  and  Winter  Hill  (CiUes  Service);  Canadian  siiii­s,  iUe  Cuban  bank  heavy  lifts  are  needed  for  normal  with  the  Graham  Transportation  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  Steel  Scien­ agreed  to  give  Brow  ng  a  seven­ .Augusts  commercial  operations  because  of  Company  is  still  tied  up in  Labor  tist and  Steel Seafarer  (Isthmian);  year  lease  on  11 shipt­ ­the  eight  Canadian vessels  plrs thi:ee  others  Jean  and  Edith  (BuU),  and  Alcoa  August  19  ^ t  the large amount  of  military  cargo  Board litigation.  —with  an  dptloQ  to  buy.  The,  Shipping  here  has  been  in  the  Runner  (Alcoa).  carried  by American­flag vessels.  New  Ships  Need  Atom  'Wash' Gear  Sue Cuba For Struek Ships  Dock Dispute Slows Phila.;  New Hall Makes Progre^  f  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  • ;  ./­'i  • •   � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 17, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ALL SHIPS TO GET SIU FOOD PROGRAM SIU CO. TO BUILD FOUR BOX-SHIPS FILE APPEAL IN ‘SPEEDING’ SUSPICION $1.25 MINIMUM PROPOSED FOR 100,000 IN MARITIME REVISED SIU FOOD PROGRAM COVERS ALL UNION VESSELS NY ITALIAN SHIP STRIKERS HOLD FIRM; GET SIU AID PROPOSE GREATER SURPLUS SALES, PLUS OVERSEAS GIFTS FISHERMEN ELECT OFFICERS; HAIL SIU ‘SPLENDID HELP’ MEBA TO SEEK LAKES JOB SECURITY BRITISH FIRM SELLING RR ‘STRIKE BENEFIT’ PACIFIC SIU PLANS CLINIC IN ‘FRISCO ADD FIREMEN, AB COURSES TO UNION TRAINING PROGRAM MOBILE UNIONS PLAN TEST OF ALA. ANTI-STRIKE LAW HEAVY SUMMER TURNOVER MAKES NY SHIPPING HOT PACIFIC DISTRICT OPENS MORE PENSIONERS’ HOMES MSTS STILL COMPETING FOR PASSENGER BUSINESS ENGINEERS WIN SEVERANCE PAY IN FLAG SWITCHES ITF HOLDS MEETING ON RUNAWAYS SUE CUBA FOR STRUCK SHIPS DOCK DISPUTE SLOWS PHILA.; NEW HALL MAKES PROGRESS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/17/1959 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. 15  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log