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COAST SIU HALTS ALL PMA SHIPS •v ^ •Story On Page 2 NEW NORFOLK HALL PLANNED Story On Page 3 SEA-LAND, SEATPAIN TO BUILD -Story On Page 3 �SEAWdRERS mte TW* LOG MTD, Venezuela Dock Union Reach Aid Pact Mwoh, IMS Key To Venezuela: Oil, Ore Resourees The preliminary agreement Just reached with the Veneruelans Into the ID-MTD camp a group of trade tmionNEW YORK—The militant, 14,000-member longshoremen's union In Venezuela has ists whobrings have proven themselves time and again as staimch signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Division of the Maritime friends of democratic unionism. It also involves a Latin American Trades Department, which will greatly strengthen the campaign of maritime workers in nation which is the most important single country at present in the both countries against run-"^ Western hemisphere's oil and bulk ore trade. gangs on the ships In Venezuelan "away shipping and cheap ship Federation on February 15. Venezuela rates second only to the United States among free world ports, but the Venezuelans will not nations as an oU producer. Its annual output is greater than snch fabled Signing for the Venezuelans operations. Signed here on March 12 be­ tween the Federacion de TrabaJadores Fortuarios de Venezuela and the ID-MTD, the memoran­ dum paves the way for a close al­ liance between the MTD and the entire Venezuelan Confederation of Labor, a two-milllon-member organization. The agreement followed a week of conferences between the Vene­ zuelan representatives and MTD officials. It was the second such agreement signed, the first one being the mutual aid agreement signed with the Chilean Maritime Common bonds of all maritime workers were demonstrated in Baltimore when MTD's International Division brought to­ gether top ofFicials of Venezuelan longshore union and Span­ ish seamen on Liberian-flag Oswego Defender that runs into Venezuela. On hand (l-rj are Crisanto Quintero, secretary, Confederacion Trabajadores de Venezuela; Jose Perez, ID-MDT rep; Daniel Torres, Antonio Calleja, Oswego De­ fender crewmen; Martin Correa, president of the Confed­ eracion, and Monroe Diaz off the Defender. MTD Assist Helps End Argentine Job Dispute The SIU has received the thanks of the International Transportworkers Federation for its help in enabling Argentine maritime workers to settle their beef against the Argentineflag Rio Tunuyan. was not obligated to obtain crews In a cable to SIU president from the Argentine union. Paul Hall from Buenos Aires, The seamen, members of SOMU, the recognized maritime union In Argentina, picketed the ship In protest against the firing and re­ ceived full support from the Inter­ national Division of the Maritime Trades Department and its mem­ ber unions. Including the SIU and the International Longshoremen's Association, Although the company was able to obtain an injunction after two days of joint picketing and the ship was finally able to sail, the court injunction was subsequently This paved the way toward SEAFARERS LOG vacated. further picketing of the ship, if March, 1962 Vol. XXIV, No. 3 necessary. As a result, when the vessel returned to Argentina, the company acknowledged the union's rights on the ship and agreed to obtain crewmembers from SOMU. PAUL HALL, President The fact that the ship would be HERBEHT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK. picketed at both ends of its run, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, ARTHUR MARKO- in Buenos Aires as well as in New Wiiz, JMIKE POLLACK, Staff Writers. York, directly led to the Argen­ tine seamen's victory. The exist­ Published monthly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ ence and strong support of the lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters ID-MTD meant that the seamen District, AFL-CIO, 6/S i-ourfh Avehuc, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«600. had a central group in the States Second class postage paid at the Post to whom they could appeal for as­ Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act sistance, particularly with refer­ of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 ence to the legal questions in­ volved. ITF Latin American regional di­ rector Fernando Azana said: "Con­ flict SOMU successfully solved. Deeply thankful your solidarity." SOMU Is the Argentine maritime workers union. The beef began when the own­ ers of the Rio Tunuyan, the Argen­ tine States Lines, fired union crewmembers, and replaced them with non-union seamen. The com­ pany claimed it had the right to hire seamen from any source and put this into effect until the ILA oil-rich countries as Saudi Arab'a, Iraq and Iran. As such, it is a major is satisfied on this end of the run. supplier of both US and Euro. ;i oil imports. The memorandum of understand­ Among the biggest operators in the Venezuelan oil trade are StaodU ing specifically provides that an ard Oil of New Jersey, the Royal Dutch-Shell group and Texaco. agreement be worked out with the Standard Oil's producing subsidiary, Creole Petroleum, is the number Confederation of Labor in Vene­ one producer in the country. zuela to deal with the following Despite the enormous quantities of petroleum moved between problems among others: Venezuela and the US and between Venezuela and Canada, not a single • Unorganized maritime American-flag or Canadian-flag tanker participates in this trade. Nor do workers; Venezuelans themselves have much in the way of shipping on these profitable runs. Besides the runaways, ships flying the flags of Norway, • Runaway-flag operations; • Exploitation of seamen and Greece and Great Britain dominate the movement of cargo. years, Venezuela also has become a major supplier of iron maritime workers in the western oreIntorecent such industrial giants as United States Steel and Bethlehem. hemisphere in any shape or form; Here too, runaway-flag vessels completely dominate the huge tonnage • Employment problems con­ moved. No US-flag vessels participate in this trade. fronting seamen and longshoremen, The Venezuelan union men who signed the memorandum, as well including containerization and au­ as the other leaders of major unions in the Confederation, are all tomation; and veterans of the struggle against the dictatorship of General Perez • The threat of Communism and Jimenez, who ran the country with an iron fist for many years. Both totalitarian movements. Correa and Quintero served years in Jail and in exile for their "It is our conviction," the mem­ opposition to Jimenez, as did the other leaders of the CTV. orandum stressed, "that the better­ Since the ouster of the Jimenez regime, leaders of the CTV have ment of the conations and living been active in combating pro-Communist and pro-Castro forces in standards of North American and Venezuela. As a result, the once-powerful Communist apparatus in . Latin American workers will de­ the Venezuelan trade union movement has been reduced to relative stroy the totalitarian menace. Our impotence. mutual experience in combatting totalitarianism on the waterfronts of the world has convinced us of this fact. "In order to implement this pro­ gram, we will meet in Caracas at a mutually-acceptable time within the next three weeks, at which time representatives of our organizations and other affected unions in the SAN FRANCISCO—Enforcing the "no contract—no work" Venezuelan Confederation will be policy previously authorized by the membership, the SIU able to participate. This meeting Pacific District struck Wesi Coast steamship companies in will develop the specific program needed to carry out the purposes all ports on March 16. The^ agreed upon in this memorandum." walkout came after seven cargoes arriving in port and to The Venezuelan unions are par­ months of negotiations with sail vessels loaded with essential military cargoes. One of the car­ ticularly anxious to develop a pro­ the operators. goes affected, and which ultimate­ gram against runaway shipping. to 60 ships have been tied ly sailed. Involved specialized Major oil companies, including upClose by the strike action in II ports equipment bound for A-bomb test­ Standard Oil of New Jersey, have by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ recently transferred Venezuelan- cific, Marine Cooks and Stewards ing grounds in the Pacific. The three unions have received flag tankers to runaway operation and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and laid off Venezuelan crew­ & Watertenders, acting as the 100 percent support from other maritime unions, all of which ara members. Pacific District. respecting the joint picketlines. An agreement with the Venezue­ The strike call went out on Contracts with a number of lan Confederation of Labor would March 14, allowing the companies smaller companies, including involve the petroleum workers, who a 48-hour notice to discharge per­ steamschooner operators, have handle the loading of oil tankers, and the mine workers, who load ishables. Seventeen operators are not yet expired and these conthe ore ships. Consequently, such a party to the Pacific Maritime cems are not involved in the an agreement would cover the pro­ Association agreement negotiated walkout against PMA. The union collective bargaining duction and transportation of Jointly by the three West Coast unions. sessions with management began major cargo items in the trade be­ Subsequently, the strike com­ in September and foundered when tween Venezuela and the United mittee reached an agreement to the "final offer" of the shipowners States. ^move all perishable and military completely ignored the basic min­ imum demands of the three unions in the areas of supplemental pay, pensions, welfare and other items. In other specific areas of the contract, the unions and the PMA previously reached 'general agree­ ment on a revision of the basic offshore contract, most depart­ mental working rules and provi­ sion for a medical center program for Pacific District seamen. Agree­ ment was also completed earlier on contract changes dealing with fast-tm-naround container vessels operated by some of the compa­ nies. were Martin Correa, president, and Crisanto Quintero, secretary of the longshoremen's union. An imme­ diate result of the understanding was a pledge by the Venezuelans not to work the Grace Line containerships until that company had settled satisfactorily with the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation here. The Grace ships have been Idle two years while the company vain­ ly tried to persuade the Venezue­ lans to fire up to 90 percent of the normal longshore complement. Grace finally agreed to employ full West Coast SIU Strike Seeks Real Wage Offer Get That SS Number Right PacifiG District pickets man line at gangway of Matson's Hawaiian Retailer in New York. Similar lines are up in li US ports where West Coast ships are docked. Pictured here on picket watch (l-r) ere Amund Pettenen, SUP; Kenny Sato, MFOW, and K. Dahlin, SUP. Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong numbei means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handlir|g of payments. �Micvh, IMt SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Meet In New Houston Hall Seafarers aftending first regular Union meeting at new hall in Houston bow heads during traditional pause honoring "departed brothers." Large turnout helped formally open new two-sfory building at meeting on March 12. Sea-Land, Seatrain Moving To Boost Domestic Trades Two SlU-contracted operators are going ahead with plans to beef up the ailing domestic trade. Sea-Land is following through on construction of special containerships for intercoastal operation and Seatrain has just disclosed it will "jumbo-ize" two of its present vessels. Following through on its pleted by July, transforming it will be handled by Sun Shipbuild­ planned expansion program, into a 630-foot vessel that can ing in Chester, Pa. Sea-Land announced that work has commenced on the first of two Esso tankers, the New Orleans, which were purchased for con­ version into trailer ships for Inter­ coastal operation. The company is planning to purchase two addi­ tional tankers for conversion but this transaction is still pending. The conversion of the tanker New Orleans is underway at the Hoboken yard of Todd Shipbuild­ ing following the tu-rival of the first of four 419-foot Germanbuilt mid-bodies that will be in­ serted between the bow and stern of the tankers, both T-2s. A sec­ ond mid-body to be fitted to the Esso Raleigh is expected to arrive In Hoboken the end of April. Conversion of the Esso New Orleans is expected to be com­ transport 474 containers at a speed of 16 knots. The vessel will be named the Elizabeth Port in honor of the new harbor development project now being undertaken by the Port of New York Authority at Elizabeth, NJ. Sea-Land has leased the $19 million terminal and upon its com­ pletion in September will open the nation's first inter-coastal all containership service. The service is now utilizing conventional C-2 freighters. An additional boost to the domestic trade was received when Seatrain said it would enlarge the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana by adding 50-foot mid-sections to the two vessels. Conversion of the combination rail-container ships will cost about $1.5 million and Trinidad Seamen^ Alcoa To Bargain On Runaways ".:j The conversion entails cutting the ships in two after the center hatch and adding the midsections, thereby increasing the ships' cargo capacity by about 25 percent. Present plans call for the first ship to go into drydock during the first week in June, with conversion expected to be completed by the first week in July when work on the second ship will begin. Pace Thra9 Plan New Union Hall In Norfolk NORFOLK—Preliminary planning for a brand-new Union hall and shipping center for Seafarers in the vast Hampton Roads area has begun. The new con­ struction would further the SIU's continuing building program in all ports. A new Norfolk facility would add another important link to the network of new"^ hall here is awaiting completioa' halls developed on the At­ of detailed final plans for the struc­ lantic Coast and in the ture, since the necessary zoning Gulf during recent years. An­ nouncement of the planned construction follows the for­ mal opening of a new building in Houston this month. In addition, a modernized struc­ ture to service the Union's grow­ ing membership on the inland waterways, as part of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, is due to open shortly in St. Louis. An important rail and shipping point, the Hampton Roads area handles coal, grain and other bulk cargoes in huge volume. Since bulk cargoes account for a major por­ tion of US import and export commerce today liie port's activity keeps growing. A consequence of the increased deep-sea cargo movement is the parallel rise in IBU members throughout the area as a result of recent organizational campaigns. Actual construction of a new Waterman, Alcoa Earn Fleet Sanitation Awards MOBILE—New progress in the SIU's overall improved feeding and shipboard sanitation program was marked re­ cently when Waterman Steamship earned its first fleet-wide citation for excellence in ves-"*" sel sanitation and Alcoa won tions in the SlU-manned Bloomits second such award in a field, Calmar, Isthmian and Ore row. \ Seafarers, and particularly stew­ PORT-OF-SPAIN—The SIUNA-affillated Seamen's and ard department members, manning Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad has won recog­ ships in both fleets have drawn high praise for their efforts in nition as bargaining representative for unlicensed seamen each instance. on the runaway-flag ships ^ benefits such as disability pay­ The citations for Waterman and servicing Alcoa's bauxite ter­ ments and death benefits for mem­ Alcoa follow similar awards made last year by the US Public Health bers' beneficiaries. minals in the US Gulf. Service following sanitary Inspeci? Nine Alcoa Ships The Alcoa subsidiaries operate • total of nine vessels in this trade under both the Liberlan and Pana­ manian fllags. The Lib-Ore Cor­ poration runs seven of the ships and the Pan-Ore Corporation oper­ ates the remaining two. The 6,000 members of the SWWTU affiliated with the SIUNA last October when an autonomous charter was presented here on be­ half of the international union. A group of four SWWTU officials are currently in the US- for an ex­ tended stay at SIU headquarters to learn more about stateside union operations and procedures for servicing their members. (See feature on Page 9.) Pension Plan In separate action, tiie SWWTU has also won agreement on a pen­ Capt. W. E. Anthony, vice-president of Waterman (left), sion plan with the Trinidad Ship­ looks on as C. H. Atkins, assistant surgeon general of the ping Association, which went into USPHS, reads citation on plaque awarded to the SIUeffect last month. The retirement manned fleet for outstanding vessel sanitation. Ceremony program provides for optional re­ in Mobile marked first such award ever received by Water­ tirement at age 55 and regular re­ tirement at 65, as well as subsidiary man. Line fleets. First-Time Citation Presentation of the first-time ci­ tation for Waterman was made here last month by Dr. Callis H. Atkins, assistant surgeon general of the USPHS, to Capt. William Anthony, company vice-president, at a lunch­ eon held in the Battle House Hotel. In accepting the plaque, Capt. x\nthoiiy cited the efforts of SlU crewmeinbers. Union officials and representatives of the Food Plan for their joint cooperation with the company's own sanitation program. The Public Health Service con­ ducts the inspection program as a means of controlling disease and contamination aboard ship as well as ashore. Its inspections cover the preparation and serving of all food and drink, including their sources ashore. PHS maintains a checklist of 166 separate items cov­ ering sanitary construction, main­ tenance and operation of all feed­ ing and cooking facilities aboard the vessels. In winning the latest awards. Waterman's 24 ships earned a score of 96 out of a possible rating of 100, and Alcoa's 13-ship fleet drew an overall 97 rating. Previous citations to the other four companies represented the Second in a row for Isthmian, third in a row for Bloomfield, the fifth straight for Ore Line and the fourth consecutive commendation for Calmar. clearances have already been established. The site for the hall, just off the Front Street docks, is much closer to the busy pier area than the Colley Street loca­ tion now in use. The location is at Woodis Avenue and 3rd Street. Empty Site One important bottleneck that will not hold up construction one® the building plans become final, is the absence of any existing struc­ ture on the site. This does away with the need for wrecking work and. as a result, the new building here will be all-new. Like the string of other new SIU halls built since 1951, when SIU headquarters moved to its present Brooklyn location, the new build­ ing here will include an expanded hiring hall, ample space for Union meetings, offices and record-keep­ ing, new recreational facilities, ac­ commodation for a snackbar-cafe­ teria and other necessary provi­ sions for full servicing of the mem­ bership and to carry out routiu® Union business functions. Other New Buildings In addition to the just-opened Houston installation, new buildings for the use of Seafarers in various ports include New Orleans, opened a year ago; Philadelphia, launched in 1960, Baltimore, opened in 1954, and headquarters. Besides these, a number of temporary locations been been established over tha same period for organizing and other purposes. INDEX To Departments The Canadian Seafarer —Page 14 The SIU Inland Boatman —Page 8 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 SIU Safety Department —Page 11 The Great Lakes Seaforer —Page 10 SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 16 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 11 Editorials —Page 12 The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 7 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 15 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 SIU Medical Department —Page 7 Shipboard News -Pages 19. 20, 21. 22 �8EAPAKERS Export-lsbrandtsen Deal Sparks New US Inquiry The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is vigorously proceeding in several areas to protect members' rights under a complex financial merger and subsidy arrangement ap­ proved by the Government • involving Isbrandtsen and Isbrandtsen Steamship under American Export Lines. On which Isbrandtsen Company will March 28, the union began picket­ ing Isbrandtsen's Brooklyn pier to protest the company's actions. Longshoremen respected the un­ ion's lines and work on two ships was suspended. In Washington, the MEBA's op­ position to the plan has already re­ sulted in getting US agencies to take a second look at the mergersubsidy plan. Commerce Secre­ tary Luther Hodges has asked the General Accounting Office for guidance before giving final ap­ proval for the subsidy. The refer­ ral to the GAG followed an MEBA petition for review of the entire transaction. Separate action was taken by the engineers' union in New York Supreme Court for a directive re­ quiring Isbrandtsen to submit the transfer and threatened loss of jobs and pensions to arbitration. The union cited specihc provisions In its agreement with the company requiring the arbitration proce­ dure. Isbrandtsen has so far re­ fused. Opposition to the IsbrandtsenAmerican Export merger deal arises from several factors. Is­ brandtsen some time ago acquired financial control of Export but has now established a means whereby Export becomes the operating com­ pany for both. Meanwhile, Is­ brandtsen's long-pending subsidy request was cleared for final ap­ proval. The financial arrangements were worked out between Isbrandtsen Company, American Export and transfer its 14 vessels to Isbrandt­ sen Steamship. The latter would then become an Export subsidiary through merger. If the transfer is completed as presently set up, MEBA engineers could be replaced by Export engi­ neers who formerly were part of the United Mine Workers' catch-all District 50 set-up and are now affiliated with the National Mari­ time Union. MEBA members there­ by stand to lose all the seniority and pension rights accumulated over the years. Isbrandtsen came under contract In 1949. The transfer of the Isbrandtsen fleet to Export hinges on the sub­ sidy which would give the new Joint operations an estimated an­ nual profit of $12 million before taxes besides the additional sub­ sidy money. Put Postal Zone On LOG Address The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal E o n e numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to Include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. LOG Mini. INS QUESTION: Astronaut John H. Glenn orbited the earth at the age of 40. Do you think this event shows that men 40 and over can do a job as well as younger men? Seafarers Will Crew Cable Ship Seafarers will be manning a hew cable-laying ship this Spring; the only major cable vessel to fly the American flag in recent years. The new ship, the Long Lines, is owned by American Telephone and Telegraph and will be oper­ ated by the SlU-contracted Isth­ mian Steamship Company. AT&T signed the agreement with Isthmian to operate the ves­ sel on February 28, shortly after the 512-foot ship was commis­ sioned. Since there is no other large cable ship under the US flag, the SlU negotiated a special manning scale to cover the crew of the new vessel. 4" it it The Long Lines, which is ex­ Walter Gustavson, deck: I think pected to take on a crew at New that life does be­ York sometime in May, will have gin at 40; it was the same basic crew as a C-S always that way, freight vessel. However, the addi­ even before tion of a technical crew will raise Glenn. The best the total number of men aboard years-of your life the vessel to more than 100. are when you're The vessel's first cable-laying around 40 years voyage will be from Florida to old. I'm 36 and Puerto Rico and other ports in Just starting to the Caribbean. The next assign­ realize things that I didn't even know about ment for the vessel will be on the West Coast to Honolulu and then when I was younger. across the Pacific to Japan. These ^4. t t overall assignments are expected Carl J. Palmqulst, deck: Life be­ to last for about four years. gins at 50. A man just begins to get experience when he's 50 years old; If a crewmember quits while -ie's got maturity a ship is in port, delegates then. I'm 61 and are asked to contact the hall in very good immediately for a replace­ health. I didn't ment. Fast action on their part begin to enjoy will keep all Jobs aboard ship life until I was 50 filled at aU times and elimi­ and got smart nate the chance of the ship enough to quit drinking md sailing shorthanded. learned to enjoy myself. Wallace Beeman, engine: Well,'•Will Rogers said Stephen Mehriagcr. dcek: Glenn that life begins is really a young at 40. I'm 57 and man. and the I think I'm as other astronauts good a fireman are even younger. as I was when I It really shows was younger. that young guys Glenn proved are moving up, that older fellows like President can do a Job. It's Kennedy. Fellows a lot of foolish­ Glenn's age and ness when some shoreside compa­ younger have nies bar men over 40; men who are many new ideas and are willing to more dependable today than when take a chance on new things; an tney were younger. older guy is likely to say "Keep things the way they are." t t William G. Siesfeld, deck: Sure. people won't be s0 prejudiced now about hiring an older man if he has all his facilities and is in good health. As a Seafarer, I have no trouble get­ ting a Job, but Glenn's flight may start a new trend men who work ashore. l" 4 William Cofone, bosun: A man at 40 is in the prime of life. Aboard ship, you can see that old­ er men are as good sailors as the younger guys, if not better. Age really doesn't matter too much to a seaman as long as he is in good shape and is qualified to do his job. Shorthanded? Saga Of The Chickasaw —'Home On The Rocks' WILMINGTON, Calif.—With the safe removal of the crew and passengers from the wrecked Waterman freighter Chick­ asaw now history, the rescue story has become available from Seafarer A. W. "Bill" Champ-> lin, a member of the crew. heavy rains—made it hazardous Champlin submitted a nar­ for helicopters to try to take any rative account of what took place on and around the ill-fated C-2 vessel, from the time it was driven onto the rocks of Santa Rosa Is­ land on February 7 during a se­ vere California winter storm until all of the crew and passengers reached here days later. The ship was returning to Wilmington, its first American port, on a voyage from Yokohama. The Chickasaw went aground at 9:17 in the evening on Wednes­ day, February 7, one day before its scheduled arrival in Los Angeles. The next day, a small Coast Guard cutter arrived and approached as close as was con­ sidered safe. "The sight of the wild waves pounding against our seaward side sent the cutter scurrying out to deeper waters," Champlin recalls. "No attempt was made to send a small boat around our stern into the calmer waters on the shore­ ward side. (This was later done by the small boat which brought the salvage master to us.) The cutter was replaced later in the day by a larger one—but this one stayed discretely beyond the submarine shelf which extends several miles to the sea." Storm conditions ashore—entire communities were cut off by the of the passengers or SIU crewmembers off the ship. In the heavy seas, all the Coast Guard could do was stand by. On Saturday, three days after the grounding, a group of men from the Air Force base on the Island appeared on the beach. The Waterman crew shot a line ashore and rigged up a trolley device to the shore. Reports that a breeches buoy was used, as detaiied in the newspapers and on the radio, were false, Champlin explained. A Seafarer went ashore to assist and direct the airmen from the 669th Air and Control Squadron. He carried one of the bosun's P r i V a t e 1 y-owned walkie-talkie radios and during the day had ex­ cellent communications with the ship. Mail and some not-too-warm coffee was sent ashore. Mean­ while, a temporary line to a salvage barge was used to bring aboard seven of the 10 available drums of diesel fuel for the emergency generator. It parted after a while. On Sunday the Air Force re­ turned, this time with tools, survival equipment and communi­ cations gear. A few Seafarers went ashore to test the rigging and as­ sist in the landing of other crew- End of the long trek back to "civilization" for Seafarers on the Chickasaw was payoff time in Wilmington. Jerry Mullen is at the head of the line. members and passengers, all of whom displayed "splendid courage when going down the trolley." "As there was no breeches buoy and a bosun's chair was deemed too rugged for the passengers, a rig using an aluminum cabin chair was tried. The bosun devised a good lashing and the rig was easy to enter, comfortable and safe to ride; upon landing it was easy to get out of without being soaked. This was important for we had no means of getting dry and we had been cold and damp for days." On the ship, a volunteer stand­ by skeleton crew from the deck department 'wSS left. In addition, the master, chief mate, radio operator and chief electrician re­ mained. "The airmen had warned the rest of us to take only essentials as there was a long trek over the mountains. Some, of course, did not listen and there is said to be a path of abandoned radios, lug­ gage, etc., winding for five or six miles across the way from the wreck to the base camp." Champlin's group took a dif­ ferent course from the main party. It went along the coast to a round­ up camp of an 80,000-acre cattle ranch on the island. "There were many eroded gullies and three fordable arroyos to cross. The total airline distance from the wreck was probably no more than two miles; but we walked and slithered much further." The camp was a welcome sight for the group. It is used for cattle round-ups and as a way station for Air Force patrols. It was there­ fore well-equipped with food and had plenty of beds. The crew hit the beds seconds after getting warmed with some coffee. Monday was Lincoln's birthday and it was a "clear, lovely day." Various pianes came over the base camp until, in the late afternoon, a Coast Guard helicopter arrived and took the crew and airmen out to the base in two lifts. A second lift followed, this time to a Coast Guard cutter and then to another base from which they went to the mainland. On Tuesday, they preceeded to Wilmington. "I cannot commend too highly the aid we received from the air­ men and Coast Guard. At the camp the flyers did everything 'above and beyond the call of duty.' On the trail to the camp they assisted all hands and Insured our making it to safety." �Kareh. IMt LOG Boston Cabmen Talk With SlU Tve Fir# Cut Waste, Not Safety, SIU Tells Rail Board NEW YORK—The SIU Railway Marine Region has warned the Railroad Marine Workera Commission that present manning scales aboard railway tugs are at an absolute mini­ mum, and that no reduction can be made in the crews without risking life, limb and prop­ 4erty of all concerned. The Commission is taking back manpower in their shoreside dence that the railroad marine op­ eration, which involves freignt testimony on the manning of operations. Attending meeting of Boston cab drivers seeking to leave Hoffa-run Teamsters Union, Dominic Abate (left), head of 5,000 Chicago cabmen who joined SlUNA in January, and SlU vice-president Al Tanner (2nd from left! discuss taxi conditions with John Faulkner and James Bandini, represent­ ing Boston anti-Hoffa group. Boston cabmen are unhappy about Hoffa and the Teamsters. 'Bargain Rate' Set For Seaway Travel DETROIT—In an attempt to bring more traffic into the St. Lawrence Seaway, tolls have been modified on in-transit cargo to lower waterway costs to shippers. Few US-flag deep-sea operations currently use the Seaway. US and Canadian officials have agreed to a one-year test under which upbound in-transit cargo will be considered ballast and toll-free. The same in-transit cargo when carried outbound will be subject to a toU. In-transit cargo is defined as cargo not destined to or discharged at • point within the Seaway or on the Great Lakes and is carried on the same vessel on both upbound and downbound transits in the course of the same trip. The announced modification is the first major change in the Seaway's toll set-up. A complete review of tolls is due by 1964 under the agreement between the US and Canada that established the waterway. While traffic has been increasing each year, the rise is smaller than forecast by the authority in its plans to amortize the seaway over a 60-year period. Officials emphasized that the reclassification does not set any prece­ dent or change any other toils. If traffic does not increase enough to Justify the change, tolls will be reinstituted on inbound cargoes. How­ ever, if the change proves successful, it may be made permanent. At present, the authority has not indicated any long-range plans to raise tolls to meet the amortization schedule. Many companies have pointed out that any increase will substantially reduce the savings afforded by using the Seaway. SlU MEETINGS Memorial SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SlU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the Ibted SIU ports below. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile April April April April April April April 2. 3 4 6 9 10 11 Monthly informational and educational SIU meetings for the West Coast membership have been authorized by the Executive Board, starting at 2:00 PM. and are scheduled hi March as follows; Wilmington San Francisco Seattle April 23 April 25 April 27 SUP member Herbert Thorn was among group which held memorial service for Andrew Furuseth at NY on March 12. Wreath was cast into waters just east of the Statue of Liberty. Furuseth was buried in 1938 when his ashes were scattered at a point midway between the United States and Europe. The wreath cer­ emony this year was con­ ducted from the ferryboat Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell. railroad tugs and ferryboats as an outgrowth of the railroad tug strike here last year. At that time, the railroads sought to obtain the absolute right to determine the size of tug crews and, as a result of the strike, were defeated in their attempt. SIU president Paul Hall, in testifying before the commission, emphasized that the economic problems of the railroads, if they do exist, result from inefficency and poor management. The rail­ roads, Hall said, are seeking to trim costs without regard to the necessity for maintaining safe and efficient operations. He pointed out this would prove even more costly in the long run. In fact. Hall informed the Com­ mission, manning scales on rail­ road tugs had never been in ques­ tion. He said the issue was raised by the railroads last year in the hope of establishing a precedent to bolster their argument for cutting Ore Ships? Senators Say Yes WASHINGTON — Congress is taking another look at the prob­ lems of US bulk cargo operators as an outgrowth of the rejection of construction subsidy proposals in­ volving two bulk ore carriers for Bethlehem Steel, which operates the SlU-contracted Ore Line. The subsidy bid was originally approved by the necessary mari­ time agencies last year, then stalled for further study. Ulti­ mately it was turned down by Com­ merce Secretary Luther Hodges. Bethlehem had sought approval to build two 51,400-ton ore carriers for US-flag operation. In turning down the subsidy re­ quest, Hodges interpreted the 1936 Merchant Marine Act to mean that construction aid is limited only to liner-type operations. He said a subsidy for the ore ships would open the way for other operators to seek Government shipbuilding as­ sistance and, as a result, disrupt the existing subsidy program keyed to liner-type operations only. The rejection means that bulk ore operations, which have the US dependent on foreign vessels to bring in its ore requirements, are to be neglected entirely. As a consequence of the subsidy rejection, Bethlehem had turned to foreign yards for bids on the ships it needs to haul ore between Liberia and Sparrows Point, Md. Bethlehem finally awarded a $14 million contract to a German yard which will buy most of the material from the company. A further result of the Com­ merce Secretary's overturning of the subsidy approval are proposals in the Senate to provide specific Government subsidy for bulk car­ riers, capable of carrying coal or ore. Lawmakers from Massachu­ setts, Pennsylvania and Maryland, where the ships might also be built, have proposed clarification of the subsidy policy to make it clear that authority exists to grant construc­ tion aid to other than liner oper­ ators. "It's a disgrace and a shame," Hall stated, "that a commission had to be established to deal with an issue which should never have been raised at all." Other RMR witnesses who summed up the union's position in­ cluded three rank-and-filers who testified regarding specific prob­ lems involved in the operation of railroad tugs. (Excerpts from the testimony of one of the RMR wit­ nesses appear elsewhere on this page.) Current hearings on the marine manning dispute, which began March 5, have produced no evi­ service only, has been unprofitable or that any technological changes have developed which make it pos­ sible to reduce tug manning. In their testimony before both com­ missions, the roads have consistent­ ly maintained that freight service operates at a profit. The nine-man marine workers commission includes three rep­ resentatives from labor, three from management and thrpe "neutral" members. SIU vice-president Claude Simmons is one of the labor memibers, along with representa­ tives of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots. Panel Hears Testimony From SIU RR Tugmen The Railroad Marine Workers Commission it hearing testimony on the manning of railroad tugs and ferries as an outgrowth of the strike last year. The railroads are still seeking to reduce the size of the crews. The SIU, MEBA and MMttP vigorously oppose any reduction. The SIU is presenting considerable evidence shoiving why present manning must be maintained, including detailed explanation of crew operations by sev­ eral SIU tugmen. The following is an excerpt from testimony given by Brother Lawrence C. Wallace: "On an average day in this harbor, our tugs handle between ten and twelve pieces of railroad equipment, floats, lighters, and barges. When handling floats, which is a major part of the operation, we will make as many as a dozen cro.ssings in one work day, involving dock­ ing and undocking at both ends . . . (and) . . . averaging out to three times an hour. Each time we perform such an operation, we handle five lines, three on the boat and two on the float. These lines are all five inches in circumference and require a minimum of two men to handle them ... a man at each end of the line. "In a typical operation, we will take a pair of railroad floats from Nine Rack, Jersey City, and put them into No. 3 & 4 bridge, which is a job of average difficulty. There are some operations which are far more complex. "We would pick the two floats up, both of them on one side of the tug. Our choice of port or starboard side is governed by tides and wind. The floatman would go on one of the floats. The stern line man 'the other deckhand) flings or hands the floatman the tow line. The latter puts it on the cleat. The floatman then goes up to get the head line, which is tossed to him by the mate, while the deckhand Is getting the stern line. (The head line is a three-part line.) "The floatman then goes back to get the stern line off the other deckhand. This is also a three-part line. The mate and the floatman go out to make up the two floats by getting the proper lines out for tow­ ing and backing in i c.v. - ; . • c. > ^ I'o the two men let go the float from the pier to which it Is tied up or from another float. When this is done the tug would be backing the float out from the rack, with the floatman watching the stern. "The deckhand is standing by on the boat to take up the slack of the stern line when the captain gives it to him. The floatman will be on the float to assist him pulling the slack around. Both these men are needed to perform this operation. When nearing the bridge, the fol­ lowing is the position of the three members of the Deck Department: The mate is on top of the cars of the outermost float so that he can direct the captain because he can't possibly see the bridge racks from the pilot house. The floatman is standing by the bow line, between the floats to let the bowline go and split the floats when notified by the mate. The deckhand is on the float standing by the stern line between the floats. He must work this line in accordance with the mate's signals in order to separate the floats. He has to slack the line off as much as needed for this purpose. The deckhand at the stern line is some 250 feet from the floatman at the bow line. These operations are going on simultaneously . . . "When the floats are in the bridge, the mate would notify the deck­ hand to let the stern line go. The deckhand then goes back on the tug to stand by the tug lines in case the captain has to let anything go. The mate secures one float with the bridge winch lines, while the floatman would be performing the same job on the other float. The mate would go back to the tugboat to assist in letting go and the floatman would call up the di.spatcher for further orders. "This is the preferred method of operation for safety reasons be­ cause there is floating equipment on both sides of the other piers and it would not be practical to tow a float on either side of the boat. It is extremely hazardous because of possible collisions with other equip­ ment. I have taken an average operation for illustration. There are other operations in the harbor which are far more complex and dan­ gerous . . . times when the weather is such as to add considerably to the difficulties ... At no given day of the year can we do the same job the same way." �• Face Six Maroh. IMS SEAFARERS' LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPIXG ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Acfivify February 1 Through February 28, 1962 SIU shipping underwent its usual mild seasonal reces­ sion in February as job activity fell slightly below the January total. But, while the February figure of 2,185 men shipped was off from the January total (2,390), the number of men filling berths during the month was slightly above the comparable figure of a year ago. Accompanying the shipping dip was a drop in ship movements (see right). In this department, all ports except Jacksonville showed fewer payoff, sign-on and intransit activity. Jacksonville's total was due mostly to the increased in-transit activity of the missile shins that took part in the Government's project Mercury Man-inSpace program during February. On the shipping board, only two ports registered in­ creases in February. The totals in these ports, New Or­ leans and Houston, showed only slight improvements over their January figures. Three other ports, Boston, Mobile and Seattle, held to their usual pace, while the remaining shipping centers reported a fall-off in dis­ patching activity. New York listed the biggest decline, showing over 200 fewer men shipped in February than at the start of the year. The February decrease in "A" shipping indicated that many top seniority men were letting job opportunities go by, while lower seniority groups were taking all the jobs that came their way. Class B shipping was numeri­ cally identical for January and February. Class C held its own with only a slight decline. There was a slight increase in the number of men reg­ istered on the beach at the end of February to go along with the month's slower shipping. During the month, though, less men registered for jobs than in January. taf Stqn IR Offt Oni Tram. TOTAi: Botton 3 New York ,,..48 Philadelphia ..10 Baltimore ....13 Norfolk 2 Jacksonville ..2 Tampa 3 Mobile 9 New Orleans ..12 Houston 15 Wilmington Son Francisco.. 3 Seattle 8 — 4 7 5 1 2 1 8 5 5 3 8 7 51 18 23 10 14 10 6 32 56 12 12 4 10 103 35 41 13 IS 14 23 50 76 12 18 20 TOTALS ...128 50 255 433 DECK DEPAKTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 I 3 5 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 0 0 ^ 8 1 9 0 2 95 3 40 38 24 51 20 20 15 14 23 40 50 14 104 3 15 7 25 0 5 20 7 1 4 6 34 1 7 17 1 8 9 25 1 0 8 33 11 54 1 28 7 4 10 11 16 14 3 12 1 9 3 8 1 0 2 16 1 4 4 11 0 5 10 6 13 1 3 5 7 12 19 1 4 6 1 9 4 1 0 3 0 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 37 25 47 0 8 5 18 4 4 5 9 10 19 1 1 68 16 114 0 36 30 32 39 60 22 121 0 16 20 15 17 63 70 17 125 5 38 62 46 63 25 134 4 30 29 33 24 6 7 8 11 0 6 11 2 19 0 3 2 5 4 1 1 16 28 0 27 1 10 8 4 0 5 5 5 18 7 4 2 25 11 58 0 33 1 22 14 23 15 11 7 24 9 13 10 194 "346~ 87 1 6271 12 116 114 ! 2421169 279 100 548 14 82 120 1 216 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A S ALL 2 1 2 C ALL 1 B 25 1 5 17 3 0 0 1 3 1 9 5 12 95 0 7 5 40 12 147 93 123 36 252 7 25 37 20 7 64 0 3 4 5 32 12 3 25 37 38 3 3 0 0 86 21 145 9 0 1 12 16 11 0 3 23 1 1 10 2 0 19 10 0 29 15 10 26 0 0 0 1 6 10 IT 6 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 7 44 33 82 0 37 0 42 7 0 0 0 36 7 164 54 7 121 88 20 162 0 3 4 0 63 1 198 43 73 12 128 0 1 1 134 0 17 8 25 0 0 11 6 3 0 0 14 39 5 27 5 42 16 20 3 0 10 1 4 47 81 22 21 4 10 11 24 33 24 24 3 5 28 30 1 63 548 216 63 1 827 368 542 125 1 1035 GROUP S ALL 1 2 3 6 0 3 26 38 65 1 20 1 9 10 18 29 48 1 16 0 - 6 10 6 0 5 11 0 2 3 1 6 10 0 4 20 24 45 1 0 29 22 5f 7 1 9 1 3 5 1 1 13 1 9 4 6 139 157 302 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 2 63 21 0 15 3 32 1 12 0 7 2 2 8 17 57 12 28 76 3 9 7 15 3 34 ~88 "341" Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shiaoed CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 5 7 0 5 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 4 57 6 66 5 21 21 47 29 19 51 9 9 20 18 0 13 7 1 10 13 24 1 14 3 35 1 23 22 12 15 3 19 0 8 15 1 5 9 0 7 1 2 4 2 2 5 2 1 0 3 4 7 1 2 8 3 12 0 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16 0 7 16 3 30 0 8 8 9 20 7 47 10 5 22 20 31 72 10 92 2 16 13 62 20 5 31 26 75 12 107 1 56 25 30 6 3 3 2 8 2 7 1 3 2 1 4 8 4 6 2 4 2 11 19 1 3 2 4 2 6 6 14 4 23 7 34 3 11 3 17 58 1 487 30 142 122 i 294 53 303 62 fiis 15 111 112 i1 238 1 3 ALL 6 4 10 94 4 19 7 43 1 14 0 7 1 5 3 28 7 76 11 115 13 1 3 25 6 43 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A B 1 2 7 5 5 0 3 4 21 66 47 3 9 9 6 18 20 4 2 0 23 0 2 2 19 0 4 0 1 2 7 1 0 5 12 5 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 2 30 1 1 18 92 31 8 10 0 56 17 107 10 5 2 7 ' 1 8 0 0 1 0 19 6 0 0 0 15 34 17 8 6 1 8 50 38 1 96 418 238 GROUP GROUP S ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 17 0 7 7 2 4 2 7 9 1 96 21 134 38 134 17 189 & 44 44 18 6 44 2 34 44 0 15 3 8 66 11 87 2 60 44 10 39 19 2 13 4 SO 1 2 25 9 19 1 9 22 1 0 9 0 5 8 10 8 15 15 1 2 5 1 0 3 5 9 1 48 9 2 37 49 0 6 12 3 6 83 7 118 2 67 18 141 28 31 34 84 4 17 180 25 30 27 61 49 10 16 6 21 1 13 2 4 2 7 1 25 9 6 0 16 28 2 0 8 4 66 3 30 36 0 15 3 4 8 9 96 1 752 104 511 69 720 22 205 157 1 384 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos 1-s NY .... Phil , , , Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob NO .... Hou Wil SF . Sea .. TOTALS 0 11 4 8 1 3 0 2 8 4 3 4 3 45 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A - Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 1 1 24 14 6 8 14 8 5 0 4 3 3 0 9 4 23 10 27 11 3 3 5 2 10 4 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 3 ALL 2 4 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 45 94 0 2 19 21 8 20 15 22 65 8 26 3 0 12 15 1 2 4 7 14 19 45 1 0 16 17 3 4 2 10 19 3 9 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 1 11 1 0 0 1 2 6 4 6 18 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22 37 0 1 12 13 1 4 3 18 26 60 98 1 1 30 32 5 23 11 48 87 24 66 6 5 37 48 4 31 14 26 75 7 16 0 0 9 9 0 0 3 4 7 12 23 0 0 6 6 0 3 2 10 15 6 23 2 13 14 29 2 9 4 7 22 T3T' 68 214 1461 14 23 160 1 197 26 105 62 163 1 356 GROUP 1 8 ALL 2 0 0 2 2 18 3 14 1 0 0 14 14 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 33 0 2 31 52 2 1 49 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 8 1 0 13 14 6 6 147 159 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP C ALL 1-s B 2 3 ALL A 1 6 0 2 2 . 2 2 0 0 2 18 22 105 29 22 65 2 19 1 38 9 10 14 14 10 0 10 0 27 13 3 5 3 19 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 85 4 5 14 14 16 0 0 14 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .32 13 0 26 6 0 0 0 33 23 143 15 23 87 1 19 3 52 13 140 10 0 13 . 13 75 0 10 6 2 1 1 7 0 1 0 24 7 8 1 1 15 1 0 0 38 7 2 2 2 22 14 0 0, 91 354 159" "91 1 604 116 3 82 6 GROUP GROUP 1 8 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 13 0 2 2 9 0 4 4 42 28 95 194 2 4 31 87 50 3 13 10 18 1 9 13 33 22 43 111 4 3 29 36 17 5 3 9 4 5 13 23 13 3 2 2 5 0 0 8 19 1 4 2 11 0 0 1 68 0 17 10 28 1 34 85 40 25 76 156 0 4 45 49 66 5 28 7 21 4 15 24 7 5 6 24 1 0 7 8 38 0 10 5 16 1 1 2 10 3 29 6 9 4 16 26 217 130 338 1 798 30 27 204 1 261 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A n HH ENGINE H| GRAND TOTAU STEWARD GROUP 1 2 8 194 346 87 88 341.. 58 179 68 214 461 755 359 ALL | 627 1 487 461 J1575 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 12 116 114 30 142 122 14 23 160 56 281 396 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 1 242 169 279 100 1 294 53 303 62 1 197 131 62 163 J 733 353 M4 325 ALL 1 548 1 418 1 356 ji322 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 14 82 120 15 111 112 6 6 147 35 199 379 ALL 1 216 1 238 1 159 1 613 GROUP 128 5 28 30 8 50 38 6 3 82 19 81 150 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL ABC 1 63 548 216 63 i 96 418 238 96 1 91 356 159 91 1 250 1322 613 250 Registered Of 1 The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP flH 2 8 ALL 1 ALL 1 1 827 368 542 125 |1035 6 | 752 140 511 64 1 720 22 10 338 1 801 30 1 606 333 J2185 841 1183 632 J2556 58 •• 2 3 ALL 139 157 1 302 205 157 1 384 27 204 1 261 flHB 371 518 1 947 Si|| �r -V' r f ¥ f/ Marah. MM SEAFARERS LOG Pace Seve* House Unit Asks Strong US Fleet WASHINGTON—Strong support for an American-owned, operated and manned merchant marine was voiced by the House Judiciary Committee in a report Issued by its antitrust subcommittee. In the course of a report on ated by American crews and fully a two-year investigation, the capable of serving out interna* UIW Spurs Anti-Hoffa Drive, Wins Phila. Vote PHILADELPfflA—The SIU's United Industrial Workers handed Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters another defeat in the first clear-cut test of strength and worker support between the SIU-UIW and a personally-* chartered Hoffa Local No. 158 also expressed a deep dissatisfac­ tion with Hoffa's leadership and a in this area. A resounding 2-1 victory was scored by the SIU affiliate over the. Hoffa union In voting among employees at the A. A. Gallagher Warehouse Corporation, which was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. A dozen em­ ployees took part In the balloting and overwhelmingly rejected Hoffa-Teamster representation. Earlier Retreat Earlier, the same Local 158 had backed off from another election contest with the SIU despite a claim of majority support. This occurred at another plant, Southwark Cooperage, where the SIUUIW had held a contract since 1957. Gallagher employees had also been represented under a pre­ vious SIU-UIW agreement. In the Southwark plant, the Hoffa group withdrew from an election at the last moment, after the SIU and the company had con­ sented to an election on the rep­ resentation issue. Anti-Hoffa Drive The NLRB contest at Gallagher was an outgrowth of the SIU's anti-Hoffa drive in many parts of the country. The campaign came to a head here last month after a few former officials defected from their union on the ground they were unable to carry out the SIU's anti-Hoffa policy. In the process, they accepted a Hoffa charter in the industrial field. Meanwhile, anti-Hoffa groups totalinjg over 6,000 members in Chicago, St. Louis and Philadel­ phia have rallied to the SIU banner. Groups in other cities have Ship Repair Jobs Boom MOBILE—Another 200 jobs will open up in April at Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., in order to fulfill a $100,000 US Navy contract for postshakedown work on the US Navy tanker Kaskaskia, a fleet oiler. The repair yard is under contract to the SIU United Industrial Workers. The company announced that about 200 additional men will be put on the payroll to take care of the repair work. First considera­ tion for the jobs will be given to the rehiring of former employees. The tanker was due to arrive here on March 30, and will be docked in the repair yard at Pier C, Alabama State Docks. The firm ha.s about 30 days to complete the work. The 540-foot Kaskaskia was re­ cently withdrawn from the US Maritime Administration fleet at Orange, Texas, and taken to New York for re-commissioning. Now, on the completion of her shake­ down cruise, she will receive final outfitting and Iheii be placed la regular service supplying fuel for large Navy vessels. There are 225 Navy officers and msn assigned to the tanker, who will remain aboard the vessel pend­ ing the completion of the work. desire for a link with an estab­ lished AFL-CIO union. Right here in Philadelphia, rep­ resentatives of some 850 Teamster clerical workers at 50 plants ac­ cepted an SIU charter in February and are currently engaged in a wide-ranging organizational drive throughout their jurisdiction. New Shop Signs Up NEW YORK—Organizing in an entirely new field In the metropoli­ tan area, the United Industrial Workers reached a top contract in February with Academy Heat Treating of the Bronx. The newly organized company, which operates round - the - clock, treats and processes metals for in­ dustrial use. It is the first com­ pany of its kind in the New York area brought under UIW contract. The agreement brings the full ben­ efits of union wages and conditions to the plant's previously unorgan­ ized workers. Featured in the new contract are across-the-board wage increases, the UIW's comprehensive welfare plan and a general upgrading of job security provisions and work­ ing rules. Organizing at the Bronx plant began in January and a little more than a month later, the drive In­ dicated solid support for the union. Contract negotiations began as soon as the company acknowledged its workers' desire for the protec­ tion and representation of the UIW. MCS veteran Dav* Newmcm looks hale and hearty these days. He's pictured at NY restaurant after return from hospital. Blood Bank 'A Big Lift' Thanks to the aid of the SIU Blood Bank at headquarters, vet­ eran David Newman of the SIUaffiliated Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards is making a fast recovery from major surgery. He attrib­ utes a large part of the credit for his ability to get around these days to the 10 pints of blood from the SIU bank. A 63-year-old chief steward who first shipped on West Coast union vessels in 1942, Newman was oper­ ated on for a blockage of the aorta early this month at the US Public Health Service hospital on Staten Island, New York. However, all went well, and Newman's stay in the hospital amounted to less than a month. He entered Staten Island on Feb­ ruary 21 and was out on March 20. Besides expressing deep ap­ preciation for the Biood Bank as­ sist, he had high praise for the treatment given him at the USPHS installation. The MCS oldtimer started sail­ ing in 1923 and last shipped in 1961 aboard the SIU Pacific Dis­ trict-contracted President Pierce. He lives with his wife, Jean, in Brooklyn, and also has a married son, Joel. Newman recently un­ dertook a restaurant venture in New York and expects to devote much of his time to it until he's fit for sea again. 'Hanging Bridge' On San Marino A night-tima run-in with an offshore oil drilling rig while enroute to the Gulf left this scene on the SlU-manned San Marino, although no one was reported hurt en either vessel. The bridge on the San Marino was almost sheared off. Life­ boats, davits and other deck gear also were smashed up as a result of the collision. The vessel went into the shipyard at New Orleans but is back out now. Bosun John Zeireis turned in the picture. subcommittee concluded that "the need for nurturing a mer­ chant fleet with national alle­ giance has become increasingly clear as the twentieth century has progressed. "Two world wars have demon­ strated that an international pow­ er cannot be dependent upon ocean transportation media owing allegiance to alien flags without courting danger to its national se­ curity. This conclusion is of equal force even in times of non-bellig­ erency. Eruptions in the far cor­ ners of the globe, economic and political tensions, unforeseen out­ breaks of nationalism, these and innumerable other contingencies may at any moment seriously dis­ rupt or distort traditional patterns of commercial intercourse on in­ ternational trade routes." The goals of the nation's ship­ ping policy should be, the sub­ committee said, "to maintain at all times a strong merchant fleet owned by- American citizens, oper­ tional economic, military and po­ litical commitments under all forseeable circumstances, as well as the maximum possible freedom of competition among ocean car­ riers." As a whole, the subcommitte* found "after a careful study . . . that our national shipping policy is basically sound. However, the administration of the Shipping Act and the enforcement of laws regulating ocean shipping has been woefully deficient." It noted that "alert and diligent administration and enforcement of applicable laws could have held conduct of the .shipping industry to an ethical plane that would be beneficial to US foreign com­ merce." The subcommittee urged vigorous enforcement of present laws, tightening of regulations to insure competition among ship­ ping lines and strengthening of independent operators, which, the report said, are "the most effective bastion against excessive rates." Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Never Aggravate A Shark Many years ago, it was a muted question whethr- sharks actually made attacks on swimmers unless the swimmer was injured; the sharlc apparently being attracted by the blood of the injured victim. In re­ cent years, there have been many authentic cases of unprovoked at­ tacks on swimmers by sharks. An article published in the Navy Medical News Letter, for example, reports that th.->re were 36 unprovoked and three provoked attacks by sharks in 1959, about one-third of them being fatal. In 11 other in­ stances of doubtful attacks, the swimmers were approached by sharks, but no physical contact was made. There were also five instances ia which unprovoked sharks mutilated victims of sea and air disasters. Often, there is no way of knowing whether the victim died before the shark attacked, or, as the result of the attack. Unprovoked sharks were reported as having made physical contact with a boat, liferaft, water ski or accessory equipment 12 times; there were no fatalities in these cases. Only two of the unprovoked attacks occurred in water colder than TOT. However, bathers and skin divers usually .cqucn: \ ,'...s w .Winer than 70°F. in greater numbers, and a relationship probably exists be­ tween the incidence of attack and the number of bathers and skin divers in the water at a given time. The advice to "never swim or dive alone" should be rigidly observed. It's pointed out that five out of a total 12 bathers attacked by sharks were swimming alone or at a considerable distance from their com­ panions. It also has been well-established that sharks are attracted to wounded or bleeding fish ,speared by skin divers, and that the shark danger zone is near the surface, where movements are less likely to bs rhythmic and coordinated. The following guide has been recommended for bathers and swim­ mers based on the best information available. It must be remembered that sharks are unpredictable and relatively little is known about their behavior pattern and the conditions that stimulate them to attack. Advice to bathers and swimmers. Always swim with a companion. Do not become a lone target for attack by swimming away from th® general area occupied by a group of swimmers and bathers. If danger­ ous sharks are known to be in the area, stay out of the water. Sine® blood attracts and excites sharks, do not enter or remain in the water with a bleeding wound. Avoid swimming in extremely turbid or dirty water where underwater visibility is very poor. Advice to survivors of sea and air d.sa^iers. Do not abandon your clothing when entering the water. Clothing, especially on the feet atid legs, is your only protection against the roiigii skin of a shark. Place wounded survivors in a life raft. Ali should use the raft if there is room. Remain quiet and conserve energy. If you must swim, use regular strokes, either strong or lazy, but keep them rhythmic. Do not trail arms or legs over the side of the raft. Do not jettison blood or garbage, for this attracts sharks. When sharks are nearby, do not fish from a life raft. Abandon hooked fish if a shark approaches. When a shark is at close range, use "Shark Chaser" (US Navy repellent) if it is available. The black dye will repel many species. If your group is threatened while in the water, form a tight circle and face outward. If approached, hit the shark on the snout with any instrument at hand, preferably a heavy one. Use your bare hands only as a last resort. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care o/ the SEAFARERS LOG.) �SEAFARERS tkse »g1il LOG Meet On NY Waterfront Traffic Problems ICC Nixes Rails' Move To Purchase Barge Co. WASHINGTON—Attempts by two western railroads to reduce competition along the Mississippi River by gaining control of a barge line under contract to the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union have been"^— turned back by the Interstate were strongly opposed by the Mar­ itime Trades Department of the Commerce Commission. The decision to uphold the tra­ ditional pattern of competition be­ tween the railroad industry and other forms of transportation re­ sulted from the ICC's rejection of an application by the Illinois Cen­ tral and the Southern Pacific rail­ roads to buy the John I. Hay barge line of New Orleans for about $9 million. They planned to operate the water carrier through a new joint concern called Mid-West Barge Co. In Issuing a ruling on the case, which has been pending since 1959, the ICC said that the three WASfflNGTON—Hearings on a broad new trade program which could have an im­ carriers "are in constant competi­ portant effect on US shipping are now underway. The Administration is seeking enact­ tion for traffic" and, once the rail­ ment of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 in order to meet the challenge of the European roads took over, the barge line could be "managed in such a man­ Economic Community, the ner as to serve the interest of the for reductions of Common Market can workers and industry, it also six-nation Western European tariffs on American - produced railroads and to enhance the trade bloc known as the Com­ would provide: movement of traffic over an all• Payments for workers, who goods. mon Market. rail route." With the ability to swap tariff The proposed trade law would lose their jobs because of imports, The two roads' efforts to be­ cuts with the Common Market, the replace the Reciprocal Trade amounting to 65 percent of wages come the first rail carriers to own Administration claims, America Agreements Acts first adopted for a year; Mississippi River barge line • Training in new jobs for could better compete in the rich during the Roosevelt Administra­ Western European market as well workers displaced by imports; tion. It would allow for broader • Relocation pay for workers as elsewhere. More cargo, and authority to deal with tariff bar­ who have to go to new areas to consequently more jobs at sea, riers and implement US foreign find work because of plant clos­ could result from the increased trade policies. The proposal dif­ trade. ings due to imports. fers from previous legislation in In the process, it's estimated The bill would enable business­ providing for specific assistance that more jobs would be created men to get loans in order to mod­ to workers and companies whose jobs and earnings are directly af­ ernize or get into new fields if ashore for American workers than fected by imports as a result of they are squeezed by rising im­ would be lost by an increase in ports. Companies which suffer American imports brought about tariff reductions. HOUSTON—A scheme by an oU from the proposed tariff cuts also by any general drop in tariffs. It would authorize reductions of could get tax relief and technical The cost of the overall aid provi­ rig service fleet operator to throw up to 50 percent in US tariffs on help on new markets and prod­ sions for workers and industry are its employees out of work because all commodities imported in this ucts. estimated at $185 million for the of Union activity has been foiled country and eliminate all tariffs by the SIU Inland Boatmen's The Common Market Nations, first five years. on a lengthy list of commodity France, West Germany, Belgium, Union. The IBU won back the job groups which account for 80 per­ Netherlands, Luxemburg, and rights of its members in an im­ cent or more of the trade between Italy, are rapidly moving toward portant ruling by the National the US and the Common Market elimination of all tariffs among Labor Relations Board. countries. Boatmen in the fleet of George themselves, while maintaining All tariff reductions would be uniform tariffs on trade with na­ E. Light & Co., Seabrook, Tex., made gradually during the five- tions outside the group. whici services Humble Oil rigs in year life of the law. In order to The US is seeking the new trade LONDON — Japanese shipyards the Gulf of Mexico, voted in an cushion possible affects on Ameri­ law in order to be able to bargain built 23 percent of the shipping NLRB election in December to tonnage launched throughout the oin the IBU. The board then cer­ world last year, holding its lead tified the IBU as bargaining agent over all shipbuilding nations for for the 18 boatmen in the fleet. The company, however, chartered the sixth year in a row. Lloyd's Register of Shipping its eight boats in a bareboat agree­ fixed the Japanese output at 1.8 ment to Humble Oil, the nation­ million tons, an increase over the wide outfit of which Esso (Stand­ tonnage built in 1960. Great Brit­ ard Oil of New Jersey) is a major Preliminary design of the worlds largest ocean-going hydro­ ain held the second spot among division. As a result of the bare­ foil ship, a 300-ton vessel capable of achieving speeds up to world shipbuilders, 600,000 tons boat charter, the IBU men were 70 knots and to be utilized by the US Navy for research behind the pace-setter. West Ger­ faced with a loss of their jobs. Confronted with this maneuver, many was third, followed by Swe­ missions, have been com-"* the IBU promptly filed unfair labor den, Netherlands, France, Norway pleted by the Gruman Air­ under development, wiU increase and the United States. The US practice charges with the NLRB. its speed potential to ab;out 70 craft Corporation. knots, nearly twice the speed of produced 342,000 tons, off 142,000 The board has now ruled in favor The plans were submitted to the the largest ocean-going ships. of the union's position, thus as­ from the previous year. Bureau of Naval Ships, contract­ The high point of Japanese suring the men their original jobs The ship, known as the AG (EH), ing agency for the project. is the second ocean-going hydro­ shipbuilding prior to World War plus back wages ranging up to The new Navy ship will be sup­ foil ship under development for II was 15 percent of the world $350 per man. Tlie settlement also ported on a system of foils or the Navy. The HS Denison, a 90- total. Lloyd's said 691 new ships commits Light to enter into col­ "wings" positioned at the end of ton research vessel, will be amounting to almost 3.5 million lective bargaining negotiations three struts projecting beneath its launched this spring for the US tons were entered on its rolls with the union without resort to further subterfuge. hull. Two struts are located for­ Maritime Administration. during 1961. ward of the ship's center of gravity, and a third strut is positioned at, the stern. As the three "wings" cut through the water, lift is pro­ vided in the same manner that the wings of an airplane provide lift by traveling through the air. The ship will first employ a eubmerged foil .system that will enable the vessel to travel at a Artist's conception shows how the world's largest hydrofoil ship will take off' from its speed of about 45 knots. The addi­ normal displacement condition (far left) to its full foil-borne condifion (right). tion of a later set of foils, now TrafFic congestion hampering truck loading and discharging at Brooklyn piers was focus for a meeting at SlU headquarters among representatives of waterfront Teamster locals, the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Association, NYC Dept. of Marine & Aviation and trucking groups. Concern over the problems created by construction on Belt Parkway led to a series of meetings in which the waterfront group is seeking city action to resolve the water­ front traffic issue. Broad Trade Program Mapped For US, IVou/cf Aid Shipping Texas IBU Wins Jobs, Back Wages Japan Still Top Builder New Design For Hydrofoil -70 Knots 'Like A Bird' AFL-CIO and the SIU, which ap­ peared before the ICC on behalf of river boatmen. The unions ar­ gued that railroad ownership of the barge line would lessen com­ petition along the waterway, in­ crease the cost of transportation to consumers and in the process reduce job opportunities. Representatives from civic groups and other transportation industry organizations also spoke before the Commission in opposi­ tion to the railroads' bid. Hay operates over more than 2,500 miles of Inland and Gulf waterways. IBU Rivers Drive Gains ST. LOUIS—Continuing to press its intensive organizing campaign, the Inland Boatmen's Union has signed up a key harbor operator here. The Ford Towing Corporation, which operates one shift boat in St. Louis harbor, agreed to a union contract which gives its employees responsible union representation plus top wages and conditions. The agreement calls for an immediate pay raise, nine paid holidays, full welfare coverage, pension benefits and complete job security pro­ tection. Card Check Ford agreed to IE)U representa­ tion of its tugmen after a card check showed overwhelming sup­ port for the union. Besides the one shift tug it now has working, the company plans to add a second boat to handle its growing opera­ tion. In separate action, the IBU boosted its string of important signings covering tug companies operating lii the inland rivers, when the Bernhardt Bros. Tug­ boat Service of CassvUle, Wisconson, agreed to a top contract. Top Terms Under the agreement, Bern­ hardt tugmen receive an immedi­ ate wage hike, improved working conditions, welfare and pension coverage plus important job se­ curity protection. The contract for the company's boatmen also provides for automatic wage in­ creases during its term. Bernhardt also recognized the Union after a card check. The re­ sulting agreement takes in the five towboats owned or operated by the company on the Upper Mississippi River. Between 50 and 60 tugmen work on the five boats, three of which have historical names while the other two honor the company's home state. The tug names are: Pere Marquette, William Clark, Stephen Foster, Badger and Wis­ consin. Wisconsin is known as the "Badger State." �' .< {.r •-T'-s}.•- KiiMk, IMt r-V',; SEAFARERS '^•.n rs'' m LOG rvJitam UNION IS XiASSROOM' FOR CARIBBEAN AFFillATB SlU Trinidad Unionists At HQ Four delegates from the SIITaf filiated Seamen's & Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad are currently in New York receiving a thorough briefing on all phases of union operations and procedure. The group, con­ sisting of Basil Douglas, the union's 1st vicepresident; Stephen Joseph, assistant sec­ ret ry for grievance procedures: Francis Mungroo, secretary of the ocean-going branch, and Norman Harris, member of tha stevedoring branch, expects to spend several weeks obtaining detailed Information on trade union practices In the United States. The delegates have spent the first two weeks of their stay on such diverse sub­ jects as cargo-handling procedures, the operations of union clinics on both the longshoring and seafaring side, both sea­ men's and longshoremen's contracts, water­ front safety programs and hiring systems. As a result of detailed study of the SIU's rotary shipping and seniority hiring proce­ dure. the representatives of the SIU affil­ iate have Indicated a desire to establish similar procedures in their own union. A major Interest of the group Is to learn full details of welfare and pension plan operations in the States both In terms of benefits provided and with respect to ad­ ministrative procedures. The program calls for study of the operations of Union wel­ fare plans as well as the workings of thn industry-wide food and safety programs. Visitors are briefed on full range of SlU procedures ...on BEEFS (top), ACCOUNTING METHODS (left) and WELFARE RULES (above). CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, DU­ TIES OF PATROLMEN arn lubjnct for this huddln. The Trinidad union has been affiliated with the SIU since last October. Its morn than 6,000 members handle longshore and shipboard work out of the island and many • of them are employed aboard the foreignflag Alcoa ships on the bauxite run. ROTARY SHIPPING Is nxplainnd In thn SIU hiring hall. Detailed study of other procedures will take place in coming weeks to famtU larixn thn visitors with all union operations. �SEAFARERS Pace Tea March, IHS IOC .osmor; Old Ship, New Name Memories of the trying days of World War II when American workers participated massive war bond drives to buy ships, tanks, planes and other material for the Allied war Effort were revived this month. The occasion was the pres-"^ ^ntation to the International ILGWU headquartera In New plaque is unique in that it is the first to be given away from a pri­ 'Seagoing Motel* jadies Garment Workers Un­ York. The vessel, named in honor of a vately-owned and still-operating ion of the original name plate (from a war-built Liberty ship christened as the SS Morris Siglan, and still sailing today as the slU-raanned Losmar operated by Palmar Steamship. Transfer Ceremonies The name plate was turned over lo ILGWU president David DubinBky by Calmar president Robert Jurgen in ceremonies at IL6WU pres. David Dubinsky (right) receives historic Lib­ erty ship nameplate from Robert Jurgen, president of Calmar. Denouncing management's use of cabs, Toronto City Controller HerIbert Orliffe, a mediator for 25 >'ears, has abandoned efforts to •settle a strike by members of the iHotel & Restaurant Workers lagainst the Royal York Hotel. Manlagement had offered to rehire only lhalf of the striking workers in Ifavor of the scabs. Orliffe comlended the union's "principle of Ihumanity" in refusing to abandon lits members . . . The US DepartIment of Agriculture has granted lexclusive bargaining rights for its 12,742 meat in.spectors to the Amerllcan Federation of Government I Employees, AFL-CIO. ;r. fr. ifMembers of Machinists Lodge 11918 at seven Whirlpool Corp. (plants in St. Joseph and Benton (Harbor, Mich., have reaffirmed (support of their union In rejecting Ian attempted raid by the Team(sters. The workers voted 823 to 1324 in favor of the Machinists dur­ ing a National Labor Relations Board election in which IBT presi­ dent Jimmy Hoffa personally cam- former president of the ILGWU, vessel. was one of some 5,000 merchant ships built during the war, many of which were sponsored by labor organizations and other groups on. the basis of war bond purchases. ILGWU members purchased over $8 million worth of bonds in the course of union bond drives during the war and, as a result, sponsored a number of aircraft and four Liberty ships. The ves­ sels were named for persons who had made significant contributions to the growth of the garment un­ ALBANY—The New York State ion and to the labor movement. AFL-CIO has charged that the Besides Sigman, they were the public is being completely misin­ Morris Hillquit, Meyer London formed about the provisions ot an and Benjamin Schlesinger. anti-strikebreaker bill passed by Built in Baltimore by the Beth- the Assembly and awaiting Senate lehem-Fairfield Shipyard and action here. launched on February 2, 1944, the A state labor spokesman said Sigman was later renamed the that widely-publicized official Arthur Fribourg. She ultimately statements of business and indus­ became the Losmar, after Calmar try groups and some newspaper purchased the vessel in 1956. editorials "have been saying the Morris Sigman was the union's bill would make illegal the hiring general secretary-treasurer in of anyone to replace workers on 1914-15 and later served as presi­ strike. This is not so." dent from 1923 to 1928, during the The bill bans the use of agen­ turbulent period when garment cies whose business is supplying workers rebuffed attempts by professional strikebreakers and Communists to take over the un­ bans hiring professional strike­ ion. He died in 1931. breakers. Presentation of the name plate "It also requires any employer was part of the Liberty ship Me­ who recruits or advertises for morial Program sponsored by the workers to replace those on strike American Merchant Marine Insti­ or about to strike, to inform those tute and the American Institute recruited and to state in any ad­ of Marine Underwriters. The vertisement that a labor dispute exists where the jobs are available. "The bill leaves no doubt in anybody's mind as to what Is meant by a professional strike­ breaker. The bill says it means 'any person who customarily and repeatedly offers himself for em­ tendants work a basic 205-hour ployment in place of employees month. They do not receive any involved In a labor dispute'," the overtime until after 240 hours . . . state AFL-CIO reported. Guaranteed inter - company job This week, union representatives transfer rights in case of layoffs or at a meeting of the Maritime Port plant closings has been won under Council of Greater New York, were a nation-wide pact negotiated by informed by Winfield Chasmar, the Glass Bottle Blowers. Some president of the Laundry and Dry 32,000 production and maintenance Cleaning Workers Internation Un­ workers are covered by a three- ion, that the labor movement had year agreement that also provided beem successful In winning a sim­ wage increases and improvements ilar anti-scabbing bill In New Jer­ in pension and welfare benefits. sey. New York Anti-Scab Bill Lags Korean Labor Visitors At SiU I paigned. 4- 4- t" The United Auto Workers has I reached agreement with the AllisChalmers Manufacturing Company on national terms of a new 32 month contract affecting 7,000 workers and covering wages, pen­ sions, vacations. Insurance and sup­ plemental unemployment benefits. Improved arbitration procedures were also covered. Picketlines were retained at several of the company's seven struck plants while negotiations continued on loI cal issues. 4. 4 t Tbc Sleeping Car Porters have called on the Pullman Company I and railroads operating their own sleeping cars to institute a 40-hour week or a 173-hour month. At present Pullman porters and at- Visiting SIU hall in NY, Korean trade unionists loelt over the LOS with SIU exec, vice-pres. Cal Tanner who welcomed them. Pictured (l-r) are Park F. Young, director, Dept. of Int I Affoifi, Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Tanner; R. Aiken, Railway Clerks, their US labor escort; Lee Kyu Choli, head of the Korean TUP and of the Korean Railway Workers Union, and Mike Carlin, Infl Division-MTD rep. Choi! is also an alternate member of the ITF general council. New Role For Carferry Ending long career on the Lakes, AM Arbor Ccvforry No. 3 is shown in balmier days. She was built in 1898. FRANKFORT, Mich.—Most ships that are "finished with engines" either go to the breakers or into mothballs. A different fate may be in store for the Ann Arbor Carferry No. 3. She's Iveen sold to a corporation that has plans to convert the ship into a "seagoing motel." The veteran of over 60 years of service on the Great Lakes was recently sold to the Moonlight Motel Corporation of Manistee, Michi­ gan, after having been Idle during the 1961 shipping season. Oldest carferry In service on the Lakes, No. 3 was built in Cleveland in 1898 and made her maiden voyage the same year. She was refur­ bished in 1922 and now measures • • 307 feet overall. Sentimental Attachment SIU officials report a great sen­ timental attachment among oldtime carferry crews to the aging vessel. Nobody, they added, likes to see a ship go out of service, and a lot of men have many mem­ ories about No. 3. WASHINGTON—A National La­ The remaining Ann Arbor carferries are scheduled to be sold bor Relations Board examiner has to another company pending ap­ upheld last fall's protest picketing proval by the Interstate Commerce action by unemployed Great Lakes seamen against the flipflop-flag Commission. Northern Venture in Marquette, Mich. Dismiss Charges The NLRB action was in the form of a recommendation that charges against the Lakes SIU be dismissed. The charges were CHICAGO—Fair activity in port. brought against the union by The Highway 16 was fitted out, Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., as then laid up again, but is expected agent for Island Shipping, Ltd., to go back into operation shortly. and the Lake Superior and IshReports of a good steel year are peming Railroad Company. common. There is no Indication of Picketing action against the Ven­ steel layoffs, as is usual this time ture by unemployed seamen la of year . . . FBANKFOBT—Ship­ Duluth, Minn., last fall was previ­ ping picked up somewhat with the Wabash going on a 20 and 8 sched­ ously upheld in Federal District ule. The ship was stuck in 28 Court. The earlier ruling said that inches of Ice on her last trip to the seamen were acting within tho Menominee and was freed by a scope of the law in seeking to pror tect their job security. Coast Guard cutter. In hearings before the NLRB, 4 4 4' the union proved that Canadian DETROIT—Activity remains on and US interests owned the vessel, slow side. One ship, the steamer and the NLRB ruled in favor of tho Wyandotte, will not operate this union in line with past decisions. season. Crewmembers will be re­ Switched Runaway assigned through the Job Security Subsequently, the company Program . . . ALPENA—Port is switched the runaway-flag regis­ open with minimum activity. Many try of the Northern Venture and members have been working with went back under the Canadian flag. the Boys' Club during the off­ This was part of a maneuver to season. There was a good turnout put the vessel and its scab crew for 12th Annual Marine Ball, into a company union which has which was held in the Memorial since blossomed forth as tho HalL "Canadian Maritime Union." 4 4 4 Across the Lakes, Canadian sea­ BUFFALO — Shifting cargo men have also been upheld in their work is accounting for some job picketing of a sister ship, the activity in port, llcwevcr, the Wheat King, with the result that grain trade decline is beginning shippers have shown great re­ to cut into this work. Approxi­ luctance to utilize either vessel. mately half of the normal grain The Wheat King was last reported in lay-up. • • has not been unloaded. NLRB OKs Protest On Runaway Lakes Briefs �B8Se2lE2LSga Harti, INt SEAFARERS LOG t»KB Eleven. A 'Here's How' For Industry WC Fleets Getting More Ships; Roosevelt Ready SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District seamen are slatec to man a brand-new Mariner vessel and several other mod­ ernized ships now being fitted out by West Coast companies under various replacement"*" programs. in States Lines' $66 million replace­ The Hawaii, fourth Mariner ment program covering six ships was launched last month at New­ port News, Va. Her sister ships are the Washington, Oregon and California. Modernization of the Hawaiian Planter of Matson Lines was also completed in February, and this vessel, with 24,000 cubic bale ca­ pacity added, went back into serv­ MFOW Vice-Pr«sicl«nt ice from Portland. The fourth ship SAN FRANCISCO—Members of in the six-vessel remodeling plan tlie SIU Pacific District unions for Weyerhauser Steamship has marked the death this month of been rechristened at Coos Bay, Art Coleman, vice president of the Oregon, as the George S. Long The reconstruction Job on the Long Marine Fireman's Union. increased her cargo-carrying ca­ Coleman, 53, died at St. Francis pacity by nearly 6,000 cubic feet. Hospital here on March 10. He had Goes In April been ill since December of last year. Due to start trans-Pacific serv­ At the time of his death, Cole­ ice for American President Lines man was a delegate to -the San in April is the liner President Francisco Labor Council and had Roosevelt, reconstructed recently Just been re­ at Seattle at a cost of $10 million elected to an­ The remodeled ship is named after other term as two Roosevelts, Theodore and vice-president of Franklin Delano, both former US the MFOW. Presidents. He had been a In other developments, Olympicunion member Griffiths Lines has opened bids for 27 years and for the construction of two conhad served as an tainerships for operation in the official for the Pacific coastwise service between last 13 years. In Seattle, San Francisco and Los An­ Celatwag 1940 he began geles. Eight bids ranging from Just serving as Portland business agent under $11 million to $14 million and continued until 1957, when he are being evaluated. The two con­ was elected port agent. He con­ tainer vessels, to be known as the tinued in that position until 1961, Washington Express and the Cali­ when he was elected vice president fornia Express, will be 430 feet of the MFOW. long, fully containerized, and cap­ A native of Spokane, Washing­ able of 18-knot service speeds. ton, Coleman had lived in Oregon New Reo(wd prior to moving to California in 1961, where he resided in San Meanwhile, the new freighter Pablo. Washington Mail, of American Mail He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Line, recently broke two interna­ Ameiia Coleman; a son, Ronald; tional speed records on the Yo­ a stepson, Gary; his mother; four kohama-British Columbia run dur­ brothers, Bert, John, Richard, and ing her maiden voyage. Rated at a Michael; and three sisters, Lenora, speed of 20 knots, the Washington Ruth, and Evelyn. Mail cut the previous passenger Funeral services were held on ship record for the cross-Pacific March 13, and burial was at Olivet jaunt by 22 minutes. She's the first Cemetery. SIU Pacific District of­ of three vessels already ordered as ficials and a number of rank-and- part of an eight-ship fleet replace­ filers attended the rites here. ment program for American Mail. Art Coleman Dies At 53 Pictured at launching last year, American Mail Line's Wash­ ington Mail set new trans-Pacific speed mark this month on Yokohama-West Coast run. The "holier-than-thou" business world which has read such pious lectures to labor in the past took a bad beating on the ethical front in 1961. As a result, the National Industrial Conference Board has found it necessary to issue a code of conduct for officers and di­ rectors of American industry. This includes the following rather obvious items: • Don't invest in companie.s that supply your company with their products. • Don't-invest in competing companies. • Don't trade in your own company's stock for quick profits. e Don't borrow from or lend to customer or supplier companies. • Don't accept part-time employment from firms doing business with your company. e Don't accept substantial gifts or entertainment. e Don't reveal confidential information to outsiders. e Don't use your position for personal gain, and e Don't acquire real estate of interest to your own company. Ana If you want to get an idea of corporate democracy here's how J. A. Livingston, financial writer of the Washington Post, puts it: "It is commonly assumed that directors choose the chief execu­ tives of major corporations. This is a legal fiction. In practice the head of the company usually selects—nominates—directors. Then stockholders dutifully elect the directors to office. The directors, in turn, instaU, elect, the management that nominated them." US Bill Of Rights' Urged For Shoppers WASHINGTON—Proposals setting forth a "Bill of Rights" for consumers have been sent to Congress by the Administra­ tion in urging important new legislation dealing with drugs, food, cosmetics, business* mergers, television sets and ceivers for both very high fre­ quency (VHF) and ultra-high fre­ interest rates. Job Favors Nixed For Kings Point WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration has rejected a sug­ gestion that it promote legislation to provide graduates of the na­ tion's maritime academies with preferential treatment in finding seagoing Jobs. The latest suggestion came from the US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, at Kings Point, NY, which complained that mari­ time academy graduates were find­ ing it difficult to find Jobs aboard US-flag ships. In turning down this suggestion. Maritime Administrator Donald W. Alexander has advised that every future academy candidate be noti­ fied in detail that "he does not have a built-in career graduation, sim­ ilar to that of the service academiex graduates." He expressed "sur­ prise" this hadn't been done in the past. Maritime unions have long ques­ tioned the need for the Federal ex­ pense entailed in operating the academies. They have pointed out that the money could be better utilized in other aspects of the Government's program for marltime. Enactment of legislation to pro­ vide preferential treatment for academy graduates would dis­ criminate against experienced seamen who have advanced to of­ ficers through the ranks and against union officers who are now competing for the limited number of available Jobs in a de­ clining US merchant fleet. The President announced a di­ quency (UHF) channels, urged rective for creation of a Con­ strengthening of anti-monopoly sumers' Advisory Council to as­ laws and promised recommenda­ sist the President's Council of Eco­ tions on "truth in packaging" legis­ nomic Advisers, and a directive re­ lation as a further aid to con­ quiring a special assistant for con­ sumers. sumer liaison in every Government agency dealing with matters af­ fecting the buying public. In a message to Congress, the President said consumers should have: "The right to safety—to be protected against the marketing Joe Algina, Safety Director of goods which are hazardous to health or life. The right to be informed— The importance of drilling and testing fire-fighting techniques aboard to be protected against fraudulent, deceitful or grossly misleading in­ ship is pointed up again and again in reports of fires and explosions formation, advertising, labeling, or at sea. All seamen, whether on SlU-manned ships or any other vessels, other practices, and to be given have the same responsibility to stay posted and alert to these dangers. A report of the Liverpool Underwriters Association, which covers a the facts they need to make an large number of marine insurers dealing in all types of vessels, empha­ informed choice. "The right to choose—to be sizes the problem. In 1961, 20 merchant ships vessels amounting to assured, wherever possible, access 127,300 gross tons were total losses due to fires and explosions, includ­ to a variety of products and serv­ ing two American ships. The loss figure for last year was way higher than the 1960 total of eight vessels and about 50,000 tons. ices at competitive prices . , , All fires and explosions reported, most of them minor, amounted to • "The right to be heard—to be assured that consumer interests 470, an increase from 419 the previous 12 months. Of course, most will receive full and sympathetic of, this was on foreign ships as we know. The thing to keep in mind, consideration in the formulation of however, is that as ships and equipment get older, particularly the Government policy, and fair and case in the US fleet, the possibilities for trouble increase. This is why strict attention and frequent fire and boat drills are expeditious treatment in adminis­ Important for all hands. A well-trained, experienced crew that can trative tribunals." respond promptly in an emergency is the best kind of "insurance" Drug Safety He said consumers and physi­ when the chips are down. cians should have "assurance from 4« it it More labor participation in safety programs, and more labor-manage­ an impartial scientific source" that any drug on the market is ment cooperation are essential to save human lives and limbs, accord­ "safe and effective" and that the ing to the President's Conference on Occupational Safety held recently accompanying promotional mate­ in Washington. This year's conference had more labor participation rial "tells the full story—its bad than ever before, with 250 representatives of different union organiza­ effects as well as its good." Pre­ tions present among the 3,000 delegates. A couple of interesting facts stood out from the overall discussions scription drugs, he stated, should be Identified by a simple common and reports. The accident rate for workers in manufacturing has been name so that the purchaser can dropping steadily since that section of the economy began receiving buy the drugs he needs "at the the most attention from labor, management and Government. On lowest competitive price." tlie other hand, the accidental death toll among farm workers—the Declaring that thousands of least unionized group of. workers—is the highest of any American women have suffered injuries to occupation. their eyes, skin and hair because One of the points brought out in specialized discussions on safety of "untested or inadequately-test­ hazards concerned problems in the longshore field, as described by ed beauty aids," the President said Joe Leonard, safety director for the International Longshoremen's legislation is needed to require Association. He described union efforts to make the docks and cargo cosmetics to be "tested and proved spaces aboard ship a lot safer for ILA workers, and recent Labor Department figures indicate that some progress is being made. safe" before mai'keting. In this connection, the record also shows that in 1961 the Depart­ In other areas, the President urged enactment of a "truth in ment listed 188 foreign ships that had to be delayed in US ports lending bill," to require full dis­ because of defects in cargo gear. In many cases, it was necessary to closure to installment buyers of use shore cranes in order to safely load and unload these ships. It the actual amounts of credit seems from this there's plenty of work needed to bring foreign bottoms charges. He also backed legisla­ up to US standards, no matter what the foreign owners claim. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can tion to require manufacturers of television sets to equip all new re­ be submitted tc this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Ship Fires Aiways A Hazard �SEAFARERS Face Twdw Maidh, INS LOG 'Goffig... Going...' BULK CARRIER CONSTRUCTION—The world ore carrier fleet consists of 327 vessels. Of this total, the United States operates only 4 vessels in the foreign trade, with a total deadweight tonnage of 87,000 tons. In the light of this, it is apparent that the United States haf lost control of its ore imports and that this trade is now monopolized by foreign-flag vessels. Large bulk carriers are now being built by almost all of the major maritime powers, with the exception of the United States. The USSR, which had only sixteen bulk carriers of 46,000 dwt in 1954, now has 110 of 636,000 dwt. By grasping the real significance of a bulk carrier fleet, the USSR has recognized an In­ strument for Soviet economic penetration. t 4" l" LEGISLATIVE ROUND-UP—State Department and Coast Guard officials appearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations have urged that group to favorably report the International Conven­ tion for Safety of Life at Sea (1960) to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification . . . Senator Wiley (Rep.-Wls.) has urged the Defense Department to establish a Transportation Coordinating Agency. He stated that the Department of Defense has created and adhered to shipping policies which, to a large degree, overlook the potentials of a Great Lakes waterway system. Last year Sen. Wiley recommended a special study of defense shipping policies on military cargo destined for overseas ... In hearings before the House Merchant Marine Committee, the International Longshoremen's Association lodged its protest against HR 207, a bill that would eliminate liability of ships and their owners to persons other than crewmembers, for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness. The ILA told the Congres­ sional subcommittee that the only real beneficiaries of the proposed legislation would be foreign shipowners . . . Government and industry spokesmen have given support to S. 2801, a measure designed to extend until June 30, 1964, the twelve-year minimum age for trade-in of vessels on new construction . . . The Department of Commerce has expressed its opposition to provisions of S. 2800 which would make permanent the present 55 percent construction subsidy which the Government may pay toward new ship construction, and would remove any percentage limitation on construction subsidy incident to recon­ structing or reconditioning a vessel. 4< The pending entry into service of the nuclear-powered NS Savannah highlights the peculiar situation which confronts the American merchant marine. On the one hand, the responsible agencies show no hesi­ tation whatsoever in spending considerable sums on a wide variety of costly experiments and equally costly studies. The other side of the coin is the reluctance to put money into any new operating idea which will bring direct and immediate benefit to the shipping industry right now. Nobody quarrels with the value of experi­ mentation and the development of new ship types. We suppose that all of the studies and information-gathering procedures will also serve a useful purpose some time in the dim future. But all this will be to no avail if the day-to-day bread and butter operation of the industry is neglected. A key case in point was the handling of the proposal by Ore Line to build two new ore carriers for American-flag operation. The proposal was desirable from every point of view. These ships would be the first bulk ore-carrying tonnage built for US operation since World War II. They would assure that at least some of the vital ore imports on which the nation's economy depends would travel on US-flag ships. Their approval would be recognition of the shift in our foreign commerce from package cargo to bulk cargo; it would show that the authorities were alert to the changing pat­ tern of our foreign trade and were prepared to take steps accordingly. The proposal was approved at all levels in the appropriate maritime agencies after the usual exhaustive hearings. Then, suddenly, when it had reached the final stages, the con­ struction plan was stifled at the highest levels of the Commerce Department and the Administration. The result now is that the proposal is be­ ing abandoned. Instead of the US having two new 51,400-ton carriers under the Ameriican flag, built in American yards, these same vessels will be constructed in a foreign yard and manned by foreign crews. This will only worsen the Imbalance be­ tween what the American merchant marine needs and what it has. Further, it slams the door in the face of any future proposals to add to our dwindling and insufficient orecarrying capacity . The point of having a merchant marine is to have ships to carry a goodly percentage of the nation's foreign trade. The point of having Government aid is to see to it that the merchant marine gets the kind of ships it needs. If the foreign trade of the US con­ sists in the main of bulk cargoes, then these are the types of vessels which the Govern­ ment should assist. It doesn't take elaborate study and research to figure that out. SUP'S 77th Birthday The month of March marks the 77th anni­ versary of the founding of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the commemoration of the birthdays of two of its historic leaders, Andrew Furuseth and' Harry Lundeberg. Lundeberg, who died in 1957, was the found­ er and first president of the SIU of North America. The establishment of the SUP is dated from March 6, 1885, when a group of 300 sea­ men gathered at Folsom Street wharf in San Francisco to consider steps "towards form­ ing a permanent protective union." The growth of the SUP and the development of the sailors' movement on all coasts is due largely to the dedication of these two pioneer maritime trade unionists. Furuseth was a front-line fighter in the movement that freed seamen from punitive maritime law and upheld their rights as workers and citizens. He died in 1938. SUP secretary-treasurer from 1936 until his death in 1957, Lundeberg continued the fight to upgrade conditions for the entire seamen's union movement. He pioneered the campaign against runaway-flag shipping and shaped the expansion of the SlUNA and its affiliates for almost two decades. ^ 4* SHIPBUILDING — In a recent appearance before the Maritime Evaluation Committee, Business Council, Department of Commerce, the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, AFL-CIO, stated that if the shipbuilding industry is allowed to die with no possibility of replacement training, it will take from five to seven years of on-the-job training in most of the building and repair yards to get it started again. The Maritime Evaluation Committee is presently conducting a study of maritime matters during the course of which it is hearing from the various industry segments. The union commented on the "intermittency" of employment in the shipbuilding industry, drawing on data covering average weekly hours worked during the years 1946 through 1958 in the Atlantic Coast shipyards of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, including Fall River and Sparrows Point. These figures indicate that in each of the years named, ths average hours worked were less than 34 per week, except during ths Korean crisis in 1952. 4" 4" 4" 4 4" 4" 4" .4' 4" FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—Thomas E. Stakem, Chair­ man of the Federal Maritime Commission, recently expressed the hops that shipping lines of all nations "will calm their fears" as to Ameri­ can shipping practices, including the tariff filing requirements pro­ posed in FMC Document No. 964. Chairman Stakem stated that record! show that virtually all lines engaged in the United States foreign trade have thus far sought to cooperate with the spirit and the letter of the new regulatory laws. The FMC official noted that some 950 tariffs have been filed since the tariff filing requirements were initi­ ated on January 2. About 500 of these were new tariffs which had not previously been submitted. FISH REPORT — The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has made arrangements to award a contract to study water transportation rates and services for fish and fishery products. The study will be perfiirined by the Traiisp«ji(ation and Public Utilities Services of the General Services Administration ... A group of South African fishing companies has announced Intention to enter the Chilean fishing in­ dustry in 1962. The company expects to build a fish meal plant at Iquiqui in northern Chile. The company will operate a fleet of purse seiners, similar to pilchard boats used off South Africa and Southwest Africa. The vessels will be purchased from Chilean boatyards . . . The Japanese plan to establish a new tuna base at Levuka, Fiji Islands. The intention to establish a base at Levuka is reported to have been formulated to help the struggling medium and small fishing coopera­ tives of Japan. The plan, however, is strongly opposed by the thre« largest Japanese fishing companies which operate tuna mothership fleets in the South Pacific ... A large Japanese firm is constructing a large cold stoLage plant at Tema, Ghana, to handle the catch of it! Atlantic trawler feet, reported to total six trawlers, mostly in the 2,500ton class. The company plans to increase its trawler fleet in the At­ lantic Ocean and may build more freezing plants in West Africa. MARITIME SUBSIDY BOARD—Savings of as much as 40 million dollars are r.opeu xor as a .v . lu >...o ..^a' ^...siied by the Maritime Administration to cut costs for both the Govern­ ment and shipowners in the construction of 200 new ships still to ba built in the long-range replacement program. Under the new policy, the Maritime Subsidy Board will require that applicants for con­ struction-differential subsidy shall whenever practicable duplicata ship designs already approved for subsidized construction and that orders shall be placed for no fewer than four, preferably six, ships at a time. The Maritime Subsidy Board has indicated that important economies would result from simplified engineering, modern methods in shipyard fabrication and assembly, lower cost of some major com­ ponents, and in reduced cost of developing shipyard working drawings. I' » * �WMAFARERS LOG T*ge Thiricca %.•wKi8ri~^i m-Mmm r i»-.^»i :>• -y..^ m M M m NEW HOUSTON HALL Jobs posted, on# of the first shipping calls in new hall gets underway. Dispatcher G. Delgado checks cards. Seafarers began using the newest hail operated by the SlU early this month when the new Houston building opened for business. The first member­ ship meeting in the modernized, two-story structure took place on March 12 and served as a welcome for many Seafarers. The main deck of the air-conditioned building features the shipping hall and provides facilities for Union business operations, records and other func­ tions. The second deck contains recreational and meetina space. It's cofFeetime, so Seafarers try a cup In the cafeteriasnackbar arranged for their convenience. yM •Mt ^ y' <y:y m The clean white building has tpic and span look in sideview photographed from Canal Street. First SlU membership meeting In comfortable area on 2nd deck hears report from SlU president Paul Hall on Union activities. "How's shipping" Is always the Important Item, and the new hall makes ample provision for posting of registration cards so all hands can check their spot on the seniority shipping list (upper left). At service windows (left), J. Zeireis, J. Lellnksi and J. Bennett try the counter out for size. Zeireis was elected to Union's quarterly financial committee during membership meeting. Above, cafeteria foursome Includes J. Malcolm, Paul Hall and Wayne Henderson. �SEAFARERS Faf* Foorteca LOG Dr. Weisbeiter's Tests Hint New Medical Aid PHOENIX, Ariz.—A scientific breakthrough that may sup­ ply some answers to the nature of cancer and other human diseases has been reported by Dr. Austin Weisberger of Western Reserve University* to a seminar of the American change them back to their healthy Cancer Society held there this form, an important aid in treating the disease may develop. monUt. Dr. Weisberger emphasised In Dr. Weisberger, brother of Mor­ his report that his work had not ris Weisberger, executive vice- demonstrated fw certain that the president of the SIU of North genetic apparatus of human cells Seafarer R. G. Giistaftson America and secretary-treasurer could be altered by the admission of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, of DNA and NRA. However, it spoke up at March SIU mem­ disclosed significant progress under offers a hint for possible future bership meeting in NY. He test-tube conditions in changing treatment of cancer, leukemia and urged all dispatchers to do human cells from "normal" to allied diseases which have plagued the same to avoid confusion "diseased" and vice versa by ex­ man through the ages. during busy job calls. posing them to protein-like mate­ rials known as DNA and NRA. These materials determine heredi­ tary human characteristics such as the color of the eyes, hair and other physical features. In his experiments. Dr. Weis­ berger extracted NRA from the cells of people afflicted with a dis­ Use of the stars as a means of navigation, a method em­ ease called sickle-cell anemia. He ployed by seamen for hundreds of years, may now provide found that he was able to produce the way for future astronauts to determine their position in the disease in a normal cell by adding the NRA from the anemic space. This is the substance cell. On the other hand, he was of a discovery by Lt. Colonel the angle between a star and the able to eliminate the disease from John H. Glenn, America's earth's horizon. Another variation the anemic cell by taking NRA first astronaut, which he reported would be to hitch the sextant to from normal cells and transmit­ during testimony before a Con­ the side of the capsule and have ting them to the afflicted ones. gressional committee a few days its readings fed into a small com­ It is felt by many medical au­ after his historie orbital flight puter which would work out the capsule's position. thorities that cancer is a disease around the earth. in which the cells go bad because Glenn recounted the experience It has been estimated that by the genetic apparatus has been of even being able to observe stars using these methods an astronaut changed. during -the daylight portions of could "fix" his position within ten If altering these cells through his flight. He recalled that he miles, which is accurate enough the use of DNA and NRA can could see no stars near the horizon for a space ship traveling several but, as he adjusted to the view, miles a second on the 235,000-mile some of the brighter ones became trip to the moon. visible. Moving? Notify clearly Research along these lines has His observation may make It been going on for quite some time. SIU, Weifare possible for future space travelers It's already been observed that Seafarers and SIU families to determine position by checking when a man-made satellite passes who apply for maternity, hos­ the stars in the same manner that overhead, there is a shift In the pital or surgical benefits from mariners have used celestial wave lengths on which its radio the Welfare Plan are urged to navigation since ancient times. It signals are being transmitted. keep the Union or the Wel­ could have an important bearing Using computers to measure this fare Plan advised of any on the way man travels to the moon change in frequency of the radio changes of address wluie their by eliminating the need for com­ signal, scientists have been able applications are being proc­ plex and cumbersome guidance to determine exactly where the essed. Although payments are equipment. One of the side-results satellite was in relation to the often made by retimn mail, of the Glenn trip was his finding earth. changes of address (or illegible that he could maneuver his space return addresses) delay them vehicle on his own without ground when checks or "baby bonds" assistance of any kind. The exact method an astronaut are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify might use to make his observations SIU headquarters or the Wel­ has not yet been determined, but fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, it is possible that he would utilize a hand sextant, similar to a New York 4, NY. mariner's instrument, to measure SPACE TRAVELERS USE STARS, TOO SIU Safety Award For Mae A full year's accident-free sailing for SIU crewmembers on the Mae (Bull) earned SIU safety award for the vessel on arrival in Baltimore. Displaying citation (front, l-r) are Sea­ farers Roy Alston, Frank Bona, Stanley Johns, Ed Kolenovsky, with Safety Director Joe Algina and SIU port ("gdut Rex Dickey; rear, S. Freeman, J. Emmerick, and F. Hughes. I LA Urges 'Buy Union' Shoe Drive ST. LOUIS—The District Coun­ cil of the International Longshore­ men's Association here has called on all trade unionists to suport a "Buy Union" campaign in support of workers at the International Shoe Company in this city. Some 700 ILA members in the warehousing, shipping and storing departments at three local plants are involved. International is an­ other in a long list of domestic companies affected by the competi­ tion of cheap imports and non­ union products manufactured un­ der sub-standard, low-wage condi­ tions. An Independent union repre­ sented the company's workers here until 1956, when the independent affiliated with the ILA and became Local 1820. International Shoe manufactur­ ers shoes for men, women and children under a variety of labels, including Florsheim, Winthrop, City Club and Handcraft shoes for men. Accent, Trios, Smart Set and Florsheim shoes for women and the Poll Parrot, Weather Bird, Red Goose, CTicial Boy Scout and Pussyfoot shoes for youngsters. New Paterson Pact Booms Canada SIU MONTREAL—The signing of a Canadian SIU Licensed Division contract by J. P. Paterson & Sons Steamships has; extended union coverage to 70 engineers in the company's fleet for the first time. The contract was completed posals for forthcoming negotia­ in February and is the third tions with the companies. Once to be signed In recent months. negotiations begin, these propos­ First-time union representation als will be turned over to the has been extended to almost 200 union's negoUating team for use licensed men during this period, during the bargaining talks. bringing the total number of en­ gineers In the licensed group to 1,200. Previously, the Hall Corpora­ tion and the Licensed Division reached agreement on a contract covering 62 engineers on Hall ves­ sels, and an accord was also made involving the 28 men in the Misener Steamship fleet. As a result of these contracts, MONTREAL—Two new union members of the SIU of Canada's halls have been opened in the Licensed Division have gained the Owen Sound and South Midland same benefits enjoyed by Cana­ areas by the SIU of Canada in a dian unlicensed seamen, such as further expansion of its building protection imder the union's wel­ program. fare plan, vacation plan and sen­ With the addition of the two new iority shipping system. locations, Canadian seamen in In other action, a Proposals these areas can keep more fully Committee elected by the mem­ Informed about the affairs of the bership to survey suggestions for union and will have complete facil­ new contracts Is preparing pro­ ities for shipping and other serv­ ices. Canadian SIU members have been urged to take full advantage of the conveniences provided by the new buildings. Besides opening up two more hails, the Canadian SIU has been doing a sprucing-up Job on exist­ ing facilities in different ports. The union hall at Thorold was TORONTO—Negotiations b e- treated to a renovation Job recent­ tween the SIU of Canada and the ly so that members who ship out Lakes Carrier Association are con­ of that port will have the best tinuing and the union has received possible facilities for their use. pledges of support from members The address of the hall at Owen Sound is 1135 Second Avenue and sailing on the Great Lakes. Among the contract terms being the location at Midland is 217 pressed by the union are a guar­ Dominion Street. However, mem­ anteed annual wage for the 8,000 bers who wish to send mail to seamen on the Lakes, a reduction Midland are advised to address it in work hours and increased wel­ to PO Box 144, Midland, Ontario. fare contribution from employers. While the union is deep in negotiations here it has wound up its contract talks on the Canadian National Steamship Company's west coast service in Vancouver. Continued rejection by the com­ pany of the union's terms had re­ sulted in mediation by Canada's COLLINGWOOD, Ontario—Two Counciliation Board, and the board new vessels, especially designed to is now expected to make a serve both Canadian inland and recommendaUon on the contract. coastal routes, were launched here Negotiations by the company and this month for N. M. Paterson, and the union had been going on since will Join the company's fleet in July. April. The beef centered on Canadian The ships, Lawrendoc and MonNational's rejection of the mem­ doc, are 292 feet long and have a bership's desire for a contract beam of 45 feet. Deisel-electric similar to the Alaska Cruise Lines' powered, they have a cruising terms. The company wanted a pact speed of about 15 knots and are similar to the one negotiated with fully reinforced for ice conditions. the Canadian Pacific Company Accommodations for Canadian in 1958. seamen include two-man sleeping West coast seamen desire the quarters, deluxe washing and laun­ Alaska terms because the opera­ dry facilities plus a recreation tion and run of Canadian National room. The ships are equipped with ships are fundamently the same the latest navigational devices for and should have the same coverage. safe and speedy sailing. Attempting to continue its ad­ Cargo-handling has been sim­ vantage over other operators, plified by dividing the vessels into Canadian National has proposed three sections to be serviced by the lower standards from the 1958 cranes. The 28 foot by 28 foot agreement to maintain its mone­ hatches are fully automatic and tary advantage over Alaska Cruise the use of tarpaulins is completely Lines. eliminated. The absence of any deck gear makes the ships especially suited to handle bulk cargoes and their speed and draft will permit them to service points not yet served by other Great Lakes vessels. Open Halls In Midland, Owen Sound Lakes Talks Continuing Coastal Ships To Join Fleet 0 �SEAFAmEMS LOG rag* Piftem US Sued For Irmpasat Reserve Fleet In Wrong Yard Atlantic Gale Takes Heavy Toll; 7 losf Lost in East coast storm with all hands, fishing boat Karina T. is shown last year at NY's Fulton Fish Market. POINT PLEASANT, NJ—Seven fishermen, members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, were lost at sea early in March when the fishing vessel Karina T disappeared in a storm off the Atlantic Coast.'t The storm, which caused vessels. Including one Liberian-flag considerable damage and loss vessel which broke in half with no of life all along the coast from Hatteras to New England, came In the wake of severe snow. The Karina T, which left here March 6, was last heard from while riding out the storm at Bamegat Light a day later. Coast Guard Search Lost aboard the vessel were Capt. Carl Jorgensen of Brooklyn; David Davidson, Brookljm; James Barron, Brooklyn; Rolf Holberg, West Orange, NJ; Andrew Thorne, Brooklyn; John McGhle, Harrison, NJ, and Carl Abrahamsen of New Bedford, Mass. The Coast Guard pressed an air, sea and shore search for the vessel and its crew for a week before giving up. Other vessels contracted to the SlU-affillated Atlantic Fishermen's Union suffered serious damage during the storm. The New Yorkbased Carol & Jack sustained $30,000 damage, and another AFUcontracted vessel, the Enterprise, suffered hull damage which virtu­ ally destroyed the craft. Along NJ Coast The brunt of the storm was felt by fishermen along the New Jersey coast, although fishing vcssel.s as far south as Norfolk were dam­ aged. The New Bedford fishing fleet, which is contracted to the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fish­ ermen's Union, also sustained some damage. The coastal storm also caused some damage to offshore Among nnfons in the SIU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on aii coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery Uttlens operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where far the fw northwest Pacific. loss of life. Along the coast, the storm ripped up shorefront homes and cut many new channels among the bays and inlets dotting the Atlan­ tic. An extensive rebuilding pro­ gram, including the building up of sand dunes, is underway. New Reefer Gear Spurs Alaska Run NOME, Alaska—The old story of selling refrigerators to the Eskimos is coming true. The growth and development of fishing in the Bering Sea and along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers had been handicapped In the past by the lack of artificial refrigera­ tion facilities to protect the quali­ ty of the catch. This was especially so in the case of mild-cured King salmon caught in the rivers. Develop State To insure the quickest develop­ ment of the state, the Alaska Board of Fish and Game has now liberal­ ized its fishing regulations covering the two rivers, resulting in a much larger catch. Without refrigeration, the haul could not be preserved until it was sent to market. Now, a number of companies have announced plans to begin floating freezing operations along the rivers. In addition, a number of canneries are planned along the Bering ipea coast to process fish caught in the area. SIUNA Affiliates Many fishermen in the state are members of two SIUNA affiliates, the Alaska Fishermen's Union and the Bering Sea Fishermen's Union. The introduction of artificial re­ frigeration will enable them to get better prices for their haul and increase their economic- security in the future. The refrigerator plants will also help other catches, including cray­ fish which is developing into an imporUnt haul. Not many people can say they have a fleet of ships parked in their front yard, but Mrs. Theresa Scozzafava says she does, and the Federal Government owes her $10,000 in "back rent" for using her property. Mrs. Scozzaiava, a 77-yearold grandmother, contends the 50 are periodically used for the sought to increase the rent. The Government owes her money storage of grain. Mrs. Scozzafava Government stood fast by its offer for anchoring its Hudson River mothbali fleet in front of her house at Jones Point, in Rockland Coun­ ty, New York. Jones Point has been the location of the Hudson River reserve fleet since World War II. In her suit filed in the Federal Court in New York, Mrs. Scozza­ fava claims underwater rights ex­ tending 230 feet into the Hudson and along 365 feet of shoreline on the basis of grants made by the State of New York dating back to 1814. The Government has countered by arguing that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter and that the ships are in a navigable river in the public domain. The mothball fleet numbers about 190 ships, of which about Broad Job Retraining Plan Ready WASHINGTON — President Kennedy has signed a bill passed by Congress this month in a move to offset the effects of automation on the American work force. The three-year, $435 million program to retrain the unemployed in new skills will go into effect this July. Workers who qualify for re­ training will be paid allowances and expenses for the duration of their training period, based on each state's weekly payment for unemployment compensation. To be eligible for payments, persons over 21 must be heads of families or households and must have had at least three years of employ­ ment. Trainees in the 19-21 age brack­ et will also be entitled to pay­ ments, but the amount will be less than for the over-21 group. Those who meet the standards for retraining will apply at their local state employment offices. Tests will be administered to de­ termine the skills they can use. If selected for retraining, they will be a.ssigned to state vocational training programs, or, in some cases, placed in industry for on the job training. The maximum payments range from a high of $55 per week in Hawaii and $50 in New York and New Jersey, to $30 in some South­ ern states. The law makes $5 mil­ lion immediately available to the Secretary of Labor to set up the studies needed to carry out the program. It is estimated that the program may train up to a million persons, now unemployable, for new jobs. If it proves successful after the three-year trial period, the pro­ gram may be made permanent. has been collecting $25 per month rent from the Government since 1946 for the use of a dock and for parking privileges for Govern­ ment workers who service the mothballed fleet. When the Government lease ex­ pired in 1960, Mrs. Scozzafava of $25 a month, however, and al­ though It has pulled several ships away from her reputed underwater property, she stijl contends that the vessels are encroaching on it. She's joined In the suit by her daughter and son-in-law, who also own property along the Hudson. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Watch Those Supermarket 'Specials'! Looking for supermarket price leaders is a good way to save money. In fact, this department often has recommended planning meals around the supermarket specials, and also using the specials to stock up on staples you will soon need. But at the same time, don't get lured by price leaders into buying high-priced items. Supermarkets boast an assortment of selling illu­ sions that can dazzle an innocent shopper into spending a great deal of extra money. In fact, if you listen to some of the food-merchandising experts talk, you'll find they consider the shopping public pretty much a bunch of innocents. The Institute of Design Analysis in San Francisco recently asserted that it had found that merely changing the labels on beer convinced a test group of drinkers that the taste itself had changed. Here is some of the merchandising strategy practiced all over th* country, that you ought to know about: The Case of "The Hot Specials" Some supermarket specials are really hot money-savers. One survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found worthwhile savings on several meats, produce items and packaged goods each weekend. But only about Hi percent of items sold by the food markets were found to be specially-priced in the weekend sales. Thus, you never can assume that a handful of leaders means all offerings are bargains. Take this report of a successful promotion of frozen foods by a leading New Jersey chain supermarket. The man­ ager reported that a half-dozen leaders were offered at cost price, a few other items at a low mark-up and the rest at the regular price. The neighborhood was plastered with ads for the leaders. "As a result of the psychological impact of the no-profit and low mark-up items, customers regarded our regular price items as specials also, and we sold out every frozen product in stock." The Case Of The Tie-in Sales One of the chief purposes of price leaders, whether in department stores or supermarkets, is to sell related high-profit merchandise. A Connecticut chain super reports that when it has a sale on canned juices, it will display on adjoining shelves an assortment of plastic juice containers at regular prices. If beer is on special, the adjoining shelves will feature potato chips and similar costly snack foods. The Case Of The Ruddy Hamburger One frankly deceptive—not merely manipulative—trick is the addi­ tion of excessive amounts of fat to hamburger. Last year this depart­ ment warned against this very practice, and disclosed that spokesmen for New York consumer cooperatives reported some stores colored high-fat hamburger by adding beef blood. Just recently the New York City Market Department found this was exactly correct. It said I hat many butchers in that city were adding an excessive amount of fat to hamburger—in some cases as much as 90 percent—and then color­ ing it with blood. Federal law requires that hamburger shipped in intei'state com­ merce must contain no more than 30 percent fat. Some states permit up to 50 percent and some have no limit. The use of beef blood to color hamburger is not harmful to health, but is certainly a financial deception. A more worrisome practice is the addition of pork scraps to ham­ burger. The New York Markets Department pointed out that some families like to cook their hamburger rare. But pork needs longer cooking. Besides checking hamburger, carefully inspect the veal and other patties sold by markets nowadays under The name of "veal birds," "mock chicken leg." etc. Such patties have in many instances become a way of unloading meat scraps ground up with extra suet. The Case Of The Cut Fruit When the fresh fruit season arrives soon, you'll see attractive dis­ plays of cut fruits and, if you're like many people, you'll happily pay a lot more for fruit cut open than fruit sold whole. A California mar­ ket reports that shoppers gr-ab up pineapples sliced in half even when the price is 2 cents more a pound than the whole pineapple. The store also finds that it can sell watermelon halves for 30 cents even when the whole watermelon costs only 49. Nor do shoppers mind buying rut fruit with cracks or other damage, although they will refuse to buy whole fruit if it has such surface blemishes. The Case Of The Extra Stamps One of the most successful devices stores have for pushing highpriced or non-basic items is to offer extra trading stamps. One super found thai it increased sales of bottled soda 520 percent by offering free trading stamps with purchases of soda. �SEAFARERS Pace SixteeiB LOG Haieh, 1M| "double Celebration SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is tha latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: It wai birthday time for the family of Seafarer F. Camacho at they visited SlU headquarters to show off twins born ust a year ago. On hand with Camacho, who's holding Eve yn, one of the twins, were daughter Josephine, Mrs. Camacho, with twin David, and Gilbert, 4. The double birth last year was also the occasion for payment of $400 in SlU maternity benefits. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Milk Has Full Share Of Nutrients The recent picture in the newspapers showing President Kennedy downing a glass of milk and praising its virtues was a reminder of the Indispensable nutritional value of milk. One of the ma.ior providers of calcium in the diet, milk is also an excellent source of high-quality pro­ tein, riboflavin, and other vitamins and minerals. Milk is available in many forms. These Include whole fluid milk, concentrated milk, evaporated milk, buttermilk, skim milk, and whole or non-fat dry milk. Whole milk and some fortified milk also contain vitamin A. Most homogenized milk and practically all evaporated milk contain vitamin D. Adults should drink two or more cups a day in order to fulfill their daily requirements of these vitamins and minerals. Any of the vari­ ous forms of milk mentioned are capable of filling the daily quota. Cheese and ice cream may be used as alternates for milk: the.v con­ tribute the same nutrients as milk but in different proportions. Thus, those products must be consumed in greater amounts in order to obtain the same amount of calcium that milk itself provides. The proper storage of milk and dairy products is essential to pre­ serve its nutritional value and good taste. Fresh dairy products should be kept cold and tightly wrapped or covered so that they do not absorb the odors and flavors of other • foods. A storage temperature of poured from the can, and tastes 40 degrees is desirable in protect­ the same as fresh miik, but it ing the flavor and food value of should be served chilled in pitch­ iiii'k and cream. ers since brief exposure to air As soon after purchase as possi­ gives the sterilized product an ble, the glass bottle or carton added fresh flavor. Laboratory should be rinsed under cold run­ reports attest to the high butter ning water, dried and refrigerated fat content of the miik, which promptly. Exposure to sunlight is can be kept \at least two years harmful to the fiavoc and ribo­ without refrigeration. Samples flavin content of milk. have reportedly kept for as long The new SlU miik program, as six years without spoilage. whcih guarantees a fresh supply Evaporated and condensed miik of milk on board at all times, is may be stored at room tempera­ based on the use of pasteurized ture until the container is opened. grade A fresh milk packed in sterile cans. The raw milk used Then they should be refrigerated is the same as milk packed in bot­ in the same way as fresh fluid tles except that it is super-heated milk. Dry milks will keep for several during processing and then sealed in tins instead of glass or paper months at room temperature of 75 degrees or lower, or they may be containers. This milk is ready to drink as kept in the refrigerator. Non-fat dry miik is more stable than whole dry miik because of its lack of fat. Both should be stored in tightlycovered contaiiiers to prevent moisture absorption, which causes I" adquarters again wishes to off-flavors to develop and makes remind all Seafarers that pay­ reeonslitution difficult. Seafarers were formerly suscep­ ments o' funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only tible to many diseases due to the to authorized SlU representa­ lack of a sufficient source of milk tives and that an official Union on board. Over the years, this r. ceipt be gotten at that time. problem has been resolved to the If no receipt is offered be sure point where a plentiful supply of to protect yourself by immet.i- fresh milk is now possible. •t iy bringing the matter to the (Comments and suggestions are attention of the President's invited by the Department and can office. be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. .Anioine Landry Honry Adams Virgil Alford, Jr. Thomas Lang George Annis Millard Lindsey Kazmlrz Lynch Paul Arthofer John Barnett Oscar Manifold William Mason Paul Bates Clyde Brown Edmond Massulln OIus McCann Herman Carson M. P. McCoskey Cloise Coats loige Coto Victor Mioiana Robert Cumberland William Moise S''m Morris fhomas Dailey Wilmer Newsom Ignazio D'Amico Clifford Davis, Jr. Jose Ortiz Michael Pardur Antoine DeSouza James Patterson Louis Diifour Harry Peeler J. B. Dyess John Redding John Ei.senhardt Calvin Rome llamosc Elliott Edward Schielder Harry Emmett Virgil Sisk Thomas Folso Raymond Franklin Jeff Skinner Luclen Theriot Clinton Franks Patrick Thompson Needem Galloway Frank Tostl Earl Goodwin Ruby Vance Charles Halla. Jr. Aimer Vickers Chester Holtz Richard Weir lames Ha'mon Charlie White George Howard Walter Whitten George Kasprzyk William Wiemern Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Nick Papageorglo Omar All Teotonio Pereir* Gordon Bell William Bergyuli* Aldo Period Nicholas Petera Kurt Binemanis George Pitour M. J. Callahan T. Cepriano Eugene Plahn Frank Ray George Crabtrea Rulof DeFretes Pedro Reyes Manuel Rodrlgues John Dern Jose Doletin Michael Ronda William Granger Evaristo Rosa Hemsle.v Guiner Frank Russo James Helms James Rutherford Leon Rysop Hans Jacobsen George Johnson Jorge Sanchez George Kavanagh Patrick Santora Charles Kinnke Harold Smith Chritos Kourtis Rosenelo Soto Walter Kushner Max Steinsaper Clarence Linden Alfonso Surles Serafin Lopez Vernon Taylor F. Maldonado Oliver Thompson Joaquin Minis Eduardo Toro Dan Mullen William Vidal Joseph Vonick Robert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jack E. Long Robert Singleton George Owen, Jr. Joseph Stevens William Rudd USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Edwin Ain.sworth Joseph Johnson Pat Junes Allen Buliard Thomas Martin Isham Beard Henry Myers William Babbitt lohn Bridge S. M. Plash August Princen John Campbell Olave Rosenberg Ijither Dills Thomas Rlley David Dutton Robert D'Ferraflet 1. Scliiieldei Mllfred Valentine Raul D. Santos Raymond Wabner Harold Holmes Burl Haire E. C. Veamans Leon Hebert USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Malcolm Foster R. A. Perrott T. Monahan Charles Swain George Otto Hughiin Warren USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Grant L. Saylor Abe Gordon Willis A. Young Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelencio Max Olson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isakson Alberto Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllard T. CahlU Thomas Richardson William RInehart John Schoch John Sobus PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA.. Frank Martin John Steglefort Timothy SuUlvan Vyrl WlUlams Chester Wilson CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Donald Eyestone BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Robert Mitchell US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson Get Certificate Before Leaving CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Robert McKean Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. Be sure to get a master's certificate before you leave a vessel as a means of assuring your right to benefits later on. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. .lose Ferrer Frank PieczykoUn Francis Gooley Richard Ripley Edward Huizengia Ray Smith Phillip Mason William Wllllama USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Russell Aldrich Peter Kordonia William Barber Frank Liro Edward Bayne Glbbs LIverman Charles Crockett James Lytle William Culllson John Masslk Millard Cutler James Macunchuck Claude Doyal Edmund Marsh Robert Pravel Albert Morse Gorman Glaze Antonio Palmes Physical Exams— All SlU Clinics January, 1962 Port Baltimor* Houston Mobile New Orleans .... New York Seamen Wives 12 7 6 10 22 159 411 TOTAL 57 Children TOTAL 134 7 0 166 18 98 0 194 19 452 , 44 1044 SlU Blood Bank Inventory February, 1962 Port Previous Balance Pints Credited 0 23Vi 1 .. 48V4 .. 18 1 0 0 0 0 4 .. 36 Wilmington .. 20 .. 7 . .(16)'C 2Vi 0 6 0 .. 18 Return Trip ..403V4 •(•Figures in parenthesis ( 38 Pints Used 0 25 4 0 TOTAL ON HAND 9 122^ 82 49V6 15 35 8 30 21 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 17V4 7 (12) 18 39 402t4 ) indicate shortage to be mads up. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid—January, 1962 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 7442 Death Benefits (Welfare) Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Seafarer John Adams, OS, just contributed his 4th pint of blood to the SlU Blood Bank in NY, and shares the spotlight with lab technician E. Field. AMOUNT PAID $36,493.06 18 41,166.27 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 245 36,750.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 49 9,646.36 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 233 61,895.61 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 133 2,287.25 Outpatient Benefits (Welfare) .,. 784 65.430.00 8904 $243,518.58 1543 $248,740.09 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.. 10447 $S02,258.M Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits �Mwob, im SEAFARERS LOO N'Orleans Medical Exam Total Goes Over 10,000 Ten SIU Veterans Retire On Pension Ten more veteran Seafarers have been approved for Union pensions as a result of trustee action, raising the number of oldtimers who have retired so far this year to a total of 17. Newcomers to the lifetime" $150 monthly pension are Thomas Jefferson Donaldson, Henry Gibbs, Henry Hill, Andrew Jerry Howard, Berger Roebeck Johansen, William Joseph Moise, Claude Vernon Morgan, Patrocino Pereira, John Slaman and William Thornton. An oiler on the Producer (Ma­ rine Carriers) his last time out. Brother Donaldson has been sail­ ing with the SlU since 1947, after joining in New Orleans. A World War I Army veteran, the 70-yearold seaman makes his home in Mobile, Ala., where he lives with his daughter, Louise. He signed oflE the Producer on July 24, 1961. Oldest In Group The oldest Seafarer retiring this month, 71-year-old Brother Gibbs Is a veteran of 38 years sailing in American bottoms. He paid off his last ship, the Steel Architect (Isthmian), on April 25, 1960. A deck department member, he joined the SlU in 1951 at New York and now lives there with his sister, Catherine. Brother HiU joined the SIU in 1938 in Mobile after extensive American-flag seatime. Shipping in the steward department, the 69year-old seaman paid off the Penn Trader (Penn Shipping) on Octo­ ber 11, 1961. The Army veteran American-flag ships. Brother Moise joined the SIU in 1941 in New Orleans and began shipping in the steward department. He paid off his last vessel, the Del Alba (Mississippi), on July 6, 1961. The 52-year-old seaman lives with his mother, Ernestine, in Metairie, La., where he owns his own house. A member of the steward de­ partment, Brother Morgan signed off the Steel Flyer (Isthmian) on July 2, 1961. He joined the SIU in 1944 in NY. He is an Army veteran of World War I. The 67year-old Seafarer lives with his wife. Carmen, in NY. Sailing US Since 1922 Originally from Portugal, Broth­ er Pereira has been sailing on American-flag ships since 1922. The 66-year-old steward depart­ ment member paid off the Steel Director (Isthmian) on September 6, 1961. He began sailing with the SIU in 1955 in New York. His wife, Marie, of Majorda, Salcete, Goa, is next of kin. Brother Slaman'g seatime ex­ tends back to 1929 when he began shipping on US-flag vessels. He joined the SIU in 1941 in NY and sailed in the deck department. His last ship was on April 22, 1961, when he paid off the Angelina (Bull). The 61-year-old Seafarer lives with his wife, Juana, in NY. A black gang veteran. Brother Thornton joined the SIU in 1940 in Philadelphia and signed off his last ship, the Andrew Jackson (Isthmian), on October 24, 1961. A veteran of Army service during Johansen Howard World War II, the 45-year-old of World War I lives with his wife. Seafarer makes his home with his mother, Mrs. G. H. Eason, in Alma, in Mobile. Brother Howard also signed off Selma, NC. a Penn Shipping vessel. His was the Penn Explorer on September 23, 1961. He saw service with the Navy in World War I and then sailed on US-flag vessels for a number of years. In 1944, he joined the SIU in Mobile. The 63year-old engine department mem­ ber lives with his wife, Eva, in Georgians, Ala. Native Of Norway A native of Norway, Brother Johansen joined the SIU at Bos­ ton in 1944 after 10 years service on foreign bottoms plus another 15 on US-flag ships. A member of the deek department, he paid off the Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain) on December 1, 1960. The 69-year-old Seafarer makes his home in Seattle, Wash., with his wife, Anna. After 11 years' seatime on Wm»9tswmUtm NEW ORLEANS—Established just over four years ago in December, 1957, the SIU clinic in this port passed the 10,000mark last month in examinations provided for Seafarers and their families. Seafarer John Dehring, an sippi), received the 10,000th check­ AB off the Del Oro (Missis- up on February 26 at the clinic SIU oldtimer Claude Morgan (above, right) receives his first SIU pension check from Joe Volpian, Social Security director. At left, Union vet­ eran Henry Gibbs gets pay­ ment from John Dwyer, SIU welfare rep. Each drew $300 covering 2 months' benefits. Assure Benefits For Dependents Seafarers who are providing support for their parents and normally list them on their in­ come tax returns should be sure to list them in 1962. This will insure the eligibility of the parents for dependent's benefits under the SIU wel­ fare plan. REPORT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Help For The Nation's Jobless now located in the New Orleans hall. Preceding him were his ship­ mates off the same vessel, Seafarers Leonard Gordon and James Stew­ art. Prior to the opening of ths new hall here one year ago, th* medical center had been at an­ other location. The original New Orleans facility was the second SIU clinic to be opened in 1957, starting op­ erations eight months after the Pete Larsen Memorial Center was opened near headquarters in Brooklyn during April of that year. The center here had been housed in temporary quarters. When plans for the new hall were drawn up, it was assigned one wing on the second floor of the modern build­ ing. It currently offers all diagnostic services in a fully-equipped center right in the hall. Seafarers and their dependents are able to use seven different medical centers in as many ports as a result of the steady expan­ sion of the medical program. Be­ sides the New York and New Orleans clinics, others are in Mobile, Houston, Baltimore and San Juan. The latest one opened in Philadelphia, is shared with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and began serv­ ing SIU men and their families on February 1. In its over four year<- of opera­ tion, the New Orleans tccility has offered 22 percent of the total of 45,523 examinations given to Sea­ farers, their wives and dependent children. The New Orleans t- al is surpassed only by the New York center, which has given about half of all the examinations to date. Seafarers have been the most extensive users of the New Orleans center, receiving over 9,000 hea'th check-ups. The function of the clinics is to protect the health of Seafarers and their families by detecting incipient illness or disease in the early stages of de­ velopment when they may still be treated. Permanent improvements in the Federal-state unemployment in­ surance system have been urged on Congress for many years. Original­ ly established over 25 years ago, the system has been patched together over the years and operates — through a patchwork of 50 differ­ ing, which if used as the measure ent laws in as many states, whose would permanently tie the unem­ adherence to Federal standards ployed's family budget to 1930 varies greatly. living standards. An article In the "AFL-CIO Instead of $34 a week, the na­ American Federationist" explores tional average benefit payments the situation is some detail. Only would have to be $43 to properly 15-20 percent of the wages lost by mirror changes in standards of liv­ the unemployed are reimbursed by ing of the last 25 years. Some cir­ regular unemployment insurance. cles further argue that jobless It reports, because of limitations benefits were originally for 16 in coverage, eligibility and bene­ weeks and that the program was fits. Certainly on this basis alone intended only for "temporary un­ employment." However, "tempo­ reform is long overdue. For all the variation, however, rary unemployment" today lasts the weekly benefit amounts in all longer than six months for an in­ states have one thing in common. creasing number of the jobless. They insure a smaller portion of Even with the 24-weeks maximum the workers' weekly wages than now allowed the average jobless they did twenty-five years ago. In pay applicant in the regular state the original laws, a benefit of at program, 2.5 million exhausted least half one's weekly wage pre­ their benefits in the last calendar vailed for all but the highest job­ year. (Comments and suggestions are less wage-earners. Only one state invited by the Department and now applies this principle. Benefits are allowed for up to can be submitted to this column a maximum of six to 39 weeks, de­ care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) pending on the state and on one's previous ^earnings. The average person qualifies for a maximum of 17 weeks in Virginia, 30 in Pennsylvania. Families of unemployed workers cannot stretch their jobless pay very far. A study shows that even with jobless payments their bills pile up (25 percent of unemployed families): they borrow money (22 percent); get help from relatives (21 percent); move to cheaper quarters (11 percent); or they go on relief (4 percent). According to the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manu­ facturers, however, weekly bene­ fits are more adequate than for­ merly. They argue that average benefit payments have risen faster than the cost of living. The facts are true, but the con­ clusion is not. Unemployment benefits were geared to wages Seafarer Jahn Dehring (center) received the 10,000th exam­ for the purpose of underwriting ination given at the New Orleans SIU clinic, just after ship­ the worker's standard of living, mates Leonard Gordon (left) and James Stewart had their even as it changes with time. This Is much different than cost-of-liv­ check-ups. The trio is shown with Dr. F. X. Lothschuetr. �SEAFARERS Page Etchteen All the foUomng SIU familiea have received • 9200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing total of $7,200 in ma­ ternity benefits and a maturity value of $900 In bondst LOO MM. MM AXUEu:vAi:.s aaa Denlse Farrier, born October 24, Ronda Reeves, born November 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarere Farrier, Baltimore, Md. James Reeves, Jr., Mobile, Ala. Welfare Plan and a total of $37,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay ji* ^ 4 4 4 in payment of claims Is normally due t o late filing, iask of a beneficiary card or Robert Charles Neblett, bom Lisa Gniliano, born November necessary litigation for the disposition of estates). 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. December 21, 1961, to Seafarer Anthony Guiliano, Elizabeth, NJ. and Mrs. Robert C. Nebiett, New Erlck Eklund, 72: Brother EkEdward G. Blsckmon, 62: Brother Burton Frazer, 69: A heart at­ York, NY. ^ lund died of a stomach aiiment on Blackmon died of a heart ailment tack was fatal to Brother Frazer 4 4 4 Bart Chapline, born October 21, January 12, 1961, on January 17, on February 18, Michael King, born December 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert 1962 in New Or­ at the USPHS 1961 at the 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cicero L. Chapline, Wellsburg. W. Va. Hospital, New leans, La. He USPHS Hospital. M. King, Norfolk, Va. started shipping Orleans, La. t S t a t e n Island, 4 4 4 Ha began ship­ with the SIU in NY. He began Teresa Garland, born September Teresa Emanuel, born November ping with the 1940, sailing in sailing with the 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the engine de­ SIU in 1938, sail­ SIU in 1939 in E. Garland, Johnson City, Tenn. Thomas Emanuel, Mobile, Ala. ing In the deck partment, He had the engine de­ 4" t department and been receiving partment and 4 4 4 Rodney James Puiliam, born had been receiv­ special disability was receiving Edna Orellana, born December 8, November 27, 1961, to Seafarer ing special dis­ benefits since special disability and Mrs. Ollis J. Puiliam, Jr., New 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arnaldo ability benefits since 1955. No next September and Is survived by benefits since 1954. No next of kin Orellana, New Orleans, La. Orleans, La. of kin was designated. Burial was friend, L, Long, of New Orleans. was designated. Buriai was at Ever­ 4 4 4 ^ at Garden Cemetery, New Orleans, Burial was in New Orleans. Total green Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Jose M. Bonefont, born Septem­ Robert Stilts, born October 26, benefit: $1,000. La. Total benefit; $4,000. Total benefit: $4,000. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John ber 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Felix Bonefont, New York, NY, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Stilts, New Orleans, La. Joseph Slntes, 36: Brother Sintes Donald L. Haberkamp, 30: In­ 4 4 4 Lewis Fenwick Sawyer, 50: 4 4" 4» Henry Gutierrez, born November juries sustained in an auto acci­ died of bronchopneumonia on Brother Sawyer diea of cancer on Tyler Herring, born September 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. dent were fatal November 2 9, October 24, 1961 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Gutierrez, Galveston, to Brother Haber­ 1961 at the at the USPHS Earl W. Herring, Jr., Ruskin, Fla. Texas. USPHS Hospital, kamp on April Hospital, Balti-i 4i 41 4i New Orleans, La. 16, 1961 in Hous­ 4 4 4 more, Md. He Stephen Padelsky, born Novem­ Stephen Hilton, born October 31, ton He had been sail­ County, had been sailing ber 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Texas. Ha started ing in the deck in the steward Joseph Padelsky, Baltimore, Md. Hilton, Mobile, Ala. department with shipping with department with the SIU since the SIU in 1952 4 4 4 4 4 4 the SIU since 1947. His aunt, Jennifer Smith, born October in the deck de­ Joseph Michael, born November 1948. His son, Adeline Seahorst, 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. partment. Bene­ Lewis F. Sawyer, of New Orleans, fits were paid to Albert Michael, Derby, Colorado. Willie Smith, Brookhaven, Miss. of Baltimore, sur­ G. R. Lange, administrator of his survives. Burial was at St. Vin­ vives. Burial was at Moreland 4 4 4 4 4 4 Klmberly Gall Kent, born No­ estate. Forest Park Cemetery, For­ cent's DePaul Cemetery, New Memorial Park, Baltimore. Total John E. Blair, born July 4, 1961, vember 29, 1961, to Seafarer and est Park, 111., was the place of Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth E. benefit: $4,000. Mrs. Clyde Kent, Baltimore, Md. burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Blair, McKinnville, Tenn. Kenneth G. Brown, 59: Brother 4 4 4 Brown died of an abdominal condi­ Judy Perry, born October 17, tion on January 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alford 20, 1962 at the Perry, Gretna, La. USPHS Hospital, 4 4 4 Baltimore, Md. Wendy Cobb, born November 10, He had been sail­ to Seafarer and Mrs. Olin L. Cobb, ing in the stew­ Galveston, Texas. ard department with the SIU 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO — Fred since 1946. His Steiner, veteran Bay area news­ VIckl Lynn Garber, born Deceradaughter, Lor­ man and long-time editor of the 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John raine Brown West Coast Sailors," official J. Garber, Harrisburg, Pa. Whalever you need, In work or dress Scott, of Baltimore, survives. newspaper of the Sailors Union of 4 4 4 Burial was at the Arbutus Memor­ the Pacific, died here in St. gear, your SIU Sea Chesl has it. Gat top Eileen Stickel, born October 25, ial Park, Baltimore. Total benefit: Mary's Hospital on March 6. He quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward $4,000. was 53 years old. R. Stickel, Baltimore, Md. ing at your Union-owned and Union4 4 4 Steiner began working on the 4 4 4 James N. Norrls, 62: Brother "Sailors" in 1951 and had been operated Sea Chest store. Michael and Mark Hanback, born Norris died of drowning on Janu­ with the paper ever since. He died December 4, 1961, to Seafarer and ary 6, 1962 in on the day the SUP observed the Mrs. Burt T. Hanback, N. TarryNorfolk, Va. He 77th anniversary of its founding Sport Coati town, NY. began sailing in 1885. Before coming to the SUP, Slacks 4 4 4 with the SIU in he had been with the San Fran­ Dress Shoes Alan Dahistrom, born November 1955 in the en­ cisco Chronicle, Call-Bulletin and Work Shoes 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ gine department the Oakland Post-Enquirer. bert Dahistrom, Marquette, Mich. His widow, Mrs. Socks Bom in Milwaukee, Wis., ha Alma Norrls, of 4 4 4 Dungarees was raised in Montana and grad­ Norfolk, survives. Jeffery Poole, born October 16, Frisko Jeens uated from the School of Journal­ Burial was at 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton CPO Shirts ism at Montana State in 1932. He Edwards Ceme­ Poole, Houma, La. Dress Shirts tery, Chocowinity, NC. Total ben­ worked on the Butte (Mont.) 4 4 4 Daily Post befoi-e he joined the Sport Shirts efit: $4,000. Mllbern McElroy, born July 12, Army at the beginning of World Belts 4 4 4 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mllbern War 11. Khakis Max Martin, 58: Brother Martin McElroy, Ingleside, Texas. Services were held at the An­ died of a head injury on July 19, Ties 4 4 4 1961 at Port-of dersen Funeral Home, Valencia Sweat Shirts Joanna VIdrlne, born October Spain, Trinidad. St., San Francisco, and burial was T-Shirts 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John He began sailing March 9 at Golden Gate Ceme­ Shorts Vidrine, Apelousas, La. with the SIU in tery. Briefs 4 4 4 Surviving is his widow, Frances, 1939 and shipped Swim Trunks Candy Surrency, born November in the deck de- of San Francisco: his parents, Mr. 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Neil Sweaters partment. No and Mrs. Fred Steiner of Clyde N. Surrency, Jacksonville, Fla. Sou'westers next of kin was Park, Montana; a sister, Agnes, of 4 4 4 designated. Bu­ Xavier, Kansas, and two brothers, Raingear James Malone, Jr., born July 19, rial was in Port- John of Yakima, Wash., and James Caps 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James of-Spain. Total of San Mateo, Calif. Writing Materials W. Malone, Deer Park, LI, NY. benefit: $4,000. Toiletries 4" 4 4 4 4 4 Electric Shavers Karen Forrest, born September Robert C. Pierce, 46: Brother Radios 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ Pierce died of a liver condition Television neth Forrest, Norfolk, Va. on January 30, Jewelry 1962 in Houston, 4 4 4 Seafarers overseas who want Norman Bennett, born October Cameras Texas. He started to get In touch with headquar­ 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. shipping with the Luggage ters in a hurry can do so by Charles B. Bennett, Kenner, La. SIU in 1947 in cabling the Union at its cable the steward de­ 4 4 4 address, SEAFARERS NEW Myria Jenkins, born October 21, partment. A sis­ YORK. 1981, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gilbert ter, Mabel BurUse of this address will assure gett of Miaiui, Jenkins, Gretna, La. speedy transmission on all mes­ Florida, survives. 4 4 4 sages and faster service for the Burial was at the Ann Emery, born November IS, men involved. Coral Gables Cemetery, Coral 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Gables, Fla. Total benefit: $4,000, Emery, Towanda, La. Your Gear for ship .. • for shore Union Has Cable Address SEACHEST �Mareh, IMt SEAFARERS Pace Nineteen LOG Newcomers on their first trip through the Panama Canal have been warned to forego swimming in the cut, especially when their ship is underway. The ship's delegate on the Jean LaFitte (Waterman) explained that "the place is loaded with 'gators, dirty old snakes —and other creatures." After going through the '^aterway and heading for the West Coast, the same ship had a little accident, split a few seams and was in drydock a fev/ days for repairs. Said the crew: "This old gal Is getting up in age." 4" J" 4" t» Smiles From Orphans Reward Choctaw Men A safety .suggestion that Sea­ farers should keep in mind is the following from the chief engineer on the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa): Crewmembers going to hang clothing in the engine room fidley should wear shoes, not shower sandals, when they negotiate the engine room ladder. If they don't, they're liable to negotiate them­ selves into a hospital. Seafarers off the Eiie V (Elie V Steamship] visited the United Seamen's Service club during a stopover at Naples, Italy. Pictured (l-r) Nick Gallegos, AB; Earl Whatley, MM; W. C. Sellers, DM, and Bill Koflowitch, OS. A good time was had by all, Koflowitch said. 4 4 4 Seafarers on the Choctaw (Waterman) played "father" at What is surely one of the most a number of Far East orphanages during a recent Oriental run. They cite as their reward the smiling faces of these popular suggestions ever offered crew of the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) has been made by the Steel Flyer children at the Holy Family Home, Osaka, Japan (above). Over $28 was collected from crewmembers, according to deck de­ (Isthmian). The ship wants to see partment member Rafael V. Saldana, who was In charge of donations all Seafarers have a holiday on and distributing the ship's gifts. Saladana specifically cites Seafarers their birthday and get a day off. If a crewman has to work on his J. Simons, W. Madermot, S. Escobar and S. Wolfbirthday he'd then get overtime •on for their contributions. pay. There is only one problem The funds were used to buy clothing, groceries, with this Idea: What happens to Instant powdered milk, cookies, candles and other Seafarers who were born on necessities for the orphans. In addition, money was February 29? contributed directly to the homes. Besides the Holy Family Home, other Institutions that received gifts were Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, Yokohama, Japan, and the Polish Heart Orphanage Baby Home, Pusan, Korea. Saldana reports that the nuns and other workers Saldana at the orphanages extended their "best wishes" and "deepest thanks" to the Seafarers for their efforts. In his own turn, Baldana is continuing the job he began on behalf of the youngsters last year while on the Maiden Creek, another Waterman vessel on the Far East run, which was reported in the October, 1961 Issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. CANTICNY (Cities Service), October 31—Chairman, Jaul T. Cazic; Secre­ tary, Eugene Hall. No beefs reported. Service in port is lax. salad on table late and tables not set properl.v. Re­ quest delegate to see the steward about this and to keep the messhall clean. Need better grade of toilet paper. Request better variety of night lunch. Ship needs fumigation. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), December 1<—Chairman, Weldon Smith; Secretary, Harry C. Perk, Jr. $3.00 in washing machine fund. Cap­ tain says too much coffee is being used. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. The crew wants to see the food consultant about the company using dehydrated instead of fresh potatoes. Vote of thanks to steward department. Try to get foam rubber for the tops of crew mess room tables. tary, Lonnia Hargeshelmer, $341.58 In treasury. No beefs reported Try department delegates. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Motion to get a new movie machine. There is $65.00 in treasury for movie machine. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), October 15—Chairman, Tommie Tucker; Sec­ retary, J. Wllllngaham. No beefs. Secured two boxes of books from San Francisco hail for library. More care to be exercised in use of the washing machine as it cannot be repaired out here. Request made for soap dishes in engine department showers. Re­ quest no more creamed potatoes for breakfast; meats and soups to be more carefully prepafed. Steward said he would take care of these matters. PRANCES (Bull), November 30— Chairman, James Logan; Secretary, CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), November 16—Chairman, D. Edwards; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), October 24—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Only 65 cents in ship's fund. Two men missed ship in Baltimore last trip. ALAMAR (Calmon, October 23— Chairman, Raymond Bunce; Secre­ tary, Sidney A. Garner. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Keep messroom door locked in port, rheck food stores in California. Repair toilets in orew's washroom. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), August 37—Chairman, Philip Coloa; Secra- PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanle Tankers), October 29 — Chairman, George Rut; Secretary, T. A. Hurdle. R. W. Murray elected new ship's dele­ gate. All brothers asked to refrain from seeing captain about draws while in port. Ship's delegate to see about same. Most repairs taken care of from last trip. One big item, water cooler still running hot water, not done. Chief Engineer was notified. T, Gerber. $8.20 in treasury. No beefs reported by dep.irtment delegates. Repairs to be turned in to headquar­ ters for action. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 13—Chairman, Donald Keddyi JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), October 14—Chairman, D. Burns; Secretary, H. RIdgeway. $20.00 In treasury. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Flush toilets. See mate about repairing catwalk and having more lights on it, also about the pilot ladder. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Octo­ ber 15—Chairman, R. Celling; Secre­ tary, V. Harding. A few minor beefs reported such as the launch service in the Far East. Repair lists required at Panama so that repairs can be at­ tended to before ship reaches Mew York. $24.00 in-ship's fund and $113 in movie fund. Delegate asked to check on penaity cargo bonus. Wash­ ing such as dungarees to be hung in the fidley. Vote of thanks to steward department. WACOSTA (Waterman), December 17—Chairman, D. Haskell; Secretary, $.63 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Steward foc'sles need sougeeing. Sscrotary, Calvin Slover. $5.75 in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion adopted that each seaman's birthday should be a holiday and that man should have the day off or paid overtime if he has to work. Chief Engineer has ordered a new washer for the crew. Crew's toaster Is to be repaired or replaced. Motion that during foul weather the deck department should be called 30 minutes in advance to allow ample time to put on assorted foulweather gear and have colfee. 4 4 4 The crew of the Del Aires (Mississippi) has gone on record favoring the listing of an individ­ ual's blood type on his medical exam card. The crew said such in­ formation would be helpful in case of emergency or when a Sea­ farer donates blood. 4 4 4 Necessity may have caused the W.. .'N ' ^ W. Grant. No beefs reported. Logan elected new ship's delegate. Turn in extra linen. The crew asked steward to balance the meals a little better. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), December 10—Chairman, J. J. Flana­ gan; Secretary, Wm. McKelvey. $20.50 In treasury. Some disputed OT; other­ wise no beefs reported by delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Men should stay out of laundry room between 9-13 so it can be cleaned. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 7—Chairman, J. Glovanl; Sec­ retary, E. A. Hord. Ship going to shipyard this trip. Crew will pay off and sign on in Linden. Discussion on cooking and serving of food. Chief cook says 657o of meats are not graded but mereiy stamped "ac­ cepted." See patrolman about meats, fresh vegetables and ice cream. Bunk repairs have not been made. Griddle and stove plate not repaired. FAIRLAND (Sea-Lend), November 7 —Chairman, Walter Newberg; Secre­ tary, none. $11.9.5 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about repairs. Copy of repair list to be given to chief engineer and cap­ tain. Beef about iro cream. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sestransport), October 8—Chairman, N. V. Rodoljak; Secretary, H, Fluence. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Beef with the cook. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), December 17—Chairman, W. Schultz; Secretary, J. Allen. See patrolman about getting more port time in Texas. New Icebox and shelves needed for baker in galley. Keep messroom clean In port. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Decem­ ber 24—Chairman, J. Pacheco; Secre­ tary, O. Lopez. No beefs. Have patrol­ man check unsanitary odors from the wash basin and scuppers. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Bo sure to turn off the washing ma­ chine. Steward urged care in dispos­ ing of dirty linen. BEATRICE (Bull), December 24— Chairman, John Velinga; Secretary, John Muehleck. No beefs reported by department delegates. John Mueh­ leck elected new ship's delegate. ORION CLIPPER (Colonial Ship­ ping), October 30—Chairman, Morris Berlowltz; Secretary, Frank Naklickl. Seafarers on the Steel Ago (Isthmian) donated $27.72 in the ship's fund to the Seamen's Church Institute for Christmas. Con­ tinuing its tradition, the New York City organization had sent 46 packages of holiday gifts to the 4 4 4 ship. Charitable accounts are never 4 4 4 closed out and while Christmas is long past, the action of two crews By now the crew on the Steel should be recorded. To wit; the Executive (Isthmian) must be Monticello Victory (Victory Car­ either electrocuted or else the ship riers) donated 830 lira (about $90) for a children's holiday party at must be "radio-active." A new the non-commissioned officers system of radio antennas was in­ club in Istanbul, Turkey. The stalled on the ship and the ship's club's manager sent thanks to the delegate explained that all hook­ crew, who reported that the place, ups on the vessel are to be made located in the suburbs, is a very from the antenna blocks installed for that purpose. pleasant spot. to suggest that fresh fish be put on board ship in each port the same as Is done with bread and milk. Could be that the ship doesn't have any avid fishermen, the way many other vessels have. referred to boarding patrolman. No beefs except some disputed OT. ATLAS (Bull), September 20—Chair­ man, W. Davis; Secretary, Ralph Mills. $33.04 in treasury. No beefs reported. Repairs must be made before si.en-on. October 8—C;i£.;,-man, W. Davis; Secretary, R. Mills. $37.84 in treasury. No beefs reported by delegates. Mo­ tion adopted that new $800 vacation pay be put on a 90-day basis. There should be a galleyman on all super­ tankers. Money from treasury will be donated to Salvation Army at Mobile, Ala. There are 110 cases of empty coke bottles. The next crew should elect someone to run the machine for a reasonable amount of the pro­ ceeds with the rest to go to the ship's fund. WILD RANGER (Waterman), No­ vember 5—Chairman, B. P. McNulty; Secretary, C. L. Stringfellow. AH re­ pairs on lockers fixed.- No beefs. Suggestion to have menus t.vped. Washing machine to be turned off after use. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 29—Chairman, James M. ^Poster; Secretary, Stephen H. Fulford. $6.00 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele.gates except a few hours' disputed OT. Discussion about movies aboard the ship. Have $185.75 in movie fund so will continue the movies. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), October 8—Chairman, Jack Procell; Secretary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. Everything run­ ning smooth. Motion made that HQ send LOGS and minutes forms to South American ports in Brazil. Uruguay, Argentina. $2.50 in treasury. Brother Adams elected new ship's delegate. Need clarification on 12 months' vacation money if ship lays up in 10 or 11 months. EVELYN (Bull), October 8—Chair­ man, Ludwik Barowlk; Secretary, none. No beefs. Menus to be im­ proved. Let delegates see patrolman first about the stores. Request a food representative to see about proper storing as .ship was not properly stored last voyage. See captain about ordering stores in foreign port ac­ cording to contract. Request all table clothes be changed. Get boxes or shelves for messhall to accommodate condiments. $21.00 in treasury. No beefs reported. A vote of thanks to the steward for staying on board in Japan to get all the stores. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), October. 29—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, E. Walker. No beefs reported by department delegates. FRANCES (Bull), October 24— Chairman, George McCarthy; Secre­ tary, G. Ortiz. Beef concerning long­ shoremen using crew's toilets will be STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 22—Chairman, A. Gaspar; Secre­ tary, Gus Lopez. Everything smooth in all departments except tor some disputed OT. $8.00 in treasury. Suegested that messh.-.li porthole screen be replaced. Problem with ship's mail sent to the comoany and never forwarded. All delegates re­ quested to submit repair lis',. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrsin), October 22—Chairman, C. W. Emanual; Secretary, Wm. A. Walsh. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on ice machine and painting the foc'sles. Need times for washing machine. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Line), October 15—Chairman, James Keno; Secretary, R. Sadowski. No beefs reported. $10.60 in treasury. Men were a.<:ked to bring cups back to pantry from deck. MOUNT WHITNEY (Bull), October 15—Chairman, Marcel Bumestre; Sec­ retary, B. H. Waddell. Master wants crew to come by office and sign for slopchest and draws. $2.65 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate to a.sk for fumigation of ship due to roaches. YAKA (Waterman), October 8— Chairman, G. W. Champlin; Secretary, G. Troche. Ship's delegate reported that there had been a lack of co­ operation in most things topside, par­ ticularly on repairs and draws. One galley utility messman left in hospital at Kobe. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. Motion to have Far Eastern representative based in Japan and to travel wherever needed. Discussion held regarding SlU ships on shuttle runs being manned by replacements other than SlU. Crew asked to keep hospital in condition for immediate use at all times. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), November 4—Chairman, Gerald Erlinger; Secretary, C. A. Billane. No beefs reported. Chief mate agrees to work with delegates and bosun to take care of repairs before returning to States. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), October 8—Chairman, W. O. Wandell; Secre­ tary, Albert Ellas. B-ef cn food. $11.58 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to ship's treasurer. Crew requests that when patrolman boards ship he in­ vestigate inadequate storing, poor grade of stores, etc., and find out where trouble lies. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), September 16—Chair­ man, Chester Just; Secretary, M. Bibish. Ship's delegate reported one brother hospitalized in Canal. Every­ thing running smoothiy. October 14—Chairman, C. Just; Sec­ retary, M. Bibisch. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments One man missed ship in France and rejoined in Holland. .No beefs ri ported by department delegates. �Page Twattg SEAFARERS A Seaman's 'Life Of Reilly'— 'Furl The Sails In A Gale' LOG contributor Captain R. J. Peterson, an active seaman for a half century, knows first-hand the hard life of the men who go down to the sea. When he hears of the sup­ posed "easy life" seamen lead, he takes offense. Such was the case recently after reading statements by some of the shipowners and their representatives. He wrote a letter to the LOG and, for good measure, enclosed a second one illustrating one seaman's "easy life." In the first note, Peterson said owners are crying crocodile tears over the make-believe fact that all seamen ashore and afloat are lead­ ing the "life of Reilly." The pic­ ture "Impressing a Seaman" gives a truer pictui^ of the dog's life that seamen had to suffer through before the ad­ vent of strong maritime unions. "Enlarge the picture for the LOG." he wrote, so the owners "might see the truth. Off the handsome profits, paid for by the Peterson IMPRESSING A SEAMAN sweat of seaman. (from "Th« Log Book" by "AH Old Sailor", publhhrd by /. A IK. Robhu of Tooley Strtet, It is they who are living the 'life Soulhwark in th* JSSOs) of ReiUy.' Eighteen Years In Sail "In the 18 years that I spent In And many had to- wear a canvas, one dark night, out in the South square-rigged sail, with 16 years hand-made, belly-band, because of Pacific, was caught aback in a heavy squall and sprang a leak. all at sea on long voyages, with hernia." four-hour watches and two dog The second letter, commenting They pumped her and pumped her watches and called out at all hours on a magazine article that recalled for two days until they had to pro­ day and night to run aloft to furl old sailing days, concerns the full- vision the two lifeboats and aban­ the sails in a gale, swinging on rigger Puritan which was lost at don her. They reached the nearest swaying footropes between the sea back in 1911. It states in part: island in lifeboats. sky and the sea, I earned enough "Otto Wagafuss was in the cap­ Four-Master overtime to be able to live at ease tain's boat. For two weeks the two "I was shipmates, in the barque lifeboats, the captain's and the 10 years till I am 80—but no over­ time was paid me or others like Dovenby, with a German able sea­ mate's, kept together. Then, one myself. We had to pull on the ropes man, Otto Wagafuss, who sailed evening, in sight of an island, a till our hands hung below our on that voyage in the four-masted squall struck. In the morning the barque Puritan with coal from captain's lifeboat made the island, knees. "Most seamen, in my day, were Newcastle, NSW to San Francisco. but the mate's lifeboat, with half losing strength and health at 40. "He told me that the Puritan, on of the crew, were missing." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Four Afield Poems of Love, Friendship, the Stars and Sea­ men, sent in by readers of the SEAFARERS LOG. The Guide By Roy Fleischer The past, not the fumre. Glitters from a star. It takes light many years To reach us from afar. But when, at last, it gets here. As all good sailors know. It is a jiresent light To guide us as we go To ports of modern cities, Or ancient ones as Rome, Utopias to be built And most important—home! i i The Stolen Chief By Roy Lee Hinson Stolen, carried to Babylon's place Where others wear the familiar face. Living in Egyp.t's terrible sin. To gain a life and faithful friend. Who will restore? No .. . not one? Friend or foe—not even a son? Who will restore to ship again The ripening, captured, forsaken man. Oh, Lover Mine By N. Schindler Oh, lover mine Speak not of time! Have I loved you but an hour Or is this the anniversary Of a moment to which the first sun gave birth? Will I love you only till I die. Or will some breath of me remain To mingle with yours eternally on beloved earth? Let us not measure time or space. They have no meaning for us two . . . But having known, we know forever We have loved the world together! 4" 4" Listen, Friend... By Alexander J. Leiter Were you getting along fairly well When your "friend" chimes in to tell. That life and all is hell? They choose to offer a hint or two . , . Ways to be happy . . . just made for you? Were you led in your belief That what they offered was relief? Then found your loved ones in dispair For the lives you ruined beyond repair? Finnish Visitor Wants LOG Sent To the Edlton Even though I am • retired menfber of the SIU, I would still like to extend my thanks to the Union for Its kindness to me in the past. I am now a carpenter in Lo­ cal 603 In Ithaca, NY. There are many former seamen In the local and all have fond mem­ ories of their seamen's or offi­ cer's unions. I had a visitor from my native All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Finland recently, and the guest, a member of a Finnish seamen's union, would greatly appreciate receiving the LOG. As an old reader 1 can under­ stand why. E. S. Jaakkola * t- Happiest Days Spent Shipping To the Editor: The happiest days I have ever spent were the four years I saUed with the SIU back in 1950-54. I never met a brother at sea that I didn't get along with. Frank Murphy i t, i. Pensioner Notes Welfare Assist To the Editor: I would like to extend my sin­ cere thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan staff for their kindness to me and to other pensioners. Their able assistance has made life more pleasant for many oldtimers. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish the Union officials and members a prosperous year and smooth sailing. Morris M. Shapiro t, t. t- Old Shipmates Asked To Visit To the Editor: My husband, Einar Holmer, was a seaman but is now so 111 that he cannot go to the hall. Most of his time is spent in bed. As his condition is critical, it would be nice to have sonie of his friends visit him at home. These visits would be greatly appreciated and he would be very happy to see them. Since he is unable to visit the hall, my husband also cannot get the LOG and misses the paper. Perhaps you could send the paper to him. Our home address is 107 Albemarle Street, Apt. 6C, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Violet Holmer 4> 4' 4> Urges Broader Hospital Plan How many more have met these ends . . . Listening to others . .. and trailing friends? I could mention a thing or two . . . Possibly save a soul for you. But until "my" life I mend Else both our lives may come to end. Look not upon me as a "friend." Mank, IffS LOG '.J" ^ To the Editor: With all the progress that the SIU has made in the welfare field, I for one feel that it should include seamen in the hospitalization plan available to Seafarers' dependents. The USPHS states that a sea­ man must have 60 days' dis- ohargea in tho iMt 00 dayi to bo admitted or treated in tho hospital. This means a man can only bo on tho beach for period of SO daya after getting off a ship and still be able to go to a USPHS hospital. A good many of tho men stay on tho beach for a longer period, especially in the warmer weather. This means that If a man has to go to a doctor or enter a hospital, he must pay all tho bills himself. The only money he would receive would be the $8 a day Sickness and Accident Benefit from SIU welfare. This situation would create untold hardships on the average seaman. I think that Union officials should look into the posslbilty of fuller medical and hospital coverage for seamen. Such coverage would bo of great benefit to Seafarers. William J. Johnson t> Achilles Backs Vacation Change To the Editor: We, the undersigned crewmembers of the tanker Achilles (Newport Tanker), vote 100 percent support for the sugges­ tion made by the crew of tho Cities Service Norfolk concern­ ing a revised Vacation Plan. At our monthly meeting the motion was made and carried unanimously that a Seafarer be allowed $400 vacation pay after six months continuous seatime aboard the same vessel. A 30day waiting period should be mandatory upon leaving the vessel. We believe this would be more in line with the vacation -plan that members of the MM&P and MEBA already have. We also believe this plan would Insure a greater turn­ over of Jobs in all ports. We would appreciate more of our Union brothers writing into the LOG voicing their opinion on this matter. W. C. "Dub" Craven V SI* 4 Thanks Warrior Crew For Help To the Eifitor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank my fellow Seafarers on the Warrior for their kindness and aid to me during my illness aboard the ship. Now that I'm at the Staten Island Marine Hospital for treatment, I can really ap­ preciate how the fellows went out of their way to try and make me comfortable until I could get ashore. I hope I have a chance to see some of the brothers when I get home to Mobile so I can thank them in person. Their action was certainly in the best tradition of the Brotherhood of the Sea. Lawrence Russell 4 41 4 Cites Seafarer For Blood Assist To the Editor: I am writing this to thank the SIU and especially Sea­ farer George Brown for nonating blood for me when I was in the Mercy Hospital in Blatlmore. I have many friends in the Union and think it is a wonderful organization. Again, I want to thank all for their as­ sistance. R. Mangina �llarA,']tn SEAPARERS Surgical, Hospital New Canned Milk Okay-Hastings Aid Appreciated To the Editor: I want to, thank the Union and Welfare Plan officials for their assistance in paying my surgical and hospitalization hills during my recent confine­ ment. I also appreciate, more ^ To,Tiie ElAitrnM} All letters to the Editor lor publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. than words can say, their promptness in writing to me to let me know that such help was ready and available. At the time I found out I would have to enter the hos­ pital for surgery, my husband was on a trip to India and Pak­ istan. What a comfort it was to me to know I could turn to the SIU Welfare Plan for as­ sistance at a trying time while my husband was so far from home. I am truly proud and happy that he belongs to such a wonderful Union. Our sixteen-year-old son and I always read and enjoy the LOG, and you may print this letter In the paper if you wish. Mrs. Ollie H. Kaykendall To the Editor: As ship's delegate of one of the first SIU vessels to be stored with canned fresh whole milk I wish to offer the follow­ ing comments relative tc Its use and reception by the crew during our past voyage. While this milk is not in all ways as good or as tasty as fresh milk, in our opinion it Is far superior to much of the milk previously purchased abroad. The majority agree that this milk is satisfactory. Instead of having milk for only part of the voyage, we were served milk daily. There­ fore, It Is the consensus of opinion aboard the Hastings that, the use of this milk should be continued. Kirt "Rocky" Walls Ship's delegate t t Shows SIU Gains To Yard Worwers To the Editor: As a former SIU member and now working in the shipbuild­ ing trade. I know that condi­ tions in the maritime Industry are bad. I would like to receive copies of the LOG to show my fellow workers the advances made by the SIU in a tough in­ dustry. Please put my name and the names of some other shipyard employees on your mailing list. John J. Bnrke Helicopter Transfer SQV^S 111 Seafarer Emergency transfers at sea using helicopters are becoming more common each year. The latest incident involving Sea­ farers and reported to the LOG took place aboard the Wild Ranger (Waterman) at the"*" end of February. made a complete examination of The ship's delegate, utility the patient and recommended a messman John "Frenchy" Denais, reported that while the vessel was enroute to Los Angeles from Yokohama, Japan, messman Ed­ ward "Pappy" Doyle became critically ill late at night. Captain Thomas Potter ordered a radio call to all ships in the vicinity, request­ ing a doctor. The first message was sent out after midnight and, for five hours, radio operator Davy K. Arara stood at his post until, at 6 AM, he was able to Doyle contact the air­ craft carrier Yorktown. In a short while, the navy vessel, by means of helicopter, dispatched a doctor to the Wild Ranger. Once aboard, Lt. Cmdr. R. E. Donohue quick transfer back to the carrier where appropriate medical facili­ ties were available. Crewmembers Volunteer Immediately, crewmembers vol­ unteered to assist with the stretch­ er and hoisting operation to in­ sure a safe airborne transfer. Tak­ ing part In this tricky maneuver were Donald Trefethen, bosun; Jim Thatcher, DM; Joseph Savoca, DM; Weldon Casey, AB, and Marlow "Cherokee" Barton, AB. Denais writes that the rescue operation was "typical of the Navy, done in a completely pro­ fessional manner," The crew, he said, expressed its "whole-hearted thanks" to Captain Potter, radio operator Arara and Dr. Donohue for their assistance to a fellow Seafarer. "The skill of all the seamen involved — Navy and civilian alike made the mercy mission possible," he added. PORT O' CALL Missile Ship Work ImportantBut It Interferes With Fishing SlU-manned missile ships are playing an important role to usher in the space age, providing tracking and recovery services for earth satellites, moon shots, military guided missile trials and the Mercury Man-In-Space program. In the off-hours, while the| eight ships that Suwannee Steamship operates for the Government are not running up and down the Atlantic and Indian ocean missile range, the crew does a bit of fishing. Often from the catches that are reported, it seems as if the crews chase missiles in the off-hours be­ tween fishing. Manta Ray Catch The most recent report of fish­ ing comes from the Timber Hitch, where deck maintenance man, Hen­ ry (Hemingway) Murranka caught a good-sized manta ray. (Murranka got his nickname on the basis of his rod and reel skill, a talent he shared with the now late Ameri­ can novelist, Ernest Hemingway.) The weight of the deep sea den­ izen was estimated to be 2,000 pounds. Getting the manta ray aboard the knot ship presented some problems until the crew used the ship's boom. After that, A 2,000-pouncl manta ray caught by Henry Murranka, DM, it was easy. poses for the crew and the LOG. Looking on are (l-r) Steady Fisherman Jessie Hampton, MM; Murranka; RCA technician; Bryson, Murranka is a steady fisherman. Last year, while on another mis­ first assistant engineer; Bud Bryant, chief steward, and sile ship, the Sword Knot, he Ronald R. Wells, oiler. teamed up with a fellow angler, steward Frank Napoli. Between stocked with fresh seafood. the go waiting for the Mercury them, they caught over 1,000 He probably would havvi done shot. Something ought to be done pounds of dolphin and other va­ the same on the Timber Hitch ex­ to stop such Government inter­ rieties to keep the vessel well- cept that the ship was always on ference with a man's work. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Nov. 1»—Chelrmen, R. FIsk; Secretory, E. Most. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discuse.in about chipping during meal hours. Deck delegate reports that mate assures him this wlU no longer occur. Special repair list will be made for repairs that have been neglected for soma time. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Oct. •— Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secretary, S. T. Arales. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew suggested that the messroom needs painting. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment, especially to the baker for the superb baking. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Oct. 23—Chairman, A. Camp­ bell; Secretary, M. Carlln. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship running smoothly. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Oct. 25—Chairman, J. Allen; Secre­ tary, Roberto Hannibal. $30 in treas­ ury. Vote of thanks to Brother Flannery for being the best sanitary man the ship has had. No beefs reported by department delegates. Wash water tank to he cleaned as It la too rusty. Bring coffee mugs back to messroom. Vote of thanks for crew messmen and ateward department. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Dec. 17—Chairman, C. Story; Secretary, S. Crawford. A few hours of disputed OT. No beefs reported by delegates. Request new washing ma­ chine and icebox. Request to have ship fumigated. Oct. 29—Chairman, J. P. Gavin; Secretary, C. Story. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oct. 15—Chairman, W. Flalshman; Secre­ tary, G. Baldo. Beef regarding ciga­ rettes has been straightened out. S13.34 In ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by delegates. ORION STAR (Orion), Sept. 24 — Chairman, R, Scharoln; Secretary, H. Spillane. No beefs leported. Motion to contact headquarters for clarifica­ tion regarding Honolulu as a state, relative to articles terminating with discharge of cargo. MARORB (Marven), Nov. 23—Chair­ man, John Mehalov; Secretary, Ralph Gown. All members asked to clear with patrolman before leaving vessel after payoff. Ship needs spraying for roaches. Night pantry to be kept cleaner. Garbage to be dumped after every meal. Recreation room to be cleaned up after card games. Crew requests snacks ba put out at coffeatlme occasionally. FINN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Oct. 22—Chairman, W. A. Larldon; Setratary, None given. No beefa reported by department delegatei. A. F. Morrla was elected new ahip'a delegate. STEEL ROVER (isthmian), Sept. 10 —Chairman, Crux Juan; Secretary, Bennett, H. L. S2 in treasury. All members agreed to put S2 each in for ship's fund and library at payoff. Check with headquarters to find out why this ship does not receive LOGs. Vote of thanks to the cooks and steward department for a job weli done. SEAFAIR (Orion Shipping), Oct. 2t —Chairman, James Williamson; Sec­ retary. R. P. da Font. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Stew­ ard department given a vote of thanks for doing a fine job. Deck depart­ ment and engine department were thanked for leaving pantry and messrooms clean and shipshape during tlie night and early morning. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Dec. 15—Chairman, J. Morton; Secretary, M. J. Kerngood. Large amount of disputed OT. No other beefs. Turn In ail linen before leaving ship In shipyard. Washing machine In need of repair; requested new machine. Need ice machine. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Oct. i— Chairman, Rocco Albanese) Secretary, R. Luke Mackert. All running smooth­ ly. New water cooler will be put aboard as soon as possible, tll.50 in ship's fund. Steward requests that ship's delegate check on bread condi­ tion. Crew requested to make up cots and store. Keep decks in heads clean. HERCULES VICTORY (Ocean Car­ goes), Dec. 3—Chairman, J. Lapham; Secretary, Thomas Fay. $10 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported. Members asked to start having safety meetings. Hold ship's fund until we find out if wa lay up A vote of thanks to all cooks for very good feeding and to the SIU agent in Boston on his firstclass job getting all repairs done. e7S'A=^A\y/SAK3e»\2tS E.BALTi^lOKeE Page Twenty One LOG ZEPHY HILLS (Pan American), Dec. 18—Chairman, Willard Mulling; Sec­ retary, Adrian Fecteau. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest new fans in some of the rooms. variety of cakes. Have toaster checked. Messman to check glasses and silverware. SUZANNE (Bull), Dec. 24—Chair­ man, Ed Armstrong; Secretary, Walter Kohut. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. W. V. Gontar.skl elected new ship's delegate. Repair list to be made out. ALMENA (Marine Carriers), Sept. 17 —Chairman, Oscar M. Raynox; Secre­ tary, E. J. Riviere. No beefs reported by department delegates. Earl R. Goodwin elected ship's delegate. Re­ quest to bring cups and glasses back to messroom. MOUNT EVANS (Bull), July 30 — Chairman, F. McGuIre; Secretary, A. G. Arcnis. One fan in inesshall out of order. Screens for messhall port light! and cots to be distributed. VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 22—Chairman, E. R. Perry; Secretary, R. C. Meloy. No beefs. R. C. Meloy elected new ship's delegate. Reque.st to keep the pantry clean. Shlp'a dele­ gate to check repair list from last trip and see what hasn't been done. Make up list of new pillows and mat­ tresses needed. THETIS (Rye Marine), Oct. 14 — Chairman. H. Whisnant; Secretary, G. H. Lane. $11 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. New ship's treasurer L. Wyman elected. Request for bigger Ice machine. Steward to get permis­ sion from Captain to aougee and paint messroom. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Dec. 5 —Chairman, Roscoe Albanese; Secre­ tary, R. Luke Mackert. Picked up oiler from Robin Locksley in Mom­ basa and took him to Durban to join his own ship. $29.00 on hand. No beefs reported. Steward department to dump its own garbage and sprin­ kle with lime. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALMENA (Marino Carriers), Dec. 20 —Chairman, E. R. Goodwin; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. A few hours of disputed OT. but no beefs reported by depart ment delegates. Chief pumpman said he would repair the washing machine soon. This crew under the conditions they had to work under have co­ operated with each other and gotten along much better tliaii most crews Considering the length of trip, the men worked together as a group very well. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Oct. 22—Chairman, Glenn Ttnley; Secre­ tary, Edward Yates. Most repairs being handled. No beefs reported by department delegates. Buffing ma­ chines not to be used on tank tops while hauling cargo. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Mari­ time), Oct. 15—Chairman, L. A. Wil­ liams; Secretary, F. Isit. Chief cook had to get off ship to go to ho.spital In Bahrein. Crewmembers who failed to Join ship In Okinawa were logged. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate gave a vote of thanks to the men who were picked up in Okinawa. �SEAFARERS Pate Twenty Tw» EOG Soldiers 'Save Overseas Eva On Round-The-World Voyage Life' William PlatrowaU As far as the crew of the Overseas Eva (Overseas Carriers) Is concerned, the "heroes" of its recent around-the-world voyage were two Army non-commissioned officers who "saved" the ship in Korea. The "rescue" was from an unexpected potato "famine." Originaliy, the ship raised"^ anchor during July of last where they kept a small boat, a "They didn't seem the worse for year and left New York for 16-footer built during their spare tho Incident," Cartwright said. "It a two-and-a-half-month voyage. But, by the time the ship paid off in New Orleans, it was the end of January, and the crew had cir­ cled the globe for six months. The high point of the extended trip took place around Labor Day last year, ac­ cording to ship's delegate Louis Cartwright Cartwright, DM, who related the incident to the LOG. The C-2 was carrying a cargo for the Government and its itin­ erary called for a stopover in Pusan, Korea, after reaching the Far East by way of the Panama Canal. As a result of the long voy­ age through the Pacific, the ship ran out of potatoes and was low in a number of other vegetables when it made port at Su Yung, the anchorage for Pusan. The two soldiers, who run an NCO club on the beach until Labor Day and also operate another club in town, heard about the crew's plight and offered to get some potatoes and vegetables aboard the ship until it could store up in Japan, its next stop. The weather was very rough, Cartwright said, and the crew asked the two men, both master sergeants, not to try. But they wouldn't hear of it. They got to­ gether some sacks of vegetables and made their way to the beach time and fitted with an outboard motor. As Cartwright describes the scene, the beach comes down to the water between two high rocky bluffs, while the bay is full of outcrops. In this setting, with swells of five feet and more break­ ing all around, the small boat drifted off into water where it was deep enough for them to start the motor. Tense Moment Three times the engine sput­ tered and coughed, caught—and failed. Each time the boat drifted out a little further, driving closer to the jagged rocks that dotted the bay. Finally, as some of the crew members oh the shore watched in horror, the engine gave a roar and headed for the ship. The soldiers delivered the vegetables and then came back. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SlU he.sdquarters c.autions all Seafarers leaving tbe.'r shipv to contact thv<( hall in ample time to allow the Union to viit. ...ch a rcpL ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore Paving off may cause a de­ layed sailing, fo.i-ce ttie ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship•"ates. seemed like nothing to them. But, to us, watching on shore and un­ able to offer any help, it was hor­ rible. "We couldnT thank them enough when they returned. We often vis­ ited the club and had a really good time before we went over to Japan for supplies and to deliver some other cargo." After Korea, the ship had an easy voyage. "We were sure glad for that," Cartwright added. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Chairman, Joseph Catalanotto; Secretary, L. Nicholas. Smooth sailing with no beefs. One brother's mother passed away during voyage; flowers sent In sympathy. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Patrolman and US Public Health Inspector should investigate the making of water for drinking In ports where water Is-polluted and check logbook for references. Chief engineer to re­ frain from disfiguring official SIU overtime sheets. Daily working orders to be given by one man and not countermanned by another. Everyone asked to have respect for the watch below and try to be more sUent, espe­ cially In the mornings. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), October B—Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Elford. Ship's delegate reported two wires sent regarding hospitaliza­ tion of steward Francis R. Napoil. Two wires sent regarding non-delivery of OT checks and mail. One wire sent to Postmaster General In Washington and one to Suwannee Steamship. Red Morris also notified by wire. $25 col­ lected during past two months in ship's treasury. $4.29 remains in ship's fund. Ship's delegate said as of Octo­ ber 5, 12 extra Army & Navy tech­ nicians will be feeding in crew mess. Steward department to receive com­ pensation for feeding extras. Door for steward department head to he fixed. New steward doing excellent Job. Crew enjoyed stay at Capetown. BEATRICE (Bull), Ssptsmber 17— Chairman, none; Secretary, C. P. Pacificus' Good Food Crew Boyle. Some friction between mate and crew will be brought to attention of boarding patrolman. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on monthly payoffs. New vacation and Union welfare benefits starting October 1. 1961. KATHRYN (Bull), September Chairman, P. Erazo; Secretary, M. T. Flores. Suggestion that ice water pitchers be on the tables at ail times. Crew mes.sman should take care of the messroom. No smoking in the galley and messroom during working hours. No one should be allowed to talk profanely In the galley or messroom. Everybody should come to the messroom with clean clothing. MARORE (Marven), December 31— Chairman, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, James Parreil. Request fixed prices on siopchest items, especially cigar­ ettes. Galley range in need of repairs. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for a fine Christmas dinner. Request members to be quiet in passageways between 4 and 8 AM. Crew asked to cooperate with sanitary man In keeping qiiailers and recreation room clean. Return ail cups to pantry after using .same. The galley gang on the Pacificus (Colonial) was cited by the crew for an excellent job, ship's delegate Kqsimirs Abarons reports. Steward department members (l-r) are Gaetano T. Busciglio, chief steward; John Nevin, pantryman; Ralph Hayes, cook and baker; George Anderson, salon messman; Arthur Swanton, crew messman, and Billy Sing, chief cook. All drew praise from their shipmates. Tmt4iCl'LL tAKeACHACtC ATO/^BOF*m SEAFAKEfZ ecHoLARsmps., VOli? STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), No­ vember 26—Chairman, N. Bathia; Sec­ retary, J. Andringa. Report on AB who missed ship to be taken up at payoff. $31.14 in ship's fund. Ship needs fumigation. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), December 1—Chairman. Eugene J. Linch; Sec­ retary, Arthur Opsai. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on cooperation of ail hands to clear messhail after supper so WHY, BURiy-S'ecrrrA BBA FRBTTY eR.ieHT<aroDB/rr . ID WIN ONBOFTUEM SCHOIr ARSHIPS --AND r z M I You can load it now. The liquid stores arrived OK." movis can start. Safety suggestion by chief cook that ail hands entering Icebox make sure door is hooked back. Vote of thanks to a fine stew­ ard department. DEL RIO (MItslsslppi), November 26—Chairman, Donald L. Bock; Sec­ retary, Joseph N. Powers, Joseph D. Riehoux elected ship's delegate. $15.53 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Crew gave steward department vote of thanks for the outstanding Thanks­ giving dinner. DEL VALLB (Misslisippl), Septem­ ber 17—Chairmen, P. Rowell; Secre­ tary, V. E. Monte. No beefs reported. Moved and seconded that any change In pay envelopes be handed to tho should not be required to stay aboard ship one full year to collect the full 8800 vacation money. Instead, that the vacation pay of $400 be allowed at the end of 6 months' continuous seatime aboard ship. Before the man Is al­ lowed to reship, a 30 day waiting period should be required. A letter will be sent to the Union on this. ARIZPA (Waterman), Dec. IBChairman, C. Grsner; Secretary, iiv. C. Daniels. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. Mo­ tion made that ail men getting off ship should clean rooms and turn in ail laundry. Motion to have clock installed in recreation room aft. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Nov. 19—Chairman. H. M. Connail; Secretary, J. W. Rellly. Delegale to see patrolman regarding hav­ ing engine room foc'sies sougeed. 87.25 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates ex­ cept that more milk ehouid be put aboard. EDITH (Bull), Nov. 4—Chairman, W. C. Murphy; Secretary. G. M. Wright. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Joseph Kaiata elected ship's delegate. department delegate for the ship's fund. Those who want to be paid off In Mobile should see their delegate and in turn see the purser If payoff is possible. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done: chief cook and baker especially mentioned for their efforts. DEL MONTE (Mississippi), Septem­ ber 24—Chairman Horace C. Hurt; Secretary, Robert C. Hurry. New washer or adequate facilities for li­ censed personnel should be provided. Suggestion made to fumigate the entire ship. Motion made that facili­ ties for officers' washer be provided topside in portside locker now used by chief for soda pop. No personnel now provided to clean laundry room after it is used by officers. TRANSWARREN (Ocean Ship Trad­ ing), September 20—Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, R. Mitchell. No beefs reported. The captain warned against drinking. He will log the men concerned and notify the Coast Guard. C. Golds elected new ship's delegate. Shower needs fixing. Fan in meat box needs safety guard. Bosun asked the deck department to bring up ail beefs,at the meeting. MADAKET (Waterman), November 4—Chairman, W. J. Meehan; Secre­ tary, Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs reported by depaitinent delegates. S3.19 in treasury. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. CAPE HENRY (Northern), Oct. 8— Chairman, Robert H. Bell; Secretary, Tommy Jenkins. Ship's delegate re­ signed. Gordon R. Doian elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Dec. 9—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Prank Flanagan. No beefs. Motion adopted that a man THArb WHAT, yOUSAF^l'tA GOlNe TO BILL OUTVHB ' ABPLiCAT\ON-'A MADAKET (Waterman), Oct. 20— Chairman, H, L. Campbell; Socretary, A. G. Espeneda. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Repairs will be done at sea includ­ ing painting the foc'sies. Safety meetins: to he held. $3.19 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Messman and gaileyman asked to take all garbage back aft. USAP SWORD KNOT (Suwannas), Nov. 29—Chairman, Jack Cravan; Sacratary, Roy Elford. Two crewmembers in hnspit.-ii at Capetown. $26.83' in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. P. Santos (acting steward) explained to crew that be­ cause the ship sailed suddenly, he could not receive the stores he had requested. ORION CLIPPER (CclonUI), Nov. 19 —Chairman, B. J. Dzelak; Secretary, Prank Nakiicki. The messman wat told several times not to smoke while serving but still does it. Steward should use more of an iron hand on the department. No beefs reported by department delegates. $23.00 in treasury. If the galley is ready they will start to serve a little early in­ stead of the correct time. Request copies of the LOG. Have not received one for three months. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORI (Cities Service), Dec. 17—Chsirman, W. Wllidrldge; Secretary, J. C. What- ley. No beefs reported by dcparlment deiegate.s. .Mi beefs settled. Received a new washing machine. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dee. 17—Chairman, Walter N. Fleishman; Secretary. George Baidp. $17.00 in trea-sury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion to head­ quarters to take the safely money award and transfer it to the ship's fund. This is the second time this trip this motion was made. Awaiting response from headquarters. Request better brand of coffee and more variety in night lunch. HEY, LOOM HOW TUBV SBBLL "ECHOOL"^ MAi HAl WHAT VO?BG • . . ^ X ^ �- • VJ. 1- • .;/ -.. V ib»a« ms SEAFARERS MelTln LeRoy Kelley = Urgent. Contact your mother, Mrs. Viola C. Kleinschnitz, 114 Bluff St., Sioux City 3, Iowa, or call 8-9318. Anyone knowing where­ abouts of above is asked io con­ tact Mrs. Kleinschnitz. t. 3^ i. Nonnan I. 'West Contact Leslie H. West, 103 North Main St., Mansfield. Mass. 3^ i> X Leo Long Mrs. Jeanette Long Gintry, 4745 S. Kenwood, Chicago 15, 111., asks you to contact her. i l* Howard Bruce Get in touch with Mrs. R. N. Murray at 6 Union St., Montclair, NJ. portant you do so as loon ai poisible. 3^ 3^ ti ft. » $ i t. George Paul Marcotte Contact Barthel Stang, 1612 Sec­ Edmund Erickson ond Ave., New York 28, NY, who Needem Galloway Please contact John Brazil at can help you find your gear and SIU Headquarters regarding money papers. due from SS Pacific Wave. Im4" 4" 4 5> 3« Honeymooning Money Due The following Seafarers may col­ lect money due from Moore-McCormack Lines, 2 Broadway, New York 4, NY, by calling at the office or requesting their checks by mail: V. Brendell. W. W. Hnmllton, Jane E. Morris. Walter R. Alsen, E. G. Purdie. Glendon C. Fraser, Marvin Cheshire, Stephen Kostegen, P. D. CoucouUi. Jose Agular, F. T. Catalanello, Francisco Solis, Arturo J. Mariani. Peter A. Siems, Joseph VUlapoL John Kehrwieder, Frank F. Pasaluk, Patrick Durkin. Robert C. Neblett, Victor M. Escobar, John T. Cherry Jr.. Charles Johnson, Vernon V. Sawyer. Kaid M. Abdul. Gibbs I/iverman. Brooke B. Butler, Charles KIrkland. C. M. Kirkland, Gene T. Bacon. Charles G. Swain, Joseph Preshong, Rich­ ard L. Ripley. Eddie J.. Caravona, Francis Oxley, Kevin B. Skelly. V. L. RodclifL L. H. Chapman, Allan G. Tighe Jr., Don­ ald A. Alt, Jo.seph McCage, Henry D. Adams, A. H. Kirwin Jr., Jay W. Savage. Arthur L. Deckard. Ralph H. Newcomb. Ordin Woster, Robert L. Manning, Charles Jacobson, Henry M. Murranka, V. A. Menor. 4" t 4 Preparing ,to leave on their honeymoon after recent nup­ tials are Seafarer Pat Parker and Bessie Ann LIppert of New Orleans. Photograph was forwarded to the LOS by Alcoa Reamer (Alcoa) crew. SIU AtlanHc, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall eXECUTlVK VICE-PRKSIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENT,8 C3audc Simmona Lindaey WiUianii> tori Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Han Ed Mooney Fred Stewart , BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore .St : Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SI John Fay. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10229 W. Jeiforson Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS 679 4lb Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2800 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St Ben Oonzales. Agent FR.mklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Lf.ais Neira. Agent HEmlork 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .. 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 529 7546 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-&G0C NORFOLK 416 Collev Ave Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-8505 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S 4tb St DEwey 6-3811' SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .luncos Ston 20 Keith Terpe..Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave 1 )kQWski, Agent ' TAMPA 312 Harrison St. JelT Cillette. Agent 24-3471 WILMINIiTON Calif 505 N Mani.a Ave ,Keed Hump^les.. Agent Terminal 4-2S:» FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlentlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland watara District makes specific provision for safeguarding the meoberehlp'a money end Union finances. The conetltutlon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing comlttea elected by the menberablp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, bo refuaed his constitutional right to In­ spect these recorda, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Herbert H. Williams Contact your v;ife, Mrs. Wini­ fred Williaiqs, 260 East 194th St., Bronx 58, NY. Ex-lnes The following men who were on voyage 136 should contact Mc. Brautrgam, 9th floor. Bull Lines, 115 Broad St., New York, NY, re garding unclaimed wages: James Johnson, John Hill, Albert Perry, L. B. Meeks, J. Garcia, J. Bernat, M. Laureano, A. Santana, J. Corron. James Patrick O'Mara Contact Mrs. J. P. O'Mara, 2440 N. 59th Avenue, West Hollywood, Fla. 4 4. 4. Wallace Frank Howard Contact Mrs. Annette Howard at 12839 Georgiana, Warren, Mich. 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks are being held for the following by Jack Lynch. Rm. 201, SUP Build­ ing, 450 Harrison St., San Fran­ cisco 5, Calif.: Margarito Borja, Theodores G. Calopothakos, Ho Yung Kong. Rob­ ert £. MacMillan, Marvin E. Satchel!, John W. Singer, Bernardo Tombocon, Ying Ming Wei. 4 4 4 John J. Rymaes Contact Mrs. J. Rymaez at 17 Randolph Ave., Clifton, NJ. tme Twentr Thre* LOG i! TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland •Waters District sre administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representmtivea and their alternates. All expenditures and dlsbursemonta of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarter# by certified mall, return receipt •requested. if SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and aeniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. m CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any . SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.AFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. • ..J .- .iiM . ..,111111 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given lor same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and 1^ given an official receipt, but feels that ho should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUriONAL RlGlfrS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SlU publishes every, six months in the SEAFARERS LCX3 a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file comid.ttees. Because these oldtimers cannot take slflpboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. j f i-5Ja»S!;.s liili 4 4 4 Mr. Owens held at Isthmian Lines. Impor- Road NW, Washington, DC, or con­ at Rt. 15, Box 212, Birmingham 14, Contact John J. Skelly, attorney, ant you contact L. Balagurchik, tact mother, Mrs. B. G. Hudson, at Ala. Fund Insurance Co.. at 110 William Room 1108, 90 Broad St., NY, NY. Ivanhoe, Va. 4 4 4 St., NY, NY, in reference to your 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jidin Harold Murray unemployment check. Joe Malyska Rolf Karlsen Urgent. Contact your son at Robert Johnson You are asked to contact your 4 4 4 Contact C. A. "Whitey" Murrah Brownell Street as soon as possible. family at 44 Knight Ave., ClemenBroadus Duncan Miles Contact you- wife, l.a'dileen, ton, NJ, about your children at PO Box 18101, Eastwood Sta­ Steven and Mary. tion, Houston 23, Texas. 4 4 4 Sam (Oscar) Chaban 4 4 iv Your sister, Mrs. J. J. Grossman, Ralph Di Paoli Your sister, Mrs. Carmela For- would like to hear from you at 44nito, requests you to contact your 55 Kissena Blvd., Flushing 55, NY. 4 4 4 family at home right away. Edwin T. Knouff 4 4 4 Houston Hall is holding trans­ John Bliizard, Jr. portation voucher from Orion Urgent you contact attorney Planet for you. Lawrence Koenig, 1224Vii Wash­ 4 4 4 ington St., Columbia, SC. Michael B. Ange 4 4 4 Your brother, Loyd J. Ange, John Scott woi'idjike to hear from you. Write Get in touch with Mr.s. W. Scott, Reg. No. 78095, 500 Spring St., 136 Crown St., Queenstown, Brit­ Richmond 19, Va. ish Guiana. Walter O. Hudson 4 4 4 Charles I. Hampson Urgent to contact your sister, Your personal effects are being Launa Hudson, at 2014 ^aiorajiiia la. . Ast. % m i • �SEAFARERS LOG March i9«a OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'I iiliW i!i«i iiiil* S19,000,000 L I , ' It's just ten years now since Seafarers be­ gan collecting vacation pay on the basis of time worked aboard ship. Previous to 1952, paid vacations were few and far between for Seafarers and all seamen. Today, the total received by SlU men as vacation money earned is just over the $19 million mark and is a sum of impressive pro­ portions. Advances in the annual rate of vacation pay for SlU men have been steady over the years since 1952. Starting modestly at a rate of $140 for a full year worked at sea, the vacation amount moved in six gradual steps to today's figure of $400 annually, more than a month's base pay for most ratings aboard ship. It's fitting, at this time, in marking the tenth anniversary of an important and pion­ eering SlU benefit, to recall the long, hard years in the background, when paid vaca­ tions were something that could be talked about only as a future, far-distant goal— not in terms of million dollar payments, and benefits now being collected to the tune of $2.5 million each year. On October 1,1962, the Seafarers Vacation Plan establishes a new benefit rate of $800 annually covering continuous service of a year or more on the same vessel. At the same time, the $400 rate remains for the Seafarers who serve on a number of vessels during the year. Seafarers are reminded that, for the purpose of collecting the $800 benefit, seatime must be on the same vessel for a year or more dating from last October. � 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 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: COAST SIU HALTS ALL PMA SHIPS NEW NORFOLK HALL PLANNED SEA-LAND, SEATRAIN TO BUILD MTD, VENEZUELA DOCK UNION REACH AID PACT WEST COAST SIU STRIKE SEEKS REAL WAGE OFFER EXPORT-ISBRANDTSEN DEAL SPARKS NEW US INQUIRY CUT WASTE, NOT SAFETY, SIU TELLS RAIL BOARD UIW SPURS ANTI-HOFFA DRIVE, WINS PHILA. VOTE HOUSE UNIT ASKS STRONG US FLEET ICC NIXES RAILS’ MOVE TO PURCHASE BARGE CO. SIU TRINIDAD UNIONISTS AT HQ NEW YORK ANTI-SCAB BILL LAGS WC FLEETS GETTING MORE SHIPS; ROOSEVELT READY ART COLEMAN DIES AT 53 RESERVE FLEET IN WRONG YARD N’ORLEANS MEDICAL EXAM TOTAL GOES OVER 10,000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/1962 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. XXIV, No. 3 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log