http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/dd786304b849181d4c168646b00f26d8.PDF d4bebc0c3d281bdbf296d03394af178b PDF Text Text Vol. XXVili NO. 21 SEAFARERSteOG October 14/ 1966 m OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I viJ ..'ij II i': J! �r Page Two SEAFARERS Immediate Action Called For At Propeller Club Convention J October 14, 1966 LOG Legislators Blast U. S. Ship Policy, Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program Report of International President by Paul Hall The importance of maintaining a strong American-flag merchant fleet for national defense is being pointed out every day by the tons of shipborne cargoes that arrive in Vietnam. The U.S. discovered early in the Vietnam buildup that we cannot depend on foreign-flag ships with foreign national crews to deliver goods to our fighting men or otherwise uphold the best interests of the United States. The existence of a strong American-flag merchant fleet is just as important to the nation's economy as it is to the national defense. The maintenance of a strong, adequate U.S. merchant fleet is the only way in which we can assure competitive freight rates for American exports and is one of the best means available to ease the serious "dollar drain" that is plaguing our economy. When American exports are shipped aboard foreign-flag vessels 73 cents out of every freight dollar goes outside the United States, never to return, and thereby makes our adverse balance of payments problem worse. On the other hand, when American exports move on U.S.-flag ships, 77 cents of every freight dollar remains in the American economy— not only relieving our balance of payments problem, but also generat­ ing even more business to further boost the economy. Statistics show that about 80 percent of American firms engaging in foreign trade make no attempt to ship their goods aboard Americanflag vessels. Instead they allow foreign buyers to control routing of the goods, and these buyers almost always ship aboard their own national flag ships. By this practice American manufacturers are doing themselves a disservice on several grounds. Not only are they allowing money to leave the U.S.—which, if it remained here would be reflected in increased business—but they are also leaving themselves wide open for exploitation and rate discrimination by foreign ship operators. By ignoring American-flag ships in the carriage of their goods, U.S. manufacturers become increasingly dependent on foreign-flag shipping. Then, in a time of worldwide shipping crisis, the American manufacturer learns that he will be charged exhorbitent rates for shipping his goods. This happened during the Korean War and the Suez crisis. On those occasions an infusion of reserve fleet ships helped ease the situation. But available reserve fleet ships are rapidly disappearing and will probably not be available at all in the future. A strong merchant fleet adequate to meet the nation's defense and trade needs is essential for the nation's economic and defense security, and it is the job of every American to do everything in his power to see that we have such a fleet. WASHINGTON—The construction of 50 new American-flag merchant ships a year for each of the next 10 years was called for by Senator Russell Long (D-La.) at the 40th Annual Conven­ tion of the Propeller Club, held in Washington recently. In urging the nation to un- f a merchant marine owned and flag merchant fleet now being dertake the ambitious ship con­ operated by the Government but placed on its vital military role. struction program as the only a merchant marine of limited use Representative Mailliard hastened way to begin "catching up" with ships which are destined to rust to remind the nation that the eco­ the lagging ship replacement pro­ on station and not participate at nomic impact which the merchant gram, Senator Long (D-La.) who all in foreign commerce." marine has on the welfare of the is also Senate Majority whip called He said that the same invest­ United States is fully as important upon delegates to the convention ment by the government in our as the role it plays in national de­ to "re-dedicate" themselves to the present subsidy program could fense. In spite of U.S. merchant basic principles of the Merchant provide "more than 100 modern fleet's vital role in both peacetime Marine Act of 1936, which calls vessels which would be immedi­ and wartime, maritime is being for the maintenance of a strong ately available in times of emer­ "shortchanged" in both Federal American-flag merchant fleet ade­ gency, and which would contrib­ assistance and patronage by quate for the nation's needs in ute substantially to the American American shippers who allow peacetime and wartime. economy and our international their foreign customers to ship Other legislators who addressed payments during times of peace." American exports aboard foreignthe assembled delegates from all Senator Brewster indicated that flag vessels. over the country to urge the he will submit a bill in the Senate One of the strongest attacks on maintenance of a strong U.S.-flag designed to give the House Mer­ the manner in which the Ameri­ fleet included Representative Ed­ chant Marine Committee and the can maritime industry has been ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chair­ Senate Commerce Committee neglected by the Government in man of the House Merchant Mar- (which considers maritime issues recent years and the serious de­ chant Marine Committee; Senator in the Senate), the power to au­ terioration into which the fleet Daniel Brewster (D-Md.); Repre­ thorize maritime program appro­ has fallen because of this neglect sentative Thomas Downing (D- priations. Representative Gar­ was made by Senator Long. Long Va.), a member of the House matz has already introduced a made the following points in sub­ Merchant Marine Committee; and similar proposal in the House. stantiating his call for a strong Representative William Mailliard With much of the emphasis of U.S. Merchant fleet. (R-Calif.), ranking minority mem­ the importance of the American• "Today, after almost two ber of the House Maritime Com­ decades of neglect, the American mittee. Merchant Marine rides anchor Navy Plan Rapped at low tide. In the short space of Representative Garmatz at­ time since 1952 its participation tacked the Navy's decision to in the foreign commerce of the build its own fleet of cargo ships United States has diminished from for exclusive military use. 43 percent to approximately 9 He said that "it is not too percent." fanciful that we may see the day • "Our coastal and intercoastAmerican merchant seamen when the only commercial type (Continued on page 5) vessel flying the .American-flag manning the cargo ships sup­ porting the United States military will be a handful of F.D.L. fast deployment logistic ships while sealift to Viet Nam won't have to Latest Lloyd's of London Figures Cover 1965 our water commerce will be trans­ sweat it out any longer. The Maritime Administration ported by the up and coming has announced that the Govern­ Russian merchant fleet." ment will foot the bill for the in­ Senator Brewster also attacked stallation of air-conditioning in the navy's plans and cajled the messrooms on all ships withdrawn idea "philosophically faulty and from the nation's standby fleets economically unsound." "What the Defense Depart­ and on all vessels already reacti­ ment is now proposing to do is to vated in the Viet Nam crisis. Maritime unions have com­ build its own merchant marine, LONDON—^The American-flag merchant marine scrapped more merchant ship tonnage last year plained to MARAD and the mili­ tary Sea Transportation Service than any other major maritime power, according to a report recently released by Lloyd's Register operating the broken-out cargo of Shipping. claimed 31 ships of 204,356 tons up however, standing at 117 ships ships that Seafarers were working The report also revealed that during 1965 compared with 36 or 366,627 tons against 108 ships in temperatures of up to 120 de­ ships of only 68,920 tons during of 298,424 tons in 1964. Similarly grees which hampered their work runaway-flag vessels of Liberian Oct. 14, 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 21 1964. up during 1965 was the total of and conceivably added to the registry led the world in the Official Publication of the SIUNA ships lost through foundering, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters number of ships lost in maritime Most notable among the 1965 acute manpower shortage on the District, AFL-CIO which hit 81 ships of 114,256 tons accidents. fire losses were the PanamanianViet Nam run. Executive Board compared to 65 vessels of 99,436 The situation has reached seri­ PAUL HALL, President The figures showed that ship- flag cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, ous proportions because of the wreckers in the United States which burned and sank at sea with tons in 1964. EARL SHEPARD CAL TANNER Vice-President Exec. Vice-Free. slow turn-around time for vessels scrapped 133 vessels of 920,651 a heavy loss of life which included The number of ships missing LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR many Americans, and the Nor­ and presumed lost showed only a in South Viet Nam's congested tons in 1965, a sharp increase Vice-President Sec.-Treas. ports. Merchant seamen on vessels from the 131 ships of 856,437 wegian-flag passenger vessel Vik­ slight variation, according to AL TANNER ROBERT MATTHEWS waiting to unload in Viet Nam tons which were reduced to scrap ing Princess, which met a similar Lloyds. Vice-President Vice-President fate. were subjected to staying in an in 1964. HERBERT BRAND Next to Liberia, the nation that area of intense heat for weeks at Director of Organizing and These two disastrous fires lost the most ships through acci­ The Lloyd's compilation showed Publications a time. spurred demands by the SIU, other dent was Norway — 22 ships of that overall worldwide merchant Managing Editor The vessels will have the airmaritime unions, citizens' groups 117,317 tons, up sharply from shipping losses through fire, colli­ MIKE POLLACK Art Editor conditioning installed "during voy­ sion, shipwreck and foundering and many legislators that foreign- 1964. In third place was Greece Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN ages repair periods whenever time NATHAN SKYER rose sharply last year. There were flag passenger vessels calling at (also up markedly from 1964), Dermits," Maritime Administra­ a total of 237 vessels of 739,047 U. S. ports be subject to the same then Japan, Panama, the United Staff Writers tion noted. The ships slated to for gross tons written off last year as rigid safety standards as Ameri­ States, Italy, Great Britain, Leb­ DON BEVONA installation of the air-conditioning PETER WEISS total losses compared with 249 can-flag vessels. A cruise ship anon, France and West Germany. in the messroom are 133 active ships of 558,000 tons lost during safety bill calling for stiff regula­ In tonnage scrapped Great Brit­ reserve fleet vessels already in serv­ Pibliihed biweekly at 810 Rhode Island tion of such vessels has been 1964. ain was in second place and Italy Avenoe N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by ice and 38 more which have been passed by the Senate and is now tho Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, in third, followed by Japan, Pan­ Liberia suffered 21 vessels lost, ordered out of Reserve fleet status Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, before the House. AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avenoe, Brooklyn, amounting'to 136,498 tons dur­ ama, Norway, Greece India and in order to maintain the Viet Nam H. y. 12232. Tol. HVaclnth 9-6600. Second Collision casualties were down Spain. ing 1965. Her losses came to 15 cloM Rostago paid at Washington, D. C. sealift. All American maritinie PDSTklASTEirS ATTENTION: Form 3579 unions involved in the supplying ships of 101,347 tons during 1964. during 1965, dropping to 25 ships The total world fleet in 1965 cards shoold bo sent to Seafarers Interna­ military equipment to the South An increase in the number of of 38,724 tons as compared with was estimated at 41,865 vessels tional Union, Atlantio, Golf, Lakes and -In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foorth East Asia trouble soot said that ships lost by fire was the chief fac­ 29 ships of 86,177 tons lost vessels comprising over 160.3 mil­ Avenoe, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232. they welcomed the Maritime Ad­ tor in boosting 1965 worldwide through collisions during 1964. lion tons, up somewhat from the ^ ministration decision. • ' • .. losses above tjl^ 1964 level. Fire Losses through shipwreck were previous year. ] Marad to Install Air-Conditioniiy On Viet Ships \ l/S Leading Ship-Strapping Nation, Lloyd's Register of Shipping Reveals «• . (, •I V #- ^ if �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Five More Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 99 Five more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tion and have issued their engineers licenses after attending the training school jointly-sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation. A total of 99 Seafarers in either steam or motor vessel have now received engineer's classifications. Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ licenses as a result of the joint gram are eligible to apply for any program. of the upgrading courses offered at The newly-licensed engineers the Engineers School if they are are sailing or about to sail in en­ 19 years of age or older and have gineers births aboard American18 months of Q.M.ETD. watch flag ships. standing time in the engine departThose SIU men who passed their Coast Guard examinations this week and were licensed as Second Engineers include: Federico Sanchez, 51, who joined the union in San Francisco and has been sailing with the SIU for many years. Otis Bailey, 41, a member of the SIU for 21 years who joined the Muse Sanchez Qulnn union in Norfolk. Bailey sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler and electrician. Nathania Muse, who joined the SIU six years ago and sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler, junior engineer and pumpman. John Owens, 41, who has been a Seafarer for seven years and sailed as a pump­ man, machinist, fireman - watertender and oiler. Owens successful­ ly passed Coast Guard examina­ tions qualifying , him for his sec­ ond diesel engi­ Owens neer's license and his third steam engineer's license. The newly licensed third en­ gineer, in addition to Owens, is William Quinn, 46, who joined the union in New Orleans and has been sailing in the engine depart­ ment as an fireman-watertender and oiler. The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 upgrading school offers Seafarers and Engineers qualified instruc­ tion in preparing for their Third Assistant Engineer, Temporary Third Assistant Engineer or Ori­ ginal Second Engineer's licenses SM Appeak Board Susponds Rule On IkemOm at Sea The Seafarers Appeals Board has suspended Rule 8 of the Ship­ ping Rules for the duration of the Viet Nam conflict, or until the suspension is no longer necessary. Rule 8 states that "no sea­ man shipped under the rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union hall." The suspension of the rule was made in order to ensure the prop­ er and adequate manning of , American-flag ships during the Viet Nam sealift. , Bailey ment plus six months' experience as wiper or equivalent. SIU engine department men who have the necessary require­ ments and who want to enroll in the school can obtain additional information and apply for the course at any S^U hall or write directly to SIU headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. SlU-IBU Wins New Pact For Phila. Tugmen PHILADELPHIA —The SIUInland Boatsmen's Union here has won a new agreement with the major Philadelphia tugboat oper­ ators, calling for a substantial wage boost, increased paid holiday time, upped employer contributions to pension and welfare plans, im­ proved working and safety con­ ditions, and other benefits. Agreement on the new threeyear pact followed a short strike in which SIU-IBU members hit the bricks until settlement was reached. The new pact was rati­ fied by a vote of 128 to 32. The new contract calls for wage increases of 39 cents an hour over a three-year period and substanti­ ally increased rates for crew mem­ bers engaged in "out of harbor" work and for members ordered to report for work aboard vessels laid up for planned repairs. In addition. Union members who report aboard tugs laid up for planned repairs, outside the port will receive premium subsistence pay. The number of paid holidays was increased to 12 with the ad­ dition of Columbus Day. Improve­ ments in working and safety conditioc^ls under the new contract in­ cludes new safeguards for crews aboard vessels engaged in trans­ porting volatile chemicals. In the port of Baltimore, where the present contract between the SIU-IBU and the tug operators has also run out, negotiations are continuing on a new pact. Balti­ more IBU crews are continuing to work on a day-to-day basis with­ out a contract while negotiations continue to show progress. When agreement is reached, the new pact sWiJJ be jetrpaetiv^j > .1.1 I Page Three —7' Mojor Victory for Merchant Marine House-Senate Group Agrees to Keep MARAD Out of the Transport Dep't WASHINGTON — A House-Senate conference committee agreed this week to exclude the Maritime Administration from the proposed new Department of Transportation. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department President Paul Hall called action by the conferees "a first step in the right direc that the American Merchant Ma­ The MTD president voiced ap­ tion." He said that "it is now hoped that the Congress will proceed promptly to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an independent agency as called for in legislation now pending in both the Senate and House." "We are most appreciative," Hall said, "of the efforts of the AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO President George Meany and all others whose support helped to achieve what we consider to be a major victory for the American Mer­ chant Marine and the men who build and man them." The bill to create the new De­ partment of Transportation went to the House-Senate conference committee because the House voted last month 260 to 117 for a labor-backed amendment to keep the Maritime Administration out of the new Department. The Sen­ ate adopted the transportation de­ partment bill without the amend­ ment. The issue thus had to go to a joint conference committee of both houses of Congress to be resolved before the transportation department bill could be finally approved. The conferees, meeting this week, agreed to adopt the House version excluding the Mari­ time Administration, clearing the way for final passage of the de­ partment bill. Under terms of the Transporta­ tion Department bill, a 12th cab­ inet-level department would be created in the federal government in which the agencies dealing with aviation, highways, and railroads and the Coast Guard would be consolidated. MTD President Hall said that "while exclusion of the Maritime Administration from the Depart­ ment of Transportation does not achieve independence for the Maritime Administration, it is a first step in the right direction." He pointed out that "American maritime labor has long believed rine, which has been allowed to founder in seas of government neglect and indifference for many years, can be restored to its pro­ per position of size, strength and prestige only by having maritime affairs administered by an inde­ pendent Maritime Administration, not subservient to any other Fed­ eral agency or department." "Maritime labor," Hall said, "strongly supported by the AFTCIO labor movement, held firmly to this position throughout the weeks of debate on this measure, despite the willingness of the sub­ sidized shipping companies to ac­ cept half measures which would serve only their own interests and not the interests of the total mer­ chant fleet." preciation of the efforts of the AFL-CIO and its member unions who supported maritime labor's fight to exclude the Maritime Ad­ ministration from being smothered in the new Transportation Depart­ ment. The original amendment exclud­ ing MARAD from the new De­ partment which the House last month was introduced by Rep. Ed­ ward Garmatz (D.-Md.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee and floor leader of the fight for its adoption. Labor-supported bills to set up the Maritime Administration as a completely independent agency have been approved in committee in the House and Senate and are awaiting further action. House Maritime Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has favorably reported a bill to the House which would require that any appropriations to finance activities of the Martime Administration be preceded by would be subject to prior authori­ specific legislative authority. zation: The recommendation is em­ • construction and repair of bodied in the bill (H.R. 18176) vessels. which was favorably reported, • payment of construction dif­ without amendment to the House ferential subsidy. by the Merchant Marine and Fish­ • payment of operating differ­ eries Committee. The SIU has ential subsidy. voiced its full support of the bill. • maritime training including The written report which ac­ federal aid to state maritime companied the bill said that "the schools. purpose of the bill is to require • maintenance and operation that appropriations for the prin­ of vessels of the National Defense cipal activities of the Maritime Ad­ Reserve Fleet. ministration be preceded by spe­ • the Vessel Operations Re­ cific legislative authority for ap­ volving Fund. propriations each fiscal year. • research and development "Beginning with fiscal year activities. 1968," the report continued, and The Merchant Marine Commit­ for each subsequent fiscal year, tee report pointed out that enact­ sums to be appropriated or made ment of the bill would place the available to or for the use of the Maritime Administration "on a maritime administration for the basis comparable to that now in following categories of activity effect with regard to the Depart­ ment of Defense, United States Coast Guard, the Atomic Energy Brazilian Maritime Workers Visit SIU Commission, the National Aero­ nautics and Space Administration and other major programs within the Executive Branch." The House Merchant Marine Committee, in their background report for the new legislation, em­ phasized the importance of legisla­ tive authority over Maritime Ad­ ministration appropriations by pointing up the following facts: "When the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was originally enacted the administering agency was the United States Maritime Commis­ sion, an independent agency re­ sponsible to the Congress. The programs authorized by that Act were set up in a fashion intended to permit their efficient administra­ tion under broad enabling author­ ity. The availability of a construc­ tion revolving fund minimized the Brazilian maritime workers touring SIU headquarters in New York need for seeking detailed annual are shown above viewing Labor Press awards won by the Seafarers authorization for appropriations. Log over the years. Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Admin­ "Since shortly after World War istrator Tony Goncalves conducted visitors through school, Log (Continued on page 5) offices,. ihecKeadquar.t^cs, building, and also thp'j51lJ,.,cHiyi9;.f^fiil,itY. �Page Four SEAFARERS Five Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Growing Pension Roster The names of five additional Seafarers have been added to the list of men who are receiving SIU pensions. The newcomers to the growing ranks of pensioners include John Hiller, Robert McCulloch, Winslow Shipley, Mario Reyes, and Anthony Vitacco. John Hiller was born in Mich- on the tug Penn Dixie. North Beach, Md., with his moth­ igan and joined the union in Robert McCulloch joined the er, Annie. His last ship was the Detroit. He resides in Petoskey, SIU in Seattle. He sailed as a Volusia. Mich., with his wife, Grace. Hiller steward. Bom in Scotland, Sea­ Winslow Shipley sailed in the was a wheelsman and last sailed farer McCulloch now lives in Deck department and joined the union in Detroit. Born in Forres­ ter, Mich., he now lives in Port Huron, Mich., with his wife, Elva Marie. Shipley last shipped with the American Steamship Com­ pany. Mario Reyes sailed as an oiler in the Engine de­ partment. Born in Puerto Rico, he Vitacco now resides in Staten Island, N. Y. Reyes joined the SIU in New York. His last ship was the Mayaguez. Anthony Vitacco sailed in the by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Deck department and joined the SIU in the port of New York, He Representative William Mailliard, incumbent San Francisco Repub­ lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., with his lican was endorsed for reelection by the SIU and the San Francisco wifej Ida. Bay Area Maritime Trades Ports Council. Representative Mailliard is a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Representative Thomas M. Pally, Washington Republican, a staunch supporter of a strong AmericanLouis Bemier will take any flag merchant marine, has won ship that comes along. He is a 16his primary election. All Demo­ year SIU man and was just off cratic incumbents from the State ^ the Kyska on the of Washington also won their pri­ Viet Nam run mary elections. where he had a San Francisco very good trip. The Soviet Union has initiated He'll be ready to Shipping is still very good here a five-year plan to greatly boost ship in a couple with plenty of jobs for AB's oil­ the capacity of the Russian inland of weeks. ers, FWT's Electricians Cooks waterway system by 1970. Capi­ George Wanka, and Bakers. Sign-on included the who likes coast­ tal investments of well-over $1 Ames Victory, Overseas Rose, wise runs because billion are slated. About $935 Andrew Jackson and Los Angeles. Wanka There were payoffs over the last it gets him near million is earmarked for fleet im­ provements and another $275 mil­ period on the following vessels: home more often, will try to grab lion for port development, ship Ames Victory, Los Angeles, Long another FWT job on the Alaskan Beach, Overseas Rose, Geneva, run. He just piled off the An­ repair yards and canal extensions. Fleet improvements will include Barre Victory, Andrew Jackson chorage after a few trips and and Transpacific. The Mary mar. plans to take it easy for a while. the addition of thousands of ves­ sels to the Soviet inland fleet. Overseas Rose, Geneva, Long These will be of larger average Beach and Calmar were in transit. displacement and equipped with Sal Mancino, of Long Island more powerful engines than pres­ who has been an SlU-member for ent vessels. By 1970 the Russians over 25-years is waiting to make hope to boost the average cargo another trip to capacity of self-propelled river Viet Nam. Sea­ craft from the present 935-tons farer Mancino to 1,900-tons. sails as bosun and his last ship was The deadweight tonnage capa­ the Ridgefield city of barges is to be boosted by Victory. L. L. about 60 percent, with a power Seleskie is also increase for towboats of about 65 waiting fot a ship percent, or from 337 to 555 horse­ to the Far East power on the average. Mancino but wants to sail Larger diesel powered vessels, in a utility engineering slot. suitable for ocean as well as in­ Wilmington land service are also to be built. Shipping has been booming These would have a cargo capa­ here for the past several weeks. city of 5,000-tons in dry cargo, J. Paul St. Sure We have been shipping members or combination dry and liquid out as soon as they come into the OAKLAND, CaUf.—J. Paul St. cargo carriers of 2,700-tons and door. Shipping promises to still Sure, former president and chair­ tankers of 5,000-tons. The larger be good for a few more.weeks and man of the Pacific Maritime Asso­ vessels are slated for operation on we are looking for all the AB's ciation and a member of the Presi­ the Volga-Baltic waterway. Lake FSVT's and electricians who are dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ Onega, the White Sea-Baltic Canal ready to ship out. mittee, passed away here recently and the White Sea. Bill Chadhnm, got his fit-forat the age of 64. duty from the USPHS and wasted St. Sure took part for many no time in grabbing a saloon mess- years in labor-management collec­ SIGN LITTEHS man's job on the Calmar. tive bargaining negotiations on the n For obvious reasons the Seattle West Coast, and was active in print any letters or contract negotiations between the pommunications sent by Shipping has been excellent here with many grain ships load­ SIUNA Pacific District Unions unless the author signs his nat ing for India and freighters taking and the shipowners. jp circumstances justify, the 1 on cargo for Viet Nam. Any Sea­ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. will withhold a signature on farer can have his choice of ships Elizabeth St. Sure, and two daugh­ from the Seattle area. ters. The Pacific Coast Soviets Announce Huge Waterway Improvement Plan J. Paul St. Sure, Advisory Committee Member, Dies At 64 October 14, 1966 LOG The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] The SlUNA-affiiliated Atlantic Fisherman's Union is now on strike against the Gloucester Fishing Boat Owners Association. The only thing that the boatowners have offered the Union so far is a contract that would set them back fifty years in wages and benefits. The Union will settle for nothing less than a contract which will put their wages, benefits and working John Stiles is also ready to go conditions on a par with their again after a few weeks on the union brothers in Boston and beach, A member of the Union New Bedford. for 20 years, John last sailed New York Shipping has been brisk here with plenty of jobs on the board in all ratings. John G. Doran, who was last shipped aboard the Afoundria stopped by to say hello. E. Lukowski, last aboard the Seatrain Louisiana is registered to ship here. Bill Barrett, who last sailed as fireman-water-tender on the Afoundria is now looking for a ship out of this port. Harold E. Robinson, who dropped by the hall recently, said his last trip as utility steward abroad the Afoundria was a real good one. Baltimore Shipping here has been fair for the past two weeks and prospects for the coming period look good. Right now we have the Alamar, Losmar, Trustco and Ohio laid up. During the last period we paid off six vessels, signed on four and serviced five ships in transit. Louis Firlie has his fit for duty again after a short stay in the hospital and is trying to get a short run to get back in the groove again. A member of the SIU for over 14 years, Lou last sailed aboard the Alcoa Trader. Lawrence Melanson recently end­ ed a voyage to Vietnam aboard the Alcoa Marketer, and is now waiting around the hall here for another Vietnam run. He has been sailing with the Union for over 20 years. Firlie Melanson Also just back from a trip to Viet Nam is Wilbert Hughes, who recently paid off the Colum­ bia Victory. Hughes sailed in the Steward department and has noth­ ing but good things to say about the crew and officers he sailed with. Pbiladelpbia Shipping has been a little slow here during the last period, but we managed to chalk up four payoffs, one sign-on, and serviced four ships in transit. After a good rest at home, one of the real Union oldtimers, Ar­ thur "Scentific Sam" Samson, is watching the board and ready to go, Sam, who sails in the engine department, made his last voyage aboard the Columbia. Ralph Bullard, a 22-year SIU veteran, says he's ready to take the first chief cook's job that comes his way. His last ship was the Potomac. Charles Fritz is ready to pounce on the first fwt job that hits the board after spending the summer months at home relaxing with his family. aboard the Pecos in the deck de­ partment. Norfolk Shipping has been fair at this port with prospects brighter for the coming period since the Penn Challenger is supposed to take on a full crew this month. William Rudd, a 12-year SIUman who has been shipping out is now registered here and ready to ship out. He last sailed as an AB aboard the Steel Executive. Charlie Horton, a fireman-water tender aboard the Alcoa Explorer had to sign off because of illness. Basilio Boschi, a 16-year Seafarer whose last ship was the- Penn Challenger thinks she was a swell ship and hopes to make it back aboard when she comes out of drydock at the end of October. Joseph Woolford, a Seafarer for 14-years, who last shipped out aboard the Keva Ideal and is now registered here and looking for a foreign run. Boston Shipping has been on the slow bell here, but is expected to pickup shortly. Michael "Big Mike" Gison just got out of drydock and will grab the first job on the board. He last shipped out on the Miami. Auhery Parsons, a Seafarer for 25-years, just got off the Mankato Victory where he shipped as third cook and is glad to be home to spend some time with his family. Armon Ramos, a 23-year member of the SIU recently signed off the Miami in order to spend some time at home with his family. - Puerto Rico Ruben Maldonado recently signed on the Mayaguez as an AB. Jose Cuhano is back in town after a long trip on the Alcoa Runner which is now laid-up in Mobile. The Alcoa Runner is expected to be fit-for-duty in a few weeks. Savage Retires Joseph W. Savage picked up his first regular $150 monthly SIU pension check recently at Norfolk hall from SIU rep. Richard Avery. Savage's last job before retiring was with Curtis Bay Company. f t. i �October 14, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The Organized Labor Movement of Greater New Orleans sponsored a testimonial dinner to honor the Reverend Louis J. Twomey, S.J., Director of the Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University in New Orleans October 1, 1966. Lindsey J. Williams, SIU Vice-pres., acted as general chairman of the testimonial committee. He commended Father Twomey for wants to hit the South Atlantic his many contributions in the again. areas of social and economic prob­ Mobile lems and racial understanding. Last off the Alcoa Runner as Father Twomey has been a con­ deck maintenance, Aaron F sistent friend of labor. In 1954 Dickey is registered in group three he appeared before the Louisiana deck and watch legislature in opposition to that ing the board for state's right-to-work law. His In­ the right job stitute of Human Relations has Dickey lives with been instrumental in bringing har­ his family in Pen mony to local labor-management sacola, Florida disagreements. In recognition of He has sailed in these efforts, organized labor in the deck depart New Orleans honored Father ment for over Twomey. fifteen years Among the distinguished guests Back from Viet attending were the Honorable Nam off the Citadel Victory Os­ Hale Boggs, (D-La.), the Mayor car E. (Don Q.) Ferguson is tak and all city councilmen and most ing it easy at his Richton, Miss judges of the local courts. The af­ home. Ferguson looks forward to fair was held at the SIU hall. his next trip, and thinks he'll be ready to ship again in a week or New Orleans two. Two oldtimers seen around the Ernest L. Odom, a real SIU hall frequently are Ernest Ohlsoldtimer, has been sailing out o: son and Fred Fredeiiksen. Ohlsthe port of Mobile since 1940. He son went on SIU pension five last sailed as deck years ago. His last ship was the maintenance on Alcoa Pioneer where he shipped the Alcoa Ran as oiler. Frederiksen retired on ger. Seafarer H. pension four years ago. His last B. Boyd who ship was the Seatrain Louisiana. makes his home Both pensioners relax with old in Mississippi just friends in the hall, swapping tales finished a long and cups of colfee. trip as oiler on B. C. (Deacon) Jones came into the Claiborne. Nail register after returning from Oak­ Alton Q. (Jack) land. The Deacon piled off the Los Nail, recently got off the Alcoa Angeles out there after making Ranger to get some medical care. a few trips on her on the Oki­ nawa run. Jones was an AB on Houston the Los Angeles. Frank Chameco, B. E. Lowe, who ships in the recently off the Del Aires, is on • steward dept., is in the Galves­ an extended vacation. Frank is ton USPHS hospital recovering looking for another lover's run, from a broken hg. Lowe is anxi­ preferably to Rio de Janeiro ous to get a god whiff of salty which he enjoys very milch. Wait­ air again. Deckman Jerry Blan is ing for another Delta Liner is looking for a feeder and a nice Malcolm Thompson. Thompson, long trip. He says he wouldn't just piled off the Del Sol and mind taking a Vietnam run. Seafarer Greets Governor Hughes New Jersey Governor Richard Hughes (left) is greeted by Seafarer Louis Cirignano, who served on organizing committee of testimon­ ial dinner for Congressman Henry Helstoski (center). Helstoski, a Democrat from New Jersey's 9th District who is seeking re-elec­ tion in November, has been a good friend of labor and of maritime. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five US Slaps Lien on Creek Vessel That Refused to Sail to Vietnam A Greek freighter whose crew refused to sail last year with a cargo of military supplies bound for Vietnam has been attached by United States marshals and tied up in Newport News, Virginia in an attempt by the U.S. Government to recover the cost of loading, unloading and fueling the vessel. The Greek-flag Milena P. was ^ control and available to the U.S. in the U.S. reserve fleet. Many of attached when it put into port at in time of need. It became ob­ these vessels have been reactivated Newport News with a cargo of vious that once a vessel is flying a or are in the process of being re­ pig iron from Canada. Last year foreign flag and manned by a activated. its Greek crew refused to honor crew of foreign nationals, there For the most part however, they a contract to deliver a 400-ton is no way of maintaining effective are old, slow vessels of relatively military shipment to Vietnam control over it. small carrying capacity. In addi­ loaded at Tacoma, Washington. Because of the lack of sufficient tion, the cost of reactivation is The Government has filed suit U.S. tonnage to meet defense high due to the age and de­ in District Court in Newport needs and the inability to find terioration of the machinery. And News to recover $65,962—the foreign-flag ships, the Govern­ we are now scraping the bottom cost of loading, unloading and ment was again forced to fall back of the barrel of even these inade­ fueling the Milena P. at that time on the old. World War II tonnage quate ships. and making arrangements for a substitute carrier. The Milena P. was just one of many foreign-flag vessels whose crews last year refused to carry U.S. military supplies to Vietnam when, because of its steady down­ "It can only be hoped that the (Continued from Page 2) grading of the importance of the basic guidelines of the President's al waterborne commerce has U.S. merchant marine, the Gov­ Advisory Committee Report will never regained its pre-war status, ernment sought out foreign-flag vessels to carry U.S. military sup­ but instead is at the lowest ebb be adopted and implemented with dispatch. It is already much later plies because the U.S. fleet had in our history." been allowed to deteriorate to the • "Only some 11 ships have than we think." point where it could not meet the been recommended in the budget nation's emergency defense needs. for construction next year under The U.S. then started to pull ships the Merchant Marine Act of of its reserve fleet to meet its 1936. I understand this may even be reduced to nine and that the defense needs. Another favorite Government actual figure has not even been myth which was shattered by determined. Even Egypt has this (Continued from page 3) foreign seamen's refusals to sail many ships under construction." II, however, such matters as the with U.S. military cargoes was • "The active Russian fleet transfer of the Administration of that American-owned runaway- as of June 30, 1965, was 1,261 the maritime functions to the De­ flag ships are still under effective ships totaling 8,628,000 dead­ partment of Commerce, the denial weight tons compared to 954 pri­ of the availability of the construc­ vately owned ships of 14,665,000 tion revolving fund, and other selfdeadweight tons. Russia had thus imposed limitations have had the already exceeded us last year in practical effect of placing the op­ active operating ships and will erations of the agency on a strictly exceed us in total deadweight tons annual basis. by 1968, if not much sooner." "In view of these developments, • "We were (under the 1936 it has become increasingly clear Merchant Marine Act) to have a to your committee that if it is to Seamen who become sick or merchant fleet capable of serv­ exercise and maintain its legisla­ injured at sea will have a better ing as a naval and military aux­ tive responsibility over our mari­ chance of receiving prompt and iliary in time of war or national time policies and programs, we proper medical treatment in the emergency. Today we have- a must review such policies and pro­ future under a proposed medical merchant fleet capability which is grams annually and make specific assistance plan called Coordinated taxed to the limit to carry on legislative authorization for the Scheme for Medical Assistance to even a relatively small conflict in use of appropriated funds for such Ships at Sea. Vietnam. ... 161 U.S. flag ships major items of expense as those The plan is the result of five have been or are in process of covered by this bill. Through such years of study by the International being broken out from the re­ annual review and authorization Labor Organization and the World serve fleet for operation under your committee believes a genuine Health Organization of the United General Agency contracts. service can be rendered to both Nations. The proposal is now be­ "As a result there are only 34 the Congress and the Maritime ing placed before the world's sea­ Victory ships remaining in the Administration in the evaluating going nations for approval. reserve fleet, which are preserved and carrying out of the maritime Its planners hope the new and operational, and they are re­ programs. method will simplify and coordin­ ported to be scheduled for re­ "Your committee has gone into ate the three existing forms of activation for Vietnam. The 184 this matter thoroughly, having had medical aid at sea — the ship's remaining Libertys' which are pre­ both informal meetings with of­ medical guide, medicine cabinet, served and operational, are prac­ ficials of the Department of Com­ and methods of getting medical tically useless for modern military merce and Maritime Administra­ advice by radio. support." tion and public hearings to which The newly devised medical • "We have been one of the all interested parties were invited guide gives a basic knowledge of biggest contributors to (the) un­ to attend. the broad aspects of medicine, al­ savory (runaway-flag) condition. "While the Department of Com­ lowing for effective first aid and Tax avoidance and sub-standard merce/Maritime Administration practical treatment over a long wages have been so compelling felt the legislation might mean ex­ period of time when necessary. an attraction that we have reduced tra work and cause delay in the In addition, the contents of the our U.S.-flag fleet to a miserable enactment of appropriation legis­ ships medicine cabinet have been seventh position in the world in lation, they presented no con­ expanded and updated. the process." vincing arguments in opposition to Of prime importance to the new • The Louisiana Senator add­ this legislation. A report from the system however, is the revision of ed that it seems unbelievable that Bureau of the Budget expressed the international code of signals. such object proposals as contained similar views. The new code has 600 different in the Interagency Maritime Task "Our experience with annual sentences, grouped for finger-tip Force Report could have been authorizations for the Coast Guard reference, in three sections—one promulgated in view of the de­ within the past several years is or the ship's master, one for the pressed state of the U.S. mer­ such that the arguments relative replying doctor, and one for chant marine. He declared that to extra work and possible delays phrases comon to both. our worst enemies" could have are not significant. Most important, the message hoped for no greater degradation "Labor and management wit­ will be transmitted by number in of U.S. maritime strength, and nesses representing all segments this way overcoming language bar­ described the report as "truly a were in full accord with the objec­ Blueprint for Disaster." riers. tives of this legislation." Legislators Rap U. S. Ship Policy; Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program House Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments UN Units Propose improved Shipboard Niedftai Aid Plan �Page Six October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG DIsfrict;. From Sept. 23 to Oct. 6, 1966 The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Your Secretary-Treasurer has received official notification from the elected candidates advising that they are accepting office as per Article 13, Section 10, of our constitution. Roy Boudreau, Assistant SecretaryTreasurer; Stan Wares, Buffalo Port Agent; Donald Bensman, Duluth Port Agent; Scottie Aubusson, Chicago Port Agent; Floyd Hanmer, Frankfort Port Agent; and Fred ^ J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO. Over 500 unionists athaving received the highest num­ .tended, including SIU President ber of votes, have been declared Paul Hall, ILA President Teddy elected. In order to best serve our Gleason, Anthony Scotto, Presi­ membership, your Secretary- dent Local 1814, ILA and many Treasurer has asked the member- other representatives of maritime mership to approve the following labor. Hall rapped the present administration and Defense Sec­ recommendations: retary McNamara for mishandling Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, the shipbuilding program in the Roy Boudreau, will remain in the United States. port of Buffalo to carry out the Our protest to the ICC over functions of the Port Agent's job, the grain schedules proposed by in addition to his other duties. eastern railroads on grain and Stan Wares, elected agent for the feed from the midwest to the east port of Buffalo, will remain in was successful as the new sched­ Cleveland and the Cleveland hall ules were suspended entirely by will be kept open in order to bet­ the Interstate Commerce Commis­ ter service our membership in that sion. The Interstate Commerce area. Donald Bensman, elected Commission appeals board re­ agent for the port of Duluth, will versed an earlier action okaying continue to work here in head­ some of the rates. The railroads quarters and the Toledo area. must now hold the tariffs in abey­ On Thursday, September 20, ance during the statutory seven 1966, we attended a dinner spon­ month investigation. Had the new sored by the Political Action Com­ tariff been allowed, many ships in mittee of the Buffalo Port Coun­ the grain trade would have been cil, Maritime Trades Department forced to lay-up. What are the roughest waters you have sailed? (Asked at the New Orleans Hall.) Ramon Rogue: Sailing in the North Atlantic any time between [September and December is rough. That's about the rough­ est waters that 1 have seen. 1 have I never been sea­ sick in my twenty odd years at sea, but one trip on the North Atlantic brought me pretty close. It was so rough that all we could eat was sandwiches. Otis Harris: One trip I took on the North Atlantic, my first trip, was during a cold January. We ran into a storm and 1 fell and frac­ tured my back. On top of that 1 was plenty sea­ sick. I was so sick that 1 could hard­ ly keep anything down. There was no sleeping dur­ ing that storm either. The con­ tinuous tossing and yawing kept you slipping and sliding in your bunk. Even tying yourself in didn't help. Alexander Martin: 1 think that the Straits of Magellan are the roughest waters in the world. Not only is it rough, but the whole place is strange to boot. The sun goes down about 10 p.m. and comes up at 2 a.m. And all over the place you see hundreds and hundreds of albatross. You know that that's bad luck for seamen. Bobble Spears: Looking back 1 think that the worst seas that 1 can remember were on the North Atlantic, especial­ ly during the win­ ter months of De­ cember, January and February. The thing that ' really bothers me is dodging ice­ bergs in the fog. In the North Atlantic the icebergs haven't had time to melt and they are really whoppers. Bertram Eckert: 1 was on the Olga when she broke down in a storm on the North Atlantic and that was the worst experience that 1 have ever had with rough seas. It was some­ time in the win­ ter, around No­ vember or De­ cember and the seas were very high. Hardly anybody was eating and everyone looked a little pale around the gills. A good sailor may not get seasick, but the North Atlantic will bring you awful close when she's going good. — Thomas J. Hllburn: Without a doubt the North Atlantic wins hands down. 1 don't think that there is a rougher stretch of water any place in the world. I think that nine out of ten seamen would agree on that. 1 r remember one time on a crossing to Northern Europe that the seas became so rough that it was necessary to tie yourself in your bunk. DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 1 9 31 65 8 11 15 25 9 7 6 7 1 3 14 27 51 21 25 47 23 5 19 40 24 42 355 170 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 0 19 21 75 0 0 2 1 28 11 3 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4 17 16 12 34 8 36 22 3 12 10 30 8 26 31 21 15 108 124 256 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals T Class A Class B 2 4 43 53 6 1 26 20 9 9 0 4 2 1 20 18 30 42 35 41 8 14 37 19 18 8 204 266 Class A Class B Class C 0 5 0 34 40 32 0 1 1 10 2 24 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 15 5 19 9 19 31 17 9 10 19 4 13 18 25 17 8 19 178 124 132 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 3 1 0 0 2 12 9 46 28 42 4 2 3 0 1 26 15 11 8 5 8 3 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 . 3 0 0 1 0 • 3 11 16 2 6 31 18 11 8 22 13 19 13 24 12 4 12 4 1 16 23 11 9 24 45 16 3 16 2 27 96 196 159 58 147 All Groups Class A Class B 31 3 307 96 37 17 155 35 20 13 16 5 10 6 81 27 163 70 134 54 20 1 63 1 29 1 1,070 329 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 12 2 173 79 19 7 79 36 27 13 3 1 11 2 13 45 98 54 65 155 15 1 0 33 13 1 276 681 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 9 38 152 14 21 91 26 32 17 6 6 5 12 10 48 120 72 62 36 10 1 30 2 13 1 591 246 Congressman Asks Business Support of Fleet Strong U.S. Merchant Fleet Caiied Best Cure for Nation's Gold Drain Utilization of the American merchant marine is the best means to halt the gold drain on the nation's economy Representative William S. Mailliard (R.-Calif.), a ranking Republican member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries stated recently in a speech delivered before the National Association of vor using their own merchant upon foreign-flag shipping to Manufacturers. transport this growing trade." marine. The failure of the American He urged that American busi­ Twice in the past 15 years— businessman to control the rout­ nessmen sell their goods abroad during the Korean and Viet­ ing of his own goods was a major by quoting total costs to their namese conflicts — the Govern­ factor in the chronic dollar deficit, customers — which would allow ment has had to rescue American he said and urged the American control over how goods are ship­ importers and exporters from sky­ business community to follow the ped. In this way they will be free rocketing shipping rates by re­ activating reserve fleet ships, he lead of foreign businessmen who to use American-flag ships. By 1985 American foreign- said. use their own national shipping "But you cannot expect these over American vessels. A "trans­ trade is expected to grow to about reserve fleet ships—^which were $60 billion a year. This, he said, portation tourniquet" was needed built more than 20 years ago for was an encouraging sign but dis­ to arrest this persistent outflow of World War II—to be available turbing also when we consider dollars. That tourniquet, he as­ much longer to pull our chestnuts how "we have allowed ourselves serted is the American flag mer­ out of the fire," he concluded. to become too heavily dependent chant marine. He told the businessmen that SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS "whenever you ship cargo on a foreign-flag vessel about 73 cents JAugtt^ of every freight dollar goes out­ Amount ^ Number of I side the United States. If, on the Paid Benefits other hand, you ship on Ameri­ 52,654.24 Hospitoi Benefits 5,072 $ can-flag vessels about 77 cents of 59,139.30 26 every freight dollar is retained in l^eath Benefits 138,000.00 Disobliity Benefits ......i920 the American economy." 6,800.00 34 He pointed out that less than Aloternity Benefits ......... «8>401.39 Dependent Benefits ,. .,....... 486 20 per cent of American busi­ •>•• 795 11,893.35 nesses are in foreign trade and Opticdf Benefits that at least 80 per cent of these jQut-Pcitient Benefits . .. . 4,147 32y103;25 firms ship their goods on an IVacfltion Benefits 640,351.83 , 1,545 F.O.B. (free-on-board) basis, '"'.'fr't I dropping control over , routing to ii0TAL; WU.FARE> VACATION foreign buyers who normally fa­ �October 14, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG ILO Ottawa Conference Adopts Manpower Program J "YooVe It!" OTTAWA, Ont.—The 8th Conference of American States Members of the International Labor Organization at its closing session here unan­ imously adopted a program for worldwide utilization of human re­ sources known as the Ottawa Plan. At the same time the delegates approved a proposed program for Social Security reform urging the ILO to intensify its activities in this area in the Americas and to coordinate the steps being taken by other international organizations. Representatives of 19 nations participated in the meeting, the first held in Canada. United States' workers were represented by Rudy Faupl, a member of the ILO Governing Body and an international representative of the Machinists. His advisers were Director Bert Seidman of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and Morris Paladino, assistant to the administrator of the American Institute for Free Labor Development. The human resources plan was approved in the form of two resolu­ tions. The first laid down general principles and suggested measures for a long-term manpower planning and development program. The second called for the launching of an urgent, practical program to apply -these principles, with emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean nations and with the ILO acting as a coordinator. Faupl in a speech maintained that only trade unions—"free of dom­ ination by employers and free of control by the state"—can exercise a "meaningful and effective role in social and economic development." He voiced sharp criticism of Cuba, where, he said, "the trade union's job is to enslave workers in the speedup and define their obligations, since they have no rights." Orestes Ibanez Isaac, external relations sec­ retary for the Cuban Sugar Workers Union, responded with such a bitter personal attack on Faupl that some delegates pounded their desks in protest and cried for order. Canadian Labor Minister J. R. Nicholson, conference chairman, ordered Ibanez to leave the subject but the Cuban continued in the same vein until George P. Delaney, International labor relations adviser in the State Department, angrily charged to Nicholson's table behind the podium, and demanded that Ibanez's tirade be halted. When Ibanez finally finished, Seidman denounced his "unbridled personal attack" on Faupl and urged the delegates to ignore it. Other delegates also defended Faupl. A total of 151 delegates and technical advisers representing govern­ ments, workers and employers participated in the conference. Also present were 90 observers from other ILO member states. , 'Mi'' The Road Ahead Delegates to the 63rd annual convention of the Stereotypers & Electrotypers union took a second step toward merger with the Li­ thographers & Photoengravers when they voted to send a merger plan to referendum. The members of the Stereotypers and Electro­ typers authorized their officers to explore merger possibilities at last year's convention. The merger would unite all union platemakers into a single organization of 64,000 members—the Graphic Arts International Union. A1 Bilik, president of the Cin­ cinnati AFL-CIO, has announced that, effective October 21, he will resign to become assistant to Pres­ ident Jerry Wurf, of the State, County and Municipal Employees, with headquarters in Washington, D. C. The Communications Workers of America have reached an agree­ ment with the Ohio Bell Tele­ phone Co., for 17,000 CWA-represented employees. The contract, which union spokesmen say, pro­ vides wage and fringe benefits valued at more than 7 percent, is retroactive to Sept. 11 and in­ cludes pay hikes of as much as $11.50 per week for some em­ ployees. the ACWA won a National Labor Relations Board election, 182-94. ACWA Vice President Charles English said both campaigns were "typical southern organizing cam­ paigns" complete with discharges and terror tactics by management. <1> William H. Rohrberg, veteran secretary-treasurer of the Painters Union, died at Toronto General Hospital on Sept. 18. He had been attending a session of the union's executive board when he was stricken with a heart attack. Rohr­ berg, a union imember since 1922, served as business agent of Local 460 at Hammond, Ind., for 14 years. A former president of the Lake County Building Trades Council and former president of the union's Indiana State Confer­ ence, he joined the international union staff in 194.1, and was first elected secretary-treasurer in 1952. Rohrberg, who was 64, is survived by his wife, Helen, two daughters and two sons. The Sheet Metal Workers have defeated an attempted raid by Teamsters at the Carnes Corp's. Wisconsin plant. Earlier this year the Sheet Metal Workers signed a labor agreement with the Carnes management which recognized the AFL-CIO union as the legitimate —' bargaining agent for Carnes' em­ Workers at the T«&W Clothing ployees after a check of union au­ Co., Harriman, Tenn., recently thorization cards. The Teamsters voted for the Amalgamated Cloth­ objected to the results and a spe­ ing Workers of America, 357-228, cial election was held under NLRB after a-seven-month union organ­ auspices to find out which union izing campaign. The election vicri file employees preferred. The tory followed another successfiil Sheet Metal Workers won by a drive in ]|ussellville, Ala., where 209-105 vote. The SIU observed it's 28th birthday this month and the intervening years have brought gains in the areas of wages and sea­ men's welfare that were unthought of when the Union was first founded. The Union has won tremendous gains in wages and welfare benefits over the years. This is not just something that occurred as a stroke of good fortune. It is the result of a unified effort by Seafarers tvho supported their union on the picketline, at the contract table, and on the legislative front. There is however, still much to be done. The path that the SIU will take in the years to follow, as it has in the years that have past, is a result of it's members dedication to the principles of trade unionism. The union can only be as good as it's members want it to be and the progress of the SIU through the years is an indicator of the dedication and devotion of it's members. Contrasted with the seaman of 30 or 40 years ago. Seafarers now enjoy a decent wage to provide for themselves and their families. Complete health and welfare protection is provided for the Seafarer and his dependents. Vacation pay, pensions, a scholarship pro­ gram, are but a few of the many benefits that unionism has brought to the Seafarer. And they enjoy the maximum in job security. The Union's accomplishment can be meas­ ured by it's membership participation in it's activities. Because, in the final analysis, the Union is the membership. U.S. Leads In'Ship Scrapping Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the statisti­ cal bible of the maritime world, has released a report confirming a hard, cold truth con­ cerning the decaying state of the American merchant marine. Bloc obsolescence—^the rapid deteriora­ tion of huge numbers of merchant ships at once—is critically affecting America's stand­ by and commercial fleet. War-built ships constructed in bloc units on an emergency basis during World War II are now wearing out at the same time. Twenty years of indifference has placed the American-flag fleet on the danger list. Each year the nation's fleet drops another notch below other major world maritime powers. Recently we have begun to slip alarmingly and the drain on both the com­ mercial and reserve fleet is beginning to in­ crease due to the Viet Nam conflict and the scrapping of ancient ships at an unprece­ dented rate. The number of ships that the United States was forced to scrap last year was the highest of any mercantile power and much more than the number scrapped last year. In 1964 the nation scrapped some 131 ships of 856,427 gross tons. Last year nearly a million tons of merchant shipping was sent to the smelt­ ers because they were too old and worn. The Lloyd's report also points out that Liberia, a favorite runaway haven for Amer­ ican shipowners trying to avoid U. S. safety and manning regulations, is the country which lost the most vessels of any maritime nation due to accidents. If nothing else the report points to a des­ perate need for a swift revival of the nation's commercial and reserve fleets. We need ships to insure our economic well-being and strengthen our defense capabilities. The Lloyd's report provides an accurate picture of the debilitated state of the U. S. merchant marine. �tJk Party in White House Loses Seats In Congress in Off-Year Elections p. „ Tr p!:)k Elected Reps. Gains/Losses D.n.. R.,s. President & Party I- Wf.e H.us. JQ3 +9 —14 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 322 1934 jg9 —71 +80 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 362 1938 70Q —45 +47 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 222 1942 246 —55 +56 H. S. Truman (D) 188 1946 J99 —29 +28 H. S. Truman (D) 234 1950 203 +19 —18 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 232 1954 J 54 +49 —47 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 283 1958 J 76 — 4 +1 J- F. Kennedy 258 **1962 "Only off-year election this century when party in control of White House actually gamed seats m Congress. Proves the tradition can be reversed. ""•'Slight loss of House seats by Democrats occurred for unique reasons. In winning narrow victory for Presidency in 1960, Democrats at same time lost 21 seats in the House. The chart above tells the story in a nutshell: The party in control of the White House usually loses congressional seats in a non-presidential ««n vPflp election year.* Over the past 60 years, the average loss has >en 37 seats in the U.S. House, five in the been >nate. Senate. ^ienate. Losses this high in 1966—or any sharp loss of liberal legislators—would kill progress and • The prime achievement of the Mh Congress hospital and medicaid."; doom chances of passage of progressive laws like those enacted in the past two years—medi­ care, social security increases, aid to education, poverty, job-creating programs, pollution control and others. yes, off-year losses are a tradition. But trareversed in 1966—as it was in 1934—if you, your friends and family members register and vote and support liberal COPEbacked candidates. happier, more productive future TreaVitSS' "V' .""''®'' has alas one of mol "axon's history terms of progressive " .ed'^-rpaTd"wrm''r'"f political defeats in AmenV ^ hdisastrous set the staw for l e™^tmwjttingly trict after IPL ySo'S co^rvative tocmbettts for eottSSeft?""' ' liberal Tlte makeu^r Se 'tee'tmoi" ft 294 Democrats agalMTyp atBroIlcallshowed 67npmo 4^ ^ he Sen- , Democrats h^^ Gov^ Republicans, publicans. chairs against 17 Re- servativeopp<wi^o^^?ch^haH^f"®,f lug-jam of con- " ing back Pam^f much t'dS ' progressive legislation. The sJh ® " sponsible for the nassaoif t •1 was re- . efitting all the AmeriLn programs ben- -i youni the ^ farmers, started btiHrelSfJ^tSSd heen i| tant programs a^Jm othe^por- J coming off-year eWUnr. • P^"umg stage. The up- I these proSs-to^i° to the future of + being planned. ^^ begun and to those ity leSSs^i'SiL^ cS'iibLf^^^^ years such as this Thk In® ^U'R^'esidential election with their S r^ori apathy cm the oart nf m ' uRo reflects instead policii. huftattTt!. tmmmm IS """d T""" and vote. If this hannpT/if^et out number of the prog^Live vLnTi ^ ®"hstantial . featedy- much of the leSLtfv '^^'^'^tors are dealready begun will be unrti t *hey have 4 servatives and further imtSmm '"^^tning conttoo won', Rave a chat.cc'^p"'^"®'®™ M and varied. 'They incfudet "erf �October 14> 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG -I- - Vw:;r ' The liberal 89+h Congress did. not forget the American farmer, who benefited from legislation to provide direct payments in subsidy programs and loans to small farmers under the Poverty Program. J The Voting Rights Bill, passed by the 89th Congress because of the strong support for this long-overdue legislation displayed by the liberal freshman Congressmen, helps assure American minorities in every area of the nation of their right to register and vote. By exercising their ballot they can help shape the future of the U.S.—in which they can play a productive role by exercising the rights and duties of full citizenship. This Is where it all began, with President Johnson's State of the Union message in January, 1965, delivered to the most liberal Congress in years because of the election of more than SO liberal freshmen in the land­ slide Johnson victory of 1964. The President urged the legislators to act on a long list of urgent national needs, and the 89th Congress responded by writing a record of progressive achievement unmatched in history. The problems of the cities, such as urban renewal, rapid transit, air and water pollution, etc., were attacked both through legislation and the new Cab­ inet-level Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. War on Poverty For those Americans who remain outside the na­ tion's general prosperity, trapped in the vicious circle of poverty-ignorance-poverty, the 89th Congress placed its full legislative support behind the Admin­ istration's War on Poverty. Programs were passed to aid the poor on many levels, such as job training for the young through the Youth Corps and job retrain­ ing for adults to enable them to upgrade their skills and utilize their potential to the fullest. The improved minimum wage legislation recently signed by the President is designed to raise the wages of many low paid American workers. Many of the programs enacted by the 89th Con­ gress serve in more than one area of national need, however. Federal aid to education for instance, will help many future Americans achieve the education and skills necessary to lift themselves from the pov­ erty level to play a full, productive role in American society. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, with yet to be passed improvements, will help to serve the same end by assuring American minorities the right to register and vote. ' • ' UrbaiTProblems In addition, the 89th Congress has turned its at­ tention to solving the many special problems of cities. With more and more Americans moving to urban centers each year, the problems the cities must face have grown to vast proportions—^yet almost every past Congress remained basically rural-oriented. The 89th recognized this growing problem and supported a new cabinet-level Department of Housing and Ur­ ban Development to help the cities solve some of their most pressing needs—such as rapid transit, additional community facilities and increasing air and water pollution. While turning long-needed attention to the growing problems of the cities, the 89th Congress did not forget the nation's farm.erii!. A shift toward direct pay­ ments in subsidy programs proposed by the 89th is designed to give a better deal, in today's complex economy, to the men whose toil in the fields has made the United States the best-fed nation in the world and has even produced surplusses to aid needy and under­ fed in other countries. It is because of this brilliant, progressive voting record compiled by the 89th Congress, that the upt coming off-year elections ts^e on added meaning for the American people. Much good work has been started but not yet completed. Legislation to repeal anti-labor Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, for in­ stance, was passed by the House but blocked in the Senate. The fight for repeal must and will continue. Slrongci legislation in the area of civil rights is still badly needed and it will take a liberal Congress to enact it. Most of the freshmen liberal-Congressmen who made the 89th Congress what it was, were elected from previously conservative districts by close mar­ gins— I won by 55 percent or less of the total vote in 1964. The right wihg conservatives "have already begim a concerted, well-financed campaign to regain these seats and win a majority in Congress or win back enough seats so that liberal legislation will not have a chance of passage. The defeat of only a relatively few of the fresh­ man liberals by right wing conservatives would be enough to achieve this goal. A few examples of how close the voting was in the 89th Congress on major legislation is illuminating. • A move to hatchet the Medicare bill was re­ jected by the House 239-191 on April 8, 1965. But a switch of only 23 votes would have sent the bill back to committee and ruined it. The stand taken by the freshman liberals saved the Medicare bill. • The 14B repeal bill passed the House 221-203 on July 28, 1965. A switch of only 10 votes would have meant defeat of this labor-backed proposal in the House. • A motion to recommit the poverty bill was re­ jected by the House 227-178 on July 22, 1965. A switch of 25 votes would have buried the bill in committee. There are many more examples. In most cases a switch of less than 30 votes in the House would have been enough to prevent passage of progressive legis­ lation. However, unless, the American voters rally-round the freshman liberal Congressmen this November, those important votes may be lacking in the next Con­ gress and progress will again take a back seat to the retrenching of the conservatives. Statistics for the past 60 years show that in off-year Congressional elections the party in power loses an average of 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. It is up to the American voter to make sure that this does not happen this year. Medicare For older Americans, who were virtually ignored by previous Congresses, the finest achievement of the 89th Session was passage of Medicare, a program of hospital care for all persons over 65. Under this pro­ gram an elderly American in need of hospital care, but usually unable to afford the skyrocketing costs of hospitalization, is entitled to 90 days hospitalization; ICQ days post-hospital care; 100 post-hospital home visits by a nurse, therapist or health aid; 190 days of psychiatric care; and various outpatient diagnostic services. Under the optional Plan "B" of Medicare, the el­ derly, for a fee of $3 per month, can receive payment of physicians' or surgeons' fees in hospitals, home, or office; 100 home health visits a year; diagnostic X-ray and laboratory tests, plus X-ray, radium and other types of therapy; ambulance services; sprgical dress­ ings and devices such as iron lungs and oxygen tents. In addition the 89th Congress took note of the disastrous effects which a steadily climbing cost of living was having on the nation's elderly—^who live for the most part on very small, fixed incomes. Social security benefits were boosted and the earnings limit was raised for those oldsters still able to work part ^ time to aid their own support. Finally, pension pro­ visions were liberalized for widows, the disabled and dependents of retirees. Aid to £ducati(m For the young, the 89th Congress provided the first major program of federal aid to education. Aid to the nation's grammar and high school programs help guarantee the best possible' schooling for American youngsters. Through such legislation as the National Defense Education Act, federal scholarships and lowcost loans have opened the doors of College education to any American boy or girl who can qualify scholastically, regardless of ability to pay. Furthermore, to help raise the scholastic level of children from poor or disadvantaged families so they too can someday reap the benefits of a college education, special educa­ tion programs have been instituted to give poor chil­ dren a head start toward adequate schooling. In addi­ tion, a Neighborhood Teachers Corps has been formed for special work in low-income areas. In the entire field of education, the 89th Congress has taken the lead in providing the best possible edu­ cational opportunities for all Americans. ' �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 Of,by and for HIt+ing the deck during membership forum was Seafarer Bernard Fimovicz, who ships in deck dept. Nick Leickas, who ships in the deck department, asked about purpose of union's COPE activity. William Morris, deck, was active in daily member­ ship forums and hit deck on a variety of areas. THE MEMBERSHIP The Seafarers Membership Forum is once again being conducted at headquarters and at other SIU ports. The Forum, which was tem­ porarily suspended to enable the Union to adjust to the heavy draiands of the Vietnam sealift, is held five days a wedc and covers topics that include the Union constitution, con­ tract provisions, union welhu-e benefits, trade union history, the union's fight on flie legisla- Daily meetings held at headquarters were attended by many Seafarers waiting for job call. Topics discussed included SIU welfare benefits and Union constitution. SIU rep. George McCartney answers question on seaman's use of USPHS facilities put to him by Seafarer Joe Shefuleski, who joined the SIU in 1947 and ships in deck department. tive front to strengthen the U.S. mothant ma­ rine and other items of topical intereit. Mem­ bership Forum bulletins vrill he mailed from headquarters to all SIU vessels. The bulletins will contain suggested topics of discussion for shipboard meetings geared to the interest of Seafarers as union members and citizens. Sea­ farers are urged to participate in the forums at the union hall and aboard ship. Seafarers' Membership Forum was held in Union ship­ ping hall due to steady flow of jobs posted on shipping board to meet increasing demands of the Vietnam sealift. Seafarer Everett "Tony" Delande who ships in the engine depart­ ment, asked about COPE activity. \ Coverage under SlU Wel­ fare plan was the subject of a question asked by deckman Larry Schroeder. George Farago, who ships in the deck department, asked for inforrnation on the Union Pension Plan, Coverage under SIU Wel­ fare Plan was the topic of the question discussed by Seafarer G. Meltzer. Seafarer Santiago Rosario (right) took the mike to ask about interpretation of section of the SIU Tankship Agreement. SIU rep. Dick Hall stood by to offer assistance on contract question. �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS Pmge Qeven LOG ^ Ih s|(hl of the 1964 debacle, the right-wing reactionaries are still posing a threat and hope to un­ seat liberals. We in the labor To The Editors movement must make certain to It has been brought to my at­ do our part to keep those people tention that October marks the in Washington who are voicing Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of their support for legislation es­ the Seafarers International Un­ sential not only to a strong mari­ ion, which was founded in 1938 time industry but to the nation at an organizational meeting in as a whole. Houston, Texas, with representa­ Pat O'Hani tives from the Atlantic and Gulf regions attending, I am also informed that the first SIU Headquarters was es­ Has Praise For tablished in New Orleans and USPHS Physician later moved to its present Head­ quarters in New York City. I To The Editon desire to extend my congratula­ I have been disabled since tions to you and the SIU for 1957, and was discharged as an your dedication to men of the out patient from USPHS Hos­ sea and wish you continued pital in San Francisco in 1959. success. I would like to express my I hope that the SIU will, for praise and thanks to my former many years, remain one of the USPHS doctor. Dr. Robert C. major shipping unions of this Golvin, Newburgh, Indiana. He nation. has pulled me through some ra­ With personal regards and ther serious times. My new doc­ best wishes, I am tor is Dr. Victor Johnson who Walter B. Hamlin has recently taken the USPHS Associate Justice out-patient respoasibility. Loui^iia Supreme Court J. H. Berger New Orleans ; Evansville, lad. Congrat^m On Anniversary Meeting Chairman Seymour Heinfling of the Beaver Victory (Bulk Transport), reports that Lionel Antoine has been elected new ship's delegate. Heinfling reports that each Seafarer has been requested to donate 500 to the ship's fund. Crewmembers have been asked to make sure they get their clothes off the lines as soon as they are ^ ~~~ very proud of the role that his son from Headquarters. The Steward dry. Meeting Secretary Eugene is playing in the nations defense. department asked that each Sea­ Ray writes that except for a beef Meeting Chairman Sam Drury re­ farer try and get to the galley about launch service in Manila, ports some disputed overtime but for dinner as soon as possible. everything is going along smooth­ no serious problems. Meeting Sec­ The trip is a good one with no ly. Ray suggested to fellow Sea­ retary Roy Barker writes that one beefs. farers that the wa­ seaman was taken ill in Manila, ter-fountain in the another in Viet Nam. Sam Pappas has taken on the crew's messroom J. Messec Sr. and J. Messec Jr. added duties of ship's treasurer be moved to the on board the Del passageway. Ray Rio (Delta). He Ship's Delegate Joseph Whalen said the crew has has been meeting ordered a dozen reports that the barbecue party chairman during on the Del Mar fans and the ship's the recent voy­ (Delta) was a fund totals age. Sam's first huge success. $13.50. The ves­ order of business Antoine Nothing like sel, currently on was to report a good food and the Viet Nam run, will be paid off total of $25.10 in drink to keep a in San Francisco. the treasury. Pete Piascik crew in good Piascik, meeting spirits he reports. secretary, reports no beefs and Stanley Freeman did such a fine Fellow crewmem­ everything running smoothly. job as ship's delegate that the bers gave Joe a Whalen crew of the Del big hand for the Bill Kaiser, meeting secretary Aires (Delta) fine job he did organizing the asked him to stay party, George Annis, meeting on the Del Norte (Delta) reports the crew re­ on. Meeting chairman reports. A report was ceived $20 from Chairman D. read concerning the state of the See 'Packaging' Eli Zubatsky of Worrell reported. ship's fund. The movie fund to­ Bill Weakened the Steward de­ According to tals $344.51, the barbecue fund partment for the To The Editor: Worrell, the ship $42.10 and the deck fund totals seventh arrival i was sorry to see the way has $2.70 in the $133. The engine fund shows $36 pool. The movie the new "truth-in-packaging" bill ship's fund. A in the till and the Steward fund Freeman fund benefited by has been handled, pretty on the new washing ma­ reports a total of $75. $5 from the raf­ outside but vastly reduced in chine was put aboard in Houston. fle of Frank Plopeffectivenes on the inside. A few minor beefs were settled Ploppert Meeting Chairman James Smith pert's record Representative elected to serve at a meeting with the patrolman reports from the Producer (Mar­ player. Meeting Chairman Rob­ the people, did not have" our in­ in New Orleans. ine Carriers) that ert Callahan reports a suggestion terests at heart when they ac­ money from the from August Panepinto that buck­ cepted the comprimise which was ship's fund was ets and pots full of water should Dominic DiMaio, ship's delearrived at in the^ Senate. Cbh-^ returned to the be put in the fish box and meat gate on the Del Mundo (Delta) sumers, who have frequently reports the ship crew because of box for ice. It is the Steward been used as marketplace dupes, won the company dry-docking. The department's turn to furnish the need the protection which a safety award last recent trip was a ship's delegate and Albert Estrada strong bill \vould have offered. trip and the crew good one. Her­ was elected to handle the job. I think all Seafarers and their received $100 in bert Welch re­ families should write their Con­ ^ prize money. ports. Weich gressmen and let them know A vote of thanks was extended Torres Ship's treasurer served as meeting to the Steward department of the •they are unhappy with this com­ Michael Toth re­ secretary and treasurer and he re­ primise of the interests of all Penn Exporter ports that there is ported $23 in the ship's fund. Jose consumers. (Penn) for the a total of $29.87 Torres, third cook, was hospital­ Leroy Benton fine job they did Toth remaining in the ized in Aden. The ship will be in keeping the ships fund. A vote of thanks was paying off in Baltimore. crew happy. extended to the Steward depart­ Meeting Chair­ Log Feature ment for their excellent menus Crewmembers on the Raymond man R. O'Rourke and service. Brings Praise Reiss (Reiss) are busy fixing the » reported. The two television sets. crew showed fine To The Editor: ^ Meeting Chair­ seamanship, The recent voyage of the Lucile The article "Nowhere To Go, Markris man Carl Shircel Markris writes. Bloomfield to Viet Nam had a But Union," published in the writes. Meeting One man from the Deck depart­ special signifi­ Seafarers Log of September 2, Secretary Gary ment was taken off the ship due cance to James 1966 is one of the most striking Loomis reports to injury, but otherwise it was a Messec, Sr. of the and illuminating one I have that Walt Brecher very fine trip. The payoff was in Engine depart­ ever read about the American was elected Deck New Orleans. ment. His son, farm worker. delegate. Boh Ste­ James Messec, Jr., If the executive board gives wart, ship's treas­ is a private in the me permission I would like to " Happy Birthday Reiss urer, reports that Army and station­ translate it into Spanish and . have it delivered to our own • ed at Camp there is $8.50 in the ships treasury, farm workers. I gm a lawyer Bravo, Viet Nam. after expenditures for flowers and Messec Seafarer Messec is phone calls. Seafarers requested a practicing labor law here in Puerto Rico. an 11-year SIU veteran and is copy of the new vacation plan Jesiis Hernandez Sanchez 4^ LETTERS iTo The Editor Steef King Ctew liiti Top'Notch Job To The Editor; I wanted to say a few words about the Seafarers on the Steel King,;':,; This is a good ship, on a good luri, with a very good crew. The Steward department is topped by W. H. "Red" Simmons and doihg a good job all the way. Tlie Engine room crew is also tops. The Deck deparfinent crew is pne of the best on any ship. They are always ready to lend a hand at all times. Top-side is OK all the way. The ship has been on the East Coast, Gulf and Ha­ waiian run. P* T. vT)as^ Ship's delegate ow Safety Rules Hailed By Seafarer ToTheEditori The SIU has made a major step forward in safety at sea With the new safety rules to protect seamen from the dangers of toxic fumes. , Aa a ^iea^ these fumes can dO^ int the way Of lung damage; skin burna and damage to the eye& I know that all Seafarers who sail on SeaLand ships in the future will have the that safety precautions have been taken. I hope all companies that ship containers will follow the exiample of SeaT^ set up Paid Johnson rges Seafarers To GetOutfheydte To The Editon With the elections coming up this fall, I hope all Seafarers and their families realize the impor­ tance of voting. ; .It is up to us to make sure that friends of labor and the maritime industry — <1> — 'i/ — <1> ^ 4/ Widow Expresses Gratitude To SIU '• [ SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., j. Brooklyn, N. Y; 11232 To The Editor: I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my 1 am writing to tell you of I name on your mailing list, fPnnt informofion) my sincere appreciation and I ^ > gratitude for all you have done for me and my late husband, 'i:si Captain Benjamin Baum. I shall never forget the kind­ ness and thoughtfulness that your wonderful union has ex­ tended to us. Thank god for a Union such as yours. May God bless, and keep you all. Thanking you once again. !' A birthday party was held for Salon Messman Harry Schorr aboard the Cabins, recently. Al­ though Harry wouldn't tell his age, Seafarers said it was a good party anyway. Eyeing the cake are Harry, William fcell, Frank Fisher, and Curtis Veazie, '•^ii �. - I October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 Casts Off Seafarer Goes Over Ship's Rail In Attempt to Save Crewman's Life An heroic but futile rescue attempt was executed by Seafarer Jean Cicconardi aboard the Fenn Victory on August 21 when he jumped over the side of the vessel in an attempt to save a fellow Seafarer who had fallen overboard. The rescue effort was related ^ to the LOG by W. J. Meehan started to sail in his native France him up. The Norwegian, whose ship's delegate aboard the Fenn and has been a seaman for 20 name was Helge Janassen, had been in the water some five or six Victory. Meehan wrote to the years. Recently, crewmembers aboard hours. LOG from Manilla. Another successful rescue ef­ According to Meehan, the ship the Western Planet successfully was docked when rescused a Norwegian searrian who fort took place in the Bay of Kutch Seafarer James fell from his ship in the waters off when Seafarers on the Norina Allen Jones, who the South China Sea. Seafarers helped a fellow Seafarer who fell sails in the engine manned the lifeboats and picked overboard from the Venore. department, acci­ dentally fell from _ the gangplank o the ship. Seafarer _ Jean Cicconardi, Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due Cicconardi a FWT, was standing nearby them on the vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should when he saw Jones was in trouble. get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. Cicconardi immediately went over the side and managed to reach Name Vessel For Jones., and with the aid of the Amos, L. Rambam Wages crew Cicconardi got Jones back Beamer, Earl H. Penn Carrier OT aboard the ship. Bertrand, G. Rambam Wages According to Meehan, Jones Boone, James R. Natalie Wages was unconscious by the time he was taken aboard and Seafarers Bruce, T. Rambam Wages did all that they could to revive Butler, John E. Alcoa Master Transportation him, using artificial respiration Cantu, R. Rambam Wages and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Carlson, C. Wages Rambam Unfortunately their efforts were in Carter, Bobby V. Alcoa Master Transportation vain. Lodging Chapeau, Joseph L. Kent The vessel was on it's way to Viet Nam when the accident oc­ Wages Childress, L. Rambam curred, Meehan reported. Transportation Coalson, Raymond L. Alcoa Master Seafarer Cicconardi was born Wages Collins, Howard L. Bonanza in France and he joined the SIU Wages Cummings, C. Rambam in the port of New York. He Wages Diaz, A. Midlake Transportation Flynn, David J. • Alcoa Master Alcoa Master Transportation Faison, Edgar Lee Gauthier, Cyril Lodging Kent Seatrain New York Lodging Gleason, James Wages Midlake Gore, H. OT Transwestern Greeson, Clyde Although many miles out at Wages Bonanza Gromek, Henry T. sea, seafarers on the Del Norte Transportation Valiant Hope Hanson, Thomas E. and the R/V Robert Conrad have Hercules Victory OT Jensen, Edward been doing their share to let Transportation Alcoa Master Jones, Cyril HI Congressmen know how sea­ Wages Jus Tian, D. Rambam farers feel about Transportation Valiant Hope Kershaw, Donald the importance of Transportation Alcoa Master Laplant, Fred B. an independent Lodging Lewis, Andrew Sea Pioneer maritime agency. Wages Linkowski, Roman F. Bonanza Meeting Chair­ man Robert Cal­ Wages Rambam McCay, E. M. lahan reports OT McLaren, David Transwestern from the Del Callahan Wages Neal, W. Rambam Norte that cable­ Lodging Seatrain New York Patterson, Fred grams were sent to Senators Long Wages Pruss, H. Rambam (La.), Yarborough (Texas), Sparkman (Ala.), and Eastland (Miss.), Resmondo, Earl Seatrain New York Lodging urging them to support the crea­ Transportation Roma, Rudolph Alcoa Master tion of an independent federal Wages Roshinson, William L. Bonanza maritime agency. The cables Wages Rose, J. Rambam were paid for out of the ship's Wages Ruiz, Carlos Bonanza fund, Callahan reported. G. Gopac, who served as meet­ Wages \ Samawi, A. Rambam ing chairman on the R/V Robert Transportation Alcoa Master Samhorski, Joseph Conrad, reported several Seafarers Wages Satelli, Silvo D. Saphire Sandy took time out to write their let­ Wages Saunders, J. Rambam ters to Congressmen urging them Scott, C. Wages Rambam to support the fight for an inde­ pendent maritime agency. "The Wages Shattuck, D. Midlake men are solidly behind the SIU's 1 Smith, Calvin OT Transwestern fight to keep the maritime indus­ Smith, J. Wages Rambam try out of the proposed Depart­ Smith, Robert Hercules Victory OT ment of Transportation," Gopac Staples, F. Wages reported, and Seafarers aboard Midlake the Conrad "were determined to Stevens, C. Wages Rambam do their share." Torres, Carlos Wages Bonanza It is only through letters that Valerie, Frank G. Wages Natalie legislators can be made aware of Vallotton, R. Wages Rambam the issues which are most import­ ant to their constituents. Letters Walsh, J. Wages Midlake act as a guide for Congressmen Weiss, Warren Lodging Niagara and enable them to sample the World, W. Wages Rambam opinions and the feelings.of the Zintz, C. Wages Rambam nations citizens on issues of vital importance. MONEY DUE Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 assembled for their picture after completing lifeboat training course at Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest batch of lifeboat ticket holders includes (bottom row, -r): John Whiting, Russell Nixon, Rossario Presto, and Thom Ramirez. Standing (l-r) are: James Smith, James Tobin, Art Donnally, and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Rhonda Fay Edwards, bom Au­ gust 19, 1966, to the David Ed­ wards, Mobile, Alabama. Kathleen Dixon, bom August 13, 1966, to the Francis Dixons, Cleveland, Ohio. Lawrence Nyberg, born August 8, 1966, to the Richard Nybergs, Chicago, Illinois. Samuel Harris, born July 18, 1966, to the Morgan Harris, Cleveland, Texas. Dawn Marie Aguiar, bom Au­ gust 17, 1966, to the Alberto Aguiars, Bronx, New York. Gale Jeannette McGinn, born January 17, 1966, to the Ronald McGinns, Anaway, Michigan. <1> Laura Lea Hlgham, born Au­ gust 7, 1966, to the A. N. Highams, Houston, Texas. Vemon Wade Willis, born June 27, 1966, to the Perley Willis, Sulphur, Louisiana. —\i>— Tina Ann Folimar, born June 27, 1966, to the Donald Folimars, Houston, Texas. Ellison Lee Robinson, born March 8, 1966, to the Ellison L. Robinsons, Metairie, Louisiana. ^ Carol Trimble, born August 22, 1966, to the H. J. Trimbles, Orange, Texas. —^3>— Jose Padilla, born July 7, 1966, to the Rafael Padillas, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Larry Santa Ana, born Septem­ ber 9, 1966, to the Lauren Santa Anas, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bobby Dean Brown, born Au­ gust 21, 1966, to the B. L. Browns, Crestview, Florida. ^1/ <1> Keith Rogers, born August 1, 1966, to the Floyd Rogers, Laurel, Deleware. <1> Conrad S. Chavez, born August 4, 1966, to the Vincent Chavezs, Seattle, Washington. —— Anna Helen Shock, born Sep­ tember 19, 1966, to the Herbert Shocks, Jersey City, New Jersey. Reginald Jenkins, born June 25, 1966, to the Dan Jenkins, Harvey, Louisiana. Thomas M. Sawyer, born Sep­ tember 11, 1966, to the Norman W. Sawyers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. —— Brian Christopher Larce, born August 12, 1966, to the William Larces, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dorothy Wing, born August 13, 1966. to the Rodney Wings, Mon­ roe, Michigan. <I> Warrenetta Katherine Kratsas, born September 2, 1966, to the William Kratsas, Baltimore, Mary­ land. Carlos Saavedra, bom Septem­ ber 5, .1966, to the Carlos L. Saavedras, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. <1> Vemon Cox, born April 15, 1966, to the Charles L. Coxs, Jacksonville, Florida. Tracy Smith, born April 30, 1966, to the Hanable Smiths, Jr., Mobile, Alabama. Faunce Miller, born July 22, 1966, to the Clyde E. Millers, Houston, Texas. <1> Milton Henton, born September 19, 1966, to the Milton Hentons, Chicasaw, Alabama. Seafarers' Letters Aid In Rght For Separate MARAD �Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 UNFAIR TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe^ardine; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements 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. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping righte and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Bkirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. 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 /"'"a 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 prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in t^ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has bren reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings jn all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is ves^ in an ^itorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Hhtecutive B(»rd may delegate, from amonr iU ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . Nov. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 11—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Nov. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans.Nov. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Nov. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco p.m. Nov. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Nov. 25—2 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort Nov. 7—2 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit ..... Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . . Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Chicago . .. .Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 16—7-30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . . Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore fficensed and unlicens^) . .Nov. 9—5p.m. Norfolk Nov. 10—5 p.m. Houston Nov. 14—5 p.m. New Orleans .. .Nov. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Nov. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. f6—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York Nov. 7—7 p.m. Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—7 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 9—7 p.m. ^Houston Nov. 14—7 p.m. New Orleans .. . Nov. 15—7 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—7 p.m. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumatances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. 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 is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be rejiorted to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publish^ eve^ six months in the SEAFARERS LOG 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 ^li­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, tnals, ete., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU inembere at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees, ^cause these oldtimers cannot shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirined the long-stonding Union p^icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in ^ployment and as members of the SIU. These righto are clearly set forth in the felU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employ^ C^ns^ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against bemuse of rac^ creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the tesic righto of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve fhe rsrintei^tsTtS^m'^elves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation WM establish^. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hU constltntlonal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by eortified mail, return receipt requested. CHOCTAW (Waterman) May 29 — Chairman J. Arshon; Secretary None. Some disputed OT in deck and engine, departments. Motion made to have ship fumigated before sign-on. Meeting to be held with boarding patrolman. CHOCTAW (Waterman) September 25 —Chairman D. Backrak; Secretary J. O'Dea. Motion made . tliat ships on foreign runs should be paid on day for : day basis as do coastwise runs. One ^crewmember missed ship in San Diego. DEL NORTE (Delta) September 26— I Chairman Robert Callahan; Secretary, fBiir Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that. S6no beefs of any Importance have been ijii brought to him. He thanked crew^ is: members- for their cooperation. No disputed OT reported. $229.08 in ship's 15 fund and $420.35 in movie fund. Crewg members were requested not to use the i'laundry after 8 P.M. or before 8 A.M, Also, not to forget to turn off washing i; machines when finished. Discussion and. S complaints about the food. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault ipENN BXPORTiER (Penn), September Ste. Marie, Mich. 27—Chairman, R. O'Rourke; Secretary, • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ : Z. A. Markris. Ship's delegate extended 5; a vote of thanks to the crew for a job port News. js'well done. Some disputed OT in engine » Meeting held at Galveston wharves. i department, otherwise everytiding is runs ning smoothly. Motion made for better vigtade; of bacon and canned fruits. Ship: Sto be fumigated. Vole of thanks to the steward department. DIRECTORYof UNION HAliDS y _ DEL MAR (Delta), September 18--Chairman, Joseph V. Whaien; Jr.; Sec­ retary, Norman Wiliiam D. Boie. Ship's ; delegate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Joseph McBaren was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers If. S. GYPSUM (American Steamship), September 17—Chairman, Thorn Brown ; i Secretary, H. McCarty. Ladders leading to top bunks installed. No action taken \ oh matter of fan in control room, and i drains in deckhand's head and porter's iihead. Which do not work. a; PRESIDENT Paul Hall -KY8KA (Waterman), September 28— K Chairman, D. T. Dent; Secretary, N. I Bvanv No beefs reported by department delegates. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III. 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 5. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-440! -SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA. Fla ...312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, CaliV...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DIGEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS i : PORTMAR (Calmar), September 17— Chairman. J. Werselowick; Secretary, W, Barth; Brother W. Barth ,waa elected to hcrve as ship's delegate. Men requested to be properly dressed when in mMshall. AMERICAN PRIDE (American Seaslanes), September 18—-Chairman, Claude I Pickle: Secretary. B. Gv Williams. No beefs , reported. Everything is running 8mo>)thly. , V , PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sep;\tcmber 26 — Chairman, dames Smith: iSeoretary, Herbert Weich. Ship's delegate I thanked crewmerribers for their cooperaition. $23.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. ; . STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Sepjtembor 11 — Chairman, Walter Suska; I Secretary, Jon A. Maslow. $110.00 in ship's fund. Brother jTamCs Santiago was elected to serve as i Sbtp's delegate. No: beefs were reported by department dele^ partroant crewmembers to write to head­ quarters about working on bridge. NORTHWESTERN" VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 28 — Chairman. F. E. Evans: Secretary. H. L. Skyles. Ships delegate reported that everything is running smoothly, $26.00 in ship's fund. Crew request new ice machine for ship, and a poop deck to be installed on the stern of the ship. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa). September 16 — Chairman, Thomas Self: Secretary, John Polkinghorn. Crewmembers wish to know exact details iiertaining to trans­ portation for men hired In Manila, P. I. who are legal residents of Manila. All crewmembers are putting in for overtime for restriction to ship in Danang, Re­ public of Vietnam. Coast Guard to he contacted regarding confirmation of articles. OTTO M. REISS (Reiss), September 7 —Chairman. Howard DePant: Secretary, John T. O'Brien. Motion made to have Port Agent come aboard ship in Buffalo to conduct a union meeting concerning work that is done in fantail. It was Agreed that work done in fantail while on the-run was. hazardous. It was sug­ gested that a safety committee be formed. MADAKET (Waterman), September ^4 — Cbairmaiie Victor Braiiell; retary. Claienee V. Dyer. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. DEL AIRES (Delta), September IT Chairman, T. B. Rowell; Secretary, Dex­ ter Worrell. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. $4.80 in ship's fund from last trip. $2.10 in fund at present the teat was used for telephone calls. No beefs reported by department dele'gates,^ 5 ' ' BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Transport), August 21 — Chairman. Seymour Heinfling; Secretary, Eugene Bay. No be^s reported by department delegates. Motion made that Union officials open negotia­ tions for pension at any age with 20 years serv "ce. Brother Lionel Antoine was electcxk to serve as ship's delegate. Each man asked to donate 60 cents to ship's fund. DEL RIO (Delta), September 25 — Chairman. Sam Pappaa: Secretary, Pete Piasclk. $26.10 in ship's fund. Motion made to check up the increase in slop chest prices. Matter of ship being fumi­ gated to be taken up with Ixmrding patrolman. Discussion held on night lunch items, and also the fresh and canned milk situation. Everything else seems to be satisfactory. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), August 29—Chairman. Marion D. Green: Secretary, Lawrence A. Banks. Two men missed ship in Mobile. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to Ulnesa. Discussion about soldiers work­ ing on deck and below. Ship's delegate took this matter up With the Chief Engineer. DEL MAR (Delta), September 7-— Chairman. George Annis; Secretary. Vic Romolo. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to Brother J. V. Whalen, Jr. for the harbeQu« party which was a success. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 80—Oiairman, James M. Masters; Secretary. L. Blauton. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship sailed short one messtmn. General discussion held. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. CONNECTICUT (Connecticut Trhns^ port), October 1—Chairman, A. W. Mo­ rales : Secretary, A. W. Morales. Brother Thomas Cox was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship is short 1 FWT and I 3rd cook. Good trip so fax. No beefs and lots of OT. . .'i, RAYMOND REISS (Eeiss), September -/DEL V ALBA'TDrito-J imen, M. T.-: Morris:•-Secretary, "Z.vY::. J4—Chairman Carl F. Shircel; Secre­ tary, Gary D. Loomis. $8.50 in ahip's |Ching. Motion made - for 20 year break,lout: for,: retirement.,, Vote :,of thantefteX-'i- fund. Request confirmation from head­ ltehded th the Ste-iward department To^a-; quarters regarding new vacation i)lBn.^Kd |job well done. No beefs reported. McKEE SONS (Amersand Steamship). September : 27—Chairman, D. ConquerOCEAN ULLA" (Maritime Overseas), ^Septembdr :Chain»an, ,S.' Foti.: :SeC7 : good : Secretary, Reg Preston. $3.86 in ' |retary.' Frank Kustura, No beefs repurtfid • ship's fund. Crew made three requests for new clucirie hoist ftir forward board­ Iby dopartiiiant delegates. Brother D. •?». ft,Ravoaa ' was .elected-,^to: serve. as«":,8htRfe:; ing ladders but nothing lias been done ••4da]Bgate;:,:Ship's' delegate., th :seo..the,. Cap5.:: about it. Slight patrolman cotne aboard Itain about draw In; Pshama., Deck 5.del.::i ;rahd:act:01i:thigi:'- DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Stiff," W. L. Weiier Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4^/ Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statier Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Farhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen FINAL DEFAJRTURES Clarence Dalre, 70: Seafarer Daire died in the USPHS Hos­ pital on Staten Is­ land, May 10, aft­ er an illness. He was born in the British West In­ dies and had re­ sided in New York City for many years. He joined the SIU in Philadelphia and sailed as a cook. Daire is survived by his son, Clif­ ford of Brooklyn. Burial was in Brooklyn. <1> William Odom, 68: An intesti­ nal failure proved fatal to Brother Odom, July 5, in Houston, Texas. Born in Texas he joined the union in Houston, where he made his home with his wife, Clara. He sailed as an oiler, FWT and pumpman. Odom was a na­ val veteran. Burial was in Forest Park-Lawndale, Houston. Ramon Oliveras, 51: Brother Oliveras died December 14, 1965, after an ill­ ness. He was born in Puerto Rico, where he made his home. Oliveras joined the union in the port of New York. A member of the Engine de­ partment, his last vessel was the Puerto Rico. Surviving is his wife, Francisca. The Seafarer was buried in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. <1> Eino Anttlla, 46: Seafarer Anttila died May 9, in St. Joseph Hospital, Duluth, Minn., following an illness. He was a cook and had also sailed as OS. Born in White Mine, Mich., Anttila joined the Un­ ion in the port of I. Duluth. The Sea­ farer is survived by his wife, Helen, of Duluth. Burial was in Bethany Cemetery, Duluth. — vl> — Edvrard Edginton, 56: A heart ailment claimed the life of Sea; farer Edginton, i July 19, in West Jefferson Hos­ pital, New Orf leans. A Chief 5 Electrician, he joined the union in the port of New York. Ed­ ginton was born in New Jersey and resided in Yonkers, N. Y. The Seafarer was in the Marines from 1927 to 1931. Surviving is his wife, Angela. Jose Rodriguez, 61: Brother Rodriguez died in New York City August 21. He was born in Ecua­ dor and sailed in the Steward de­ partment on SIUships for 25 years. He joined the union in the port of New York and made his home in Staten Island. He last sailed on the De Soto as chief cook. Rod­ riguez was as SIU pensioner at the time of death. Surviving is his wife, Angelina. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, N. Y. Roland Poullot, 41: Seafarer Pouliot died, September 1, in Newark City Hos­ pital after suffer­ ing accidental burns. He was born in Detroit and joined the un­ ion in New York. He sailed as an FWT and last shipped on the Puerto Rico, A resident of De­ troit, Pouliot is survived by his mother, Mrs. Bernadette Pouliot of Detroit. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. ^ Clifford Cummings, 63: A pul­ monary ailment proved fatal to Brother Cum­ mings, July 29, in New Orleans, La. A member of the Steward depart­ ment, he shipped as a cook. He was born in Flor­ ida and made his residence in Al­ giers, La. Cummings joined the SIU in the port of Houston. His last ship was the Tuscaloosa. He is survived by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Sherry Tullier of Algiers, La. Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park, Jefferson Parrish, La. ^ Oscar Theisen, 55: Seafarer Theisen died of a liver ailment on April 9 at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. He sail-' ed in the Deck department. Born in Iowa, he joined the SIU in the port of Mobile where he made his home. Theisen served in the Navy for three years. Surviving is his brother, Alfred Theisen. October 14, 1966 Seafarer Recalls Bncoanter At Sea With Intrepid Sailor, Capt Willis On a morning in the early part of September, the 11 foot-craft piloted by 72-year old William Willis was spotted by the lookout aboard the SlU-manned Sapphire Gladys. Captain Willis was soon to gain world-wide attention for his solo attempt to cross the Atlantic and the crew aboard the Sapphire Gladys played an ^ Gervais asked the old sailor Just to make sure he wouldn't important role in assuring that what he was trying to prove, forget his rescuers. Captain Willis Willis was still around to tell Owens recalled. "I can't recall his took pictures of the ship as it his story. exact reply, but in essence, he pulled away. "He had this camera In describing the incident. Sea­ stated that he wanted to prove and he took a picture of the farer William Owens told the LOG there was still life in old seamen. stern and side of the ship," Owens that, "I just left the wheel about Capt. Willis related that he had said. -10:15 a.m. after my turn as watch. been trying to stay in one location The Sapphire Galdys was 850 I was having coffee when the third •SO he could be spotted. "He said miles out of New york on it's way mate picked him up on the field he saw a few ships in the distance, to Rotterdam and Bremerhaven, glasses. He was about four or but they couldn't see him." when it encountered the intrepid five miles away and looked like so Owens reported that the Ste­ adventurer. Owens, a Virginian, much flotsam. The Sapphire ward department of the Sapphire ships mostly out of New York. Gladys had to swing around to Gladys broke out some cases of "He certainly had guts", Owen starboard and make a complete milk and a sack of fruit and said. "I wouldn't try a thing like turn. It took us a little off course," lemons for Willis, but he evident­ that myself." Owens explained. ly had a good supply of water as If Captain Willis was an old "At first, we thought he was a he turned down our offer to give sight to the Seafarers, the crew fisherman, although there were him some. Owens said. was a vision of loveliness to the "Capt. Willis little craft Tvas Captain, who was beginning to few around in that area. He was waving, trying to attract our atten­ about 11 feet by six, with a little lose hope or rescue. "It was a mag­ tion. The bosum. Jack Gervais, space cut out in the stern. The nificent moment when I saw the two day men and myself put on rest was covered with canvass. ship", he stated later. "By luck, life jackets and were ready to When the weather got bad or he the Sapphire Gladys came straight launch the lifeboat. We didn't wanted to get some rest, he would out of the mists, right at me, and launch the boat, however. We crawl under the canvas", Owen still passed by. I'd been waiting threw him a line and brought him observed. "He had a mast for a for weeks and I knew that I was sail, but the sail was not up when really cooked, then she swung alongside the ship." around. "The Captain told Willis the the Gladys spotted him." "After making sure he was al­ Captain Willis was flown to Sapphire Gladys would take him to England", Owens related, "but right, our radio operator sent a New York from New Foundland Capt. Willis said he didn't want teletype to the Coast Guard", where he was hospitalized briefly. to leave his craft. He told us he Owens said. Capt. Willis was pick­ But those who know him, includ­ thought he was suffering from a ed up by the Coast Guard about ing Seafarers on the Sapphire strangulated hernia and would 5 or 6 p.m., some seven or eight Gladys, know it's just a matter of hours after the time the Sapphire time before the amazing sailor need an operation." Gladys spotted him. is off on another adventure. Owens, who sails as an AB, said that Willis told the crew he in­ tended to "write a book on his trip across the Pacific" and he assured Seafarers aboard the Gladys that he intends to make the very same trip again when he's healthy. "He said he had a radio, but it Tax Refund Held John H. Maxwell broke", Owens related and then he Income tax refund checks are Please contact your attorney, gave us a little note to relay to being held for the SIU members Rawle & Henderson, Packard his wife". listed below by Jack Lynch, Building, Fifteenth and Ches«;nut Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as Harrison St., San Francisco, Cali­ you can. fornia, 94105: Texas City Refining, Inc., is Margarito Borja, Alii Nasroen holding checks for unclaimed (two refund checks), Pascual S. John Penns wages for the following men Sim, Charles E. Switzer and P. A. Please contact Sullivan & Sulli­ who are to contact the company Thompson. van, Attorneys at Law, 2 Wooddirect at P. O. Box 1271, Texas side Ave., Northport, N. Y., in City, Texas, giving their Social regard to your grandmother's will. Security number, "Z" number Terral Anderson and instructions regarding pay­ Laundry you left on Steel ment. Worker is at Isthmian office. Con­ Allen, William S. Friends of Eladio Grajales tact Ray Kearns or Murray KornBailey, Elmer E. Seafarer Grajales, who resides zweig, 26 Broadway, Room 709, in New Orleans, is visiting in the Boggan, Sigmiere E. New York City. Conry, William R. New York Hall and hopes his Funk, John E. SIU buddies will drop by and A1> Galloway, Avery B. say hello. Gorman, Edward G. Robert ScottI Mackey, Donald E. Please contact your attorney's. River, Jose A. Bracken and Walsh, 786 Broad Richard Royce Conlin Winberg, Robert W. St., Newark, N. J., as soon as Please contact Headquarters. Wright, Theodore H. possible. They are holding your ring. Money Diie ^ <1> �TBTr "iT"" ' October 14, 1966 l»age Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG L SANTOS ANTOS, one of Brazil's leading industrial cities is also the world's largest coffee exporting center. The city, founded in 1552 was the first colony to be established by the Portuguese along this coast. A good place to visit in Santos is the Monteserrat, a tall hill in the center of town. The trip up is a cool one by funicular car. Once at the top there is a restaurant-bar and a chapel dating back to 1603. Shopping is good in Santos because most mer­ chandise, aside from mechanical and electrical products is inexpensive. The dollar can go a long way. The Gonzaga, a circular square that resembles a small Picadilly Circus, is one of the entertain­ ment centers of the city. At the Gonzaga you can find most of Santos' bigger hotels, resturants, decent bars and movies houses. The food is very good and far less expensive than stateside restau­ rants. The best movies are all air-conditioned and charge about 35 cents admission. Santos has a fine botanical garden in the vicinity of the Gonzaga called the Orchidario. It features many rare plants and affords the visitor an unforgetable view of the coast and city from the hill called Morro Santa Terezinha. The Orchidario can be reached by bus. The seashore and newer part of the city is found in the southern quarter of Santos. Huts along the seashore marks "Cabanas" are used for changing into bathing suits and can be rented for a few pennies. The Del Mar is one of the many SlU-manned Delta Lines vessels making runs to this interesting city. One of the Delta Lines ships the Del Santos is named after the port of Santos. Other Delta ships making stops here are the Del Sud, Del Norte and Del Campo. S t The Del Mar, one of the many SiU-contracted cargo ships regularly making runs from the Gulf ports to Santos, the coffee center of the world. 41> .' M&dbll. Freighters in Santos Harbor waiting to berth at one of the crowded quays along a busy stretch of water­ front. The city was named after the Hospital Todos Santos established by Santos' founder Braz Cubas. This section of the city is where Seafarers can get bargains in alligator goods, wood carvings and gems. A busy street in Santos showing a large number of foreign cars and a series of up-to-date, high-rise apartment houses. A quaint, old white fort of a bygone era nestles serenely at the foot of a pleasant, rolling hill and commands a fine view. The old fort now houses the Military Club of Santos. The modernity of the Santos skyline contrasts vividly with the classical Latin American architecture of many private residences in the City. Santos, like many Latin American cities tastefully blends the traditions of the old world with the dynamic needs of a highly complex, completely cosmopolitan city. �Vol. XXVlii NO. 21 SEAFARERSIfrLOG UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO |J : ;: Enioying lunch in the I^ . chief steward Frank steward department ' I^District chief food City of Almtf messroorh, Fraone (left) discusses matters with SlU Gulf consultant Don Collins. Seafarer Arthur Gordon (left), AB, is ready to collect his pay after signing off the ship's articles. Seated are the Waterman paymaster O'Neiil andl the City of Alma's Captain Kelly, ^ ' 1' -i/ SlU food consultant Don Collins looks over new "Radarange" with chief cook Harry Collier (right). Newly installed range can cook a steak to order , in less than two minutes. After lunch, pantryman Robt. : Third cook John Fanoli was E. Marsh feeds coffee cups cooking vegetables in ships into automatic dishwasher riew pressure cooker but held, installed in crew's pantry;:, .pff Jong enough for p Third assistant engineer John Taylof seems Standing on deck with the Greater New Orfeans Missis) Impressed at the en|pyment displayed by SlU Alma crew^ crew-^^^^^:?^ sippi River Bridge in background are City of Airha patrolman. Tom Gould^ while eating an aftermembers Phillip Brooks, fireman; • ^ -ya IIIWMIU.I, Donald" Mewspn, wr^wsun, oiler; OIIBr, J dinner pear in the City of ,A!ma s msssrop^ ^ ^ engineer John Roos. f � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource October 14, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LEGISLATORS BLAST U.S. SHIP POLICY, URGE MASSIVE SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM U.S. LEADING SHIP-SCRAPPING NATION, LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING REVEALS HOUSE-SENATE GROUP AGREES TO KEEP MARAD OUT OF THE TRANSPORT DEP’T STRONG U.S. MERCHANT FLEET CALLED BEST CURE FOR NATION’S GOLD DRAIN ILO OTTAWA CONFERENCE ADOPTS MANPOWER PROGRAM PARTY IN WHITE HOUSE LOSES SEATS IN CONGRESS IN OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS OF, BY, AND FOR – THE MEMBERSHIP SEAFARER GOES OVER SHIP’S RAIL IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE CREWMAN’S LIFE PORTS OF THE WORLD – SANTOS CITY OF ALMA PAY-OFF Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1966 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. XXVIII, No. 21 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log