http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/e3e47d06ad5874f605d4412dc30b9ef8.PDF 6ec4b94ff76c1292a0a0953e1e0dcfc1 PDF Text Text �• ',•'•'• . •• , • .-'i! r •:" '"'••y.. J •' ^ Oil Import Bill Passed by House of Representatives WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed legislation by a vote of 266 to 136 —H.R. 8193 — which provides for the carriage of up to 30 percent of oil imports in Americanflag tankers. The bill was adopted on May 8, 1974, after debate. The legislation, which is entitled the Energ)' Transportation Security Act of 1974, would immediately require 20 percent of petroleum imports to come in on U.S.-flag vessels. TTie percentage would be increased to 25 percent on July 1, 1975 and to 30 percent on July 1,1977. In the event that sufficient U.S. tonnage is not available to handle the cargo at "fair and reasonable" rates the Secretary of Commerce could waiver the requirement. The fight to secure passage of H.R. 8193 was led by Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (D.-Mo.), Chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries Committee. In calling for support of the bill. Representative Sullivan out­ lined the benefits that would "flow from the enactment of this bill." Passage, she said, • is essential to United States secu­ rity to maintain tanker capability to inove our petroleum require­ ments; • provides substantial balance of payments benefits to the United States; • would provide many jobs for American workers otherwise lost to foreign labor; • will result in a cost monitoring system for the first time for petro­ leum ocean transportation costs; • will provide "additional badly need'^d protection for our marine environment;" • will probably not increase con­ sumer costs, or if there is an in­ crease, "it will be negligible." Representative Sullivan said the "C reason for supporting this bill is to reduce our dependence on foreignflag petroleum transportation. She said that presently our national energy pol­ icy has been "pegged to follow the na­ Paul HaU h. • V,' •f • •••• .. ;• I• , , the formation of the Arab Maritime Petroleum Transportation Company "for the express purpose of assembling a substantial tanker fleet capable of lift­ ing a percentage, of exports from their own oil fields." She said that it is "perfectly obvious from the trend in th^^ world today that the worn-out retaliation argument is groundless." 'Too long has the United States sat back helping everybody in the world and doing nothing to help itself," Rep­ resentative Sullivan said. Represenative James Grover (RN.Y.), ranking minority member of the Continued on Page 12 Seafarers to Receive Wage Boost SIU members will receive a five per­ cent pay increase effective June 16 under terms of the three-year freightship and tanker agreements negotiated and signed in 1972 between the Union and its contracted companies. There will also be a boost in premium overtime pay rates for work done on weekends and holidays. In the first year of the contracts. Sea­ farers received an approximate 11 per­ cent wage increase. Last year Union members received a five percent pay hike, and that, coupled with this year's increase makes a total wage raise of 21 the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: O tional oil companies to wherever they can find the greatest profits." The Missouri congresswoman slapped at the multinational oil com­ panies and governmental agencies for arguing against the bill because of pos­ sible retaliation by other trading na­ tions. Representative Sullivan said that this argument is without "substance or ac­ curacy." In fact, she stated, other na­ tions have "seized the initiative and are busily engaged in putting together their own vessel capability in order to carry substantial shares of bilateral trade in their own vessels." Representative Sullivan pointed to percent over the three-year period of the contracts which expire in June of 1975. Some average highlights of the new monthly base wage and premium rate increases include: • In the deck department, freightship bosuns will get a pay raise of $38.33 a month plus 33 cents more an hour for premium overtime. The SIU tanker bosun (aboard vessels of 25,000 dwt or over) will get a pay raise of $40.88 and 38 cents an hour for pre­ mium overtime. Freightship able seamen will get a $29.18 pay hike and 25 cents an hour more in premium pay. Ordinary seamen will receive $22.81 more a month and 20 cents more an hour for premium pay. Tanker able seamen will receive $29.53 more a month plus 26 cents more an hour in premium pay. Ordinary seamen will get a $23.41 monthly raise and 21 cents more an hour in premium wages. • In the engine department, aboard freightships, chief electricians will re­ ceive a wage increase of $45.09 and a wage premium overtime increase of 39 cents an hour. QMED's get a $43.34 monthly hike and 37 cents an hour in Continued on Page 12 . But Do We Really Listen? UR UNION is now locked in a will use their "flag of convenience" to struggle with the giant oil and grain frustrate the peace-seeking foreign policy industries which could determine — not objectives of the United States. only the continued security of our mem­ The impact of a defeat on the oil im­ bership—^but the economic well-being of port quota bill and watering down the the nation and the hundreds of thousands Jones Act would not only be destructive of workers in maritime and related in­ in terms of our national interest but dustries.^ I' would be a serious blow to the job secuThis month, after a long and deter­ 7 rity of American seamen. The loss of job mined campaign, we were successful in opportunities for American sailors — getting approval in the House of Repre­ coming at a time when we have just sentatives for a bill which would require crossed the threshold of a revitalization that at least 20 percent of the nation's of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet—^would petroleum imports be carried on Ameri­ be ironic. But the oil giants, who last year can bottoms, and this quota to be in­ racked up unconcionable profits at the creased to 30 percent in 1977. Our expense of Amers;an consumers and are Union led the fight for this bill and— presently engaged in a morally bankrupt largely because of the understanding and propaganda'blit^ aimed at blurring the participation of the majority of our mem­ truth about J their manipulation of oil bership—we won the vote in the House prices, have little concern over the jobs by a margin of 266 to 136. The bill now and security of American seamen. goes to the Senate, and the oil giants have So, the fight is ours. It is a fight for the already geared up for an all-out fight to job security of our membership, and the block it at any cost. job security of all American seamen, as At the same time, these oil giants that well as a fight for the economic and polit­ directly control a majority of the foreignical integrity of our nation. We are in the flag tankers carrying petroleum into tliis forefront of this battle^as we have been country are engaged in a concerted at­ in so many battles before—to secure the tack on the Jones Act which would, if . rights of the American seaman. they are successful, effectively destroy Our strength today is, as it always has the domestic shipping of American-flag been, in the understanding and unity of vessels. More than this, any encroach­ our membership. And at no time has this ment on the Jones Act would further in­ understanding and unity been more ur­ crease this country's dependence on gent than now. Understanding comes unreliable third-flag nations which have through listening to what we hear and already demonstrated that they can and comprehending what we read. Ai Whit- mer said it at our membership meeting after completing the Bosuns Recertification Program. He told the members: "A lot of us hear the reports on the fights we have in Washington—bj4t how many of us really listen?" This is the key: listening and under­ standing. Because if we can understand our problems we can work together to solve them. If we can understand that picket lines are no longer on the water­ front but in the Halls of Congress, and if we understand that our antagonists are the giant oil-grain-farm lobbies whose economic self-interest would destroy American-flag shipping, then we can understand the necessity for working to­ gether to preserve our job security and advance the interest of our nation's wellbeing. Our weapons are an informed and united membership, and an effective po­ litical organization. It was this combina­ tion of unity, understanding and political action that resulted in our successful efforts to secure passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 which generated the growth of the American-flag merchant fleet. It will be this same combination that will spur an increase in cargo for our nation's merchantmen through a reason­ able petroleum import quota program and the continued jwotection of our do­ mestic shipping. An informed and unified membership is our political strength— and SPAD is our political muscle. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. Published monthly. Second 01?.?':^ postage paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. XXXYI, No. 5. May 1974. Page 2 S^farersLog �In 21St Year of Existence SlU Scholarship Program Gives-Five $JOfOOO Grants The SIU's Scholarship Program, rec­ ognized by.fine colleges and universities throughout the U.S. as one of the best "no strings attached" programs in the country, this month awarded five more $10,000 scholarship grants—one going to a full book SlU member and the other four to chUdren of Seafarers. This brings to 107 the number of grants awarded by, the SIU's Scholar­ ship Program since its inception in 1953. Of these, 27 were awarded to Seafarers and 80 to dependents of Seafarers. This year's winners are: Seafarer Paul Rittiner, Jr., 26 of New Orleans; WUliam McDonald, Jr., 18, son of Seafarer and Mrs. William McDonald of Abilene, Tex.; Janice Lynn Parker, 17, of Tuckasagee, N.C., daughter of the late Seafarer Samuel Parker; and Pearl and Judy Yao, 18-year old identical twin daughters of Seafarer and Mrs. Fang Wing Yao of San Francisco, Calif. Two alternates were also chosen, and will receive the grants in the event one INDEX Legislative News House Passes Energy Transportation Security Act (Oil Import Quota Bill) . .Page 2 Legislative Report column.. Page 9 President's Report .......Page 2 Union News Seafarers to get wage boost Page 2 Rubber Workers local on strike ....;... .Page 5 Five $10,000 SlU scholarships awarded ..Page 3 Shipping ' Dispatchers' Report Page 26 Seatrain sells Hawaii, Guam service Page 5 Hiring Hall at Piney Point ..Page 4 Overseas Arctic returns from Africa Page 13 Transhawaii pays off ... .Page 21 Ships' digests ... -. Page 20 Ships' committees Page 10 Trairiing and Upgrading Tenth class of recertified bosuns graduates ... Pages 6-7 Five more "A" seniority upgraders graduate ... Page 22 In all departments, upgrading is a necessity Page 30 Upgrading class schedule, requirements and application Pages 30-31 GEO program at Lundeberg School and application . . Page 9 Headquarters' Notes column Pages Membership News New SlU pensioners .....Page 23 Final Departures .... Page 27 Brother Bellinger becomes 19th Seafarer to receive high school equivalency diploma at Lundeberg School .....Page 9 Recertified bosun buys a "gold mine'-' Page 14 General Feature Mark Twain's Mississippi River Pages 28-29 Mayl^4 or more of the winners is hot able to accept the award. The alternates are: John Chermesino, Jr., 18, son of Seafarer and Mrs. John Chermesino of Boston, Mass.; and Anne Marie McGreal, 17, daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas McGreal of New York, N.Y. The winners were chosen from among 24 applicants by a Scholarship Selection Committee, made up of an Seafarer William McDonald, Sr. Father of William McDonald, Jr. impartial panel of educators from around the country which met at the Lundeberg School on Apr. 26. The Committee's selections were based on the applicants' scholastic abil­ ity, determined by high school grades and scores achieved on the College Boards or the American College Test, and the individuals' character and lead­ ership qualities based on extracurricu­ lar activities and letters of recommen­ dation. This year's Selection Committee members were: Dr. Charles Lyons, President of Fayetteville State Univer­ sity, Fayetteville, N.C.; Miss Edna Newby, Asst. Dean of Douglass Col­ lege, New Brunswick, N.J.; Charles D. O'Connell, Director of Admissions, University of Chicago; Dr. Bernard Ire­ land, an ofi&cial of the College Entrance Examination Board; Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, Dean of Registration of New York University, and Prof. R. M. Keefe, of Lewis and Clark Community Col­ lege, Godfrey, 111. Each of the five winners will receive his or her $10,000 scholarship grant over a four-year period, and may pur­ sue any course of study at any accred­ ited college or university in the United States or its territories. Praises SltPs Education Prograins New Orleans-bom Seafarer Paul Rit­ tiner, introduced at the May member­ ship meeting at Headquarters, praised the SIU for its keen interest in educa­ tion for its members and their depen­ dents. He stated that the Scholarship Pro* gram provided a "great opportunity" for Seafarers and their dependents to receive a fine education "they might otherwise not be able to afford." He also pointed out that the SIU's GED High School Equivalency Pro­ gram, and other vocational and aca­ demic programs offered at the Lunde­ berg School in Piney Point are "fine example."! of the SIU's dedication to education." Seafarer Rittiner, a graduate of Mar­ tin Berhman High in New Orleans, al­ ready has some college experience under his belt. He attended Louisiana State Univer­ sity at Baton Rouge for two semesters and accumulated 36 credits, but was forced to abandon his college studies due to "lack of funds." Rittiner began sailing with the SIU in 1965 after attending the Andrew Furuseth Training School in New Or­ leans. He received his AB ticket in 1968, and his full book in 1971 after completing the SIU's "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. He plans to pick up where he left off at LSU, with a major in Education and minors in American Government and Economics. His plans for the future include work­ ing toward a Master Degree in Educa­ tion and then a career in teaching. Bro­ ther Rittiner also plans to maintain his full book with the SIU, and someday renew his career on the sea. A Career in Medicine William McDonald, Jr. will this month be graduating from Cooper High School in Abilene, Tex. Born in Has­ kell, Tex. in 1956, the young scholar will use his $10,000 grant to pursue a career in medicine at Baylor University in Waco, Tex. He recalls that he always wanted to be a physician, and that his choice for this career "stems from the fact that my grandfather is a doctor, and he has probably been the biggest inspiration in my life." During his high school years, William was an outstanding scholar and athlete. He played with his school's football Seafarer Fang Wing Yao Father of Judy and Fear! Yao team, and belonged to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Math Club, the Drama'Club, and the Classical Film Society. William's high school Principal J. M. Anthony writes that "this young man has exhibited qualities of leadership far superior to the average student in our present senior class. He is of high moral character, very dependable, and pos­ sesses excellent academic qualities." William says he is looking toward the future "with enthusiasm." His father. Seafarer William Jackson McDonald, Sr., has been sailing with the SIU for 28 years. He joined the Union in the port of New Orleans and sails with the rating of Cook and Baker. Brother McDonald has accumulated r; i •'' 1. . r' The late Seafarer Samuel Parker Father of Janice Parker nearly 7,000 days seatime in his sailing career. Will Study Law Graduating this month from Cullowhee High School second in her class with an overall four-year grade average of 95 is scholarship winner Janice Lynn Parker. She will use her $10,000 grant to pur­ sue a career in law at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. A life-long resident of Tuckasagee, N.C. in the Southern section of the Ap­ palachian Mountains, the young schol­ ar realizes the importance of study and education, and explains that "a career in law will present a continuing chalContinued on Page 8 _ Ia • - i| •h:] i'' ^ i- - V * fi ''h virf The six-member SIU Scholarship Selection Committee study scholastic and extracurricular records of those who applied for the five $10,000 grants. Mr. Charles Logan, center, served as a consultant to the committee. Selection Committee members are, clockwise from the left: Dr. Charles Lyons, presi­ dent, Fayetteville State University; Prof. R. M. Keefe, Lewis and Clark Com­ munity College;. Charles D. O'Connell, director of admissions. University.of Chicago; Consultant Logan; Dr. Elwood Kastner, dean of registration. New York University; Dr. Bernard Ireland, representing the College Entrace Exam­ ination Board, and Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, Douglass College. Page 3 i �Lundeberg School Entry-Rating Training, Shipping Guarantees Job Security For All Seafarers ; - Graduates check the registration board as they wait for a job opening. "I was very impressed with the training programs at Piney Point, especially the training of the young fellows who will be my replacement aboard ship when I retire. They will be the insurance of my pension. I know it will be in good hands because these young men are learning the his­ tory of our Union and the importance of keeping our Union strong." These words were spoken by Sea- farer William O'Connor who has been sailing with the SIU for 21 years and who—^hke all of the bosuns at­ tending the Bosuns Recertification Program—^got a first-hand look at the training programs and shipping procedures of the trainees at the Harry Lundeberg School- in Piney Point. The entry-rating training program at Piney Point is providing skilled and Trainee graduates register at hiring hall in port of Piney Point.., Graduate is all smiles as he gets his "B" book and shipping card from Port, Agent Gerry Brown. their jobs on a seniority basis. When they have selected their jobs, the graduate trainees are flown to the port where the ship is located. They are met at the airport on their arrival by an official of the SIU who takes them aboard ship and introduces them to their department delegate and their shipmates. The training and shipping of young men to continue the tradition of the SIU is unique in this nation's mari­ time industry. And it is because of the development of this program that shipowners look to the SIU for quali­ fied and reliable young seanien to continue the outstanding perform­ ance of SIU members. The training of these young men is the guarantee of continued job secur­ ity for all of our members as well as the promise of continued security of our pension program. Our members should encourage their sons and other young men to take advantage of the opportuniti^ offered at Piney Point, not only for their future, but for the continued growth of the SIU and the security of our membership. motivated young men—who have an understanding of our Union and the problems we face—to replace the veteran Seafarers who have passed on, retired or left the industry. This training program is the SIU's insur­ ance that this Union wiU remain strong and that the programs and pol­ icies adopted by our membership today will continue in the future, and ihkt the rights of our pensioners will remain secure. The shipping procedures of train­ ees from Piney Point are regulated by Section 4(E) of the SIU Shipping Rules which provide that ". . . if the first call of a vacant Group III or 3rd cook job does not produce a qualified seaman possessing Class A or Class B seniority, tne job shall be referred to the hiring hall at Piney Point, Mary­ land, where the job shall then be of­ fered at a job call. If after the first call of such job, the job remains open, it shall be referred to the port from which it was originally offered . . ." Jobs that are referred to the port of Piney Point are posted on the Rotary Shipping Board. Graduate trainees register with the port agent and select Veteran Seafarers help the newcomers who are the future of the SIU. Page4 • Seafarers Log 'I-,'- 7'.I'-'i J J". - (i'-sa 'if: �BoycoftBegun I I ^ vlfl^ '-f%t # •• Local 621 of URW Continues 14-Month Strike in Coltf; For the past 14 months, nearly 300 men and women, members of Local 621 of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, have determinedly held the picket line against their employer, R & G Sloane Co. of Sun Valley, Calif, The company, which manufactures President Nixon has proclaimed May 22 National Maritime Day to com­ memorate the vital role of the American merchant marine in war and peace. In his anntml proclamation the President urged all "ships sailing under the American flag" to observe "dress ship" custom^ and requested all Americans to honor the merchant marine by displaying the flag at their homes on this day. The first National Maritime Day was marked by Congress in 1933 in com­ memoration of the first transatlantic steamship voyage of the USS Savannah to Liverpool, England in 18J9. ^ following is the text of the President's proelamqtiop: THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1974 ' r-:": V ' ' - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since the beginning of our Nation, maritiraie enterprise has helped to fege the spirit of America and shape its destiny. In our early years, our merchant marine was a major force in fostennjg^dur economic growth and defending our freedom. Down through the years, the American merchant marine continued to serve our economic aspirations and to assist our military forces in times of emergency. Today, when the United States is the world leader in trade and military power, the dual roles of our merchant marine remain vital to the national interests. Under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, new generations of highly advanced and efficient ships are being introduced into our merchant fleet to reinforce America's preseiice in the world's shipping lanes and to insure tiiat our Maritime capacities remain equal to their challenges. ^ To piomote puMb awareness of o^ hentage, die Congress in 19^3 (48 Stat. 73) designated the anniversary of the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship, the Savannah on May 22, 1819, as National Maritime Day, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually in observance of that day, NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the Upited^ S^^^ of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American merchant marine on May 22, 1974 by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the ; Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. ^, RICHARD NIXON ^ plastic piping and pipe fittings, has continually refused to bargain in good faith with the Union's officials. Instead, the company has intention­ ally prolonged the strike by reducing its contract offers to a point that would lower the plantwide average wage by up to 60 cents an hour. These workers, who have valiantly endured a great deal of personal sacri­ fice throughout the strike which began Mar. 11, 1973, cannot and will not accept such a settlement. In addition, the company has contin­ ued to operate the plant during the strike by hiring illegal aliens and by paying bounties for the recruitment of other strikebreakers. The company's intent in this matter Seatrain Discontinues Hawaii, Guam Service SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines of California is discontinuing its West Coast services to Hawaii and Guam and will sell or transfer leases to some of the vessels, equipment and facilities to Matson Navigation Company. Howard M. Pack, president of Sea­ train L4nes, Inc., parent company of Seatrain Lines, California, cited con­ tinued losses aggravated by the rising costs and uncertainties of the energy crisis as the reason for Seatrain's deci­ sion to withdraw from the Hawaiian trade, effective immediately. R. J. Pfeiffer, president of Matson said his company has agreed in prin­ ciple to acquire the Seatrain assets in order to avoid disruption or curtailment of ocean freight services in both the Hawaiian and Guam trades. ballot a new three-year collective bar­ gaining agreement with Seatrain Ship­ building Corp. UIW officials described the new con- Benjamin Schwartz Passes Away Benjamin "Little Benny" Schwartz died of af heart attack 'oti Apr. 10 after he had collapsed in the mess- May 1974 hall of the SS Ogden Champion (Ogden Marine) in New Orleans. He was 63. Born in Poland, Brother Schwartz joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York and sailed as an oiler. In 1965 he participated in the Dis­ trict Council 37 beef, and was active in all Union affairs. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his niece, Mrs. Han­ nah Rozen of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a nephew, Harry Byofsky of Bellerose, L.I., N Y. Interment was in Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, iStaten Island,. N.Y. on Apr. 15. 3,400 27-foot cargo containers and 1,500 27-foot chassis from Seatrain. Matson will also assume the leases on Seatrain's terminal at Sand Island, Honolulu. Purchase price of the assets for Matson will be in excess of $14,500,000. Seatrain had been in the Hawaii service since 1969, and began the Guam service in 1970. Bosun ^8111/ Burke Is Dead At Age 49 a. .) i • /' 'M 'aH •J J Matson will take over charters on three Seatrain containerships now serv­ ing the Pacific. The ships are the SS Transchamplain, SS Transontario and the SS Transoneida, all converted T-2 tankers. In addition, Matson will purchase Lf/W Members Ratify Contract With Seatrain Members of the SlU-aflfiliated United Industrial Workers of North America employed at the former Brooklyn Navy Yard, early this month ratified by mail is clear. It is attempting to break the Union. The American labor movement can­ not allow the company to achieve this goal, for such a tragedy would create a serious threat to all trade unionism in this country. In support of the strike, the AFLCIO Executive Council has issued a strong statement, calling for a national boycott by American consumers and contracting companies of all R & G Sloane Co. products. The SIU has expressed its full sup­ port for the URW local and, if the need arises, SIU members, as in the Wall Street Strike of 1949 and on many other occasions, will morally and physically support these workers on the picket lines. tract "as one of the best in the ship­ building indnshry." After five weeks of intensive bargain­ ing with the company, the 16-man UIW negotiating committee in late April imanimously approved the proposed terms of the new contract. Summaries of the major proposals in the new agreement along with referen­ dum ballots were immediately mailed to the membership and returned within ten days. The Union negotiating committee counted the returned ballots. The new contract provides for a sub­ stantial money package increase spread over two-and-a-half years; a hike in fringe benefits; a yearly cost of living raise; establishment of a third work shift with premium pay; changes in overtimci and seniority language; pre­ mium pay for Certain cl^sifications, and adoption of upgrading and training programs. Bosun William D. "BiUy" Burke, 49, former SIU Headquarters main­ tenance chief, died Apr. 24 of a heart attack at his home in Brook­ lyn, N.Y. A native of New York City, Brother Burke joined the SIU in the port of New York. In the early 1940s be sailed for the Isthmian Line. In 1961 he walked the picket line in the Greater New York Harbor strike. After recovering from a serious accident in 1968, he ran for the Union's Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram Committee in 1972. At the time of his death, he was on the SeaLand shore gang and had applied to enter the Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. Surviving are his widow, Inger; three sons. Glen, Patrick and Mi­ chael; two daughters. Colleen and Sharon, and a brother. Funeral services wer^ held on Apr. 27 in Brooklyn. Brother Burke's ashes were buried at sea off a Sea-Land SL 7 containership. Pages ::-(l ll tl �r- John Eddins Seafarer John Eddins has been sailing with the SIU since he joined the Union in New York in 1948. He now ships out of Baltimore where he lives with his wife and son. He has been scaling as bosun since 1958. During this program I had an oppor­ tunity to iattend a meeting of the Na­ tional Maritime Council. I learned that the shipowner, too, is cooperating in the fight for legislation to protect and advance American-flag shipping. All of this costs money, time and labor, and all of us should invest through SPAD for laws which will give us ships, cargo and job security. Think about it. Either we all participate in this fight or we all find ourselves vacating our berths to the foreign-flag operators. luated its tenth class of SeaiCarers this month brmging to 94 the total nnmher of SIU bosims who have had an opportunity to team more ahoiit their Union, ! die industry and the programs we have devdoped to insure a strong ^ American>flag merchant fleet. The knowledge they have gained will enable them to better perform tlmir roles aboard ship as representatives of our Union at sea. Because they have a better understanding of our constant fight for more ships, more cargo and more job security these bosuns wiltbe able to provide all of our niembership with a better understanding of these programs by discussing fliem at the weekly membership meetings aboard ship. On Uiis page, the latest graduates of the recertification program com­ ment briefly (aai fiheir iniiiri^imis of what it has meant to them. more cargo for American-flag shipping. But the basic fact is that ships and cargo mean job security for all of us. We led the fight for the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 which has revitalized the Amer­ ican merchant marine and has provided all of us with better job security. We won this fight only because of the par­ ticipation of our membership. The fight now is for cargo—and I for one under­ stand fully that it will only be through full membership participation that we will be successful in this effort. vulnerable to attack from all sides by those who would sink the American merchant marine by legislative "action. The Jones Act is under constant attack by powerful interests who want to gain a foothold in our domestic shipping. The Oil Import Quota Bill [Energy Transportation Security Act], now pending in Congress, is a logical second step—after the Merchant Marine Act of 1970—in rebuilding the U.S.-flag fleet. The major oil giants are violently opposed to this bill and are spending untold sums of money to fight it. There­ fore, we must fight fire with fire—and we can do this only through our support of SPAD. -rj . Andrew Boney Seafarer Andrew Boney has been a member of the SIU since 1945 and has sailed as bosun for the past J5 years. BorA and raised in Virginia, Seafarer Boney ships out of the port of Norfolk. The Bosuns Recertification Program is one of the best things that could have happened to me. I didn't support SPAD too much before, but now I understand how much I have to lose in terms of job security and retirement unless we ail support our Union on .the legislative front by donating to SPAD. We should be glad that we have responsible leader­ ship that understands the problems and knows how to cope with them. We should all be more responsible Union members, ourselves, and help secure the future of our Union. Alan Whitmer Seafarer Alan "Honest Al" Whitmer joined the SIU in 1943 and has been sailing as bosun since 1950. Seafarer Whitmer lives in Maine wfthihis wife Carol and daughter Mary, and ships out of New York. There are many of us who go to the Union hall when we want to ship out. We make a trip, reap the benefits, but few of us ever ask ourselves—How is this possible? Why am I able to have job security second to none? What can I do to preserve what we have? How ^ can I help? We are now engaged in Washington in some of the most impor­ tant struggles of our economic lifer-the survival of the American merchant ma­ rine and all that goes with it. How can we help? By investing in SPAD. This is an investment in our collective and indi­ vidual future. It's job security for all of us. These arc some of the things I have learned. Ernest Bryan Seafarer Ernest Bryan joined the SIU in Houston in 1947. He has been ship­ ping as bosun for six years-. Seafarer Bryan ships out of the port of Houston where he lives with his wife and three children. I wish I could describe Piney Point like it really is, but I believe a person would have to see this place first hand and then he would go away, like I did, feeling really proud. I just hope it is possible for each of you to come and visit, or to take advantage of the courses offered at the Lundeberg School, and meet the dedicated people who are teaching and working with the trainees =the men who will man the ships of tomorrow. » / ' - "" , T '4 Peter Drewes Seafarer Pete Drewes joined the SIU in Charleston, S.C. in 1944 and began sailing as bosun in 1954. He served as elected SIU patrolman from 1969 through 1972. Seafarer Drewes now ships out of the port of New York. Perhaps the most important part of this program came during my visit to Washington where I received an indepth briefing on our legislative efforts in Congress. Many of our members dn not realize the importance of federal legislation in securing more ships and . r.- : : 4 H'-: iSs. I. Floyd Selix Seafarer Floyd Selix joined the SIU 22 years ago and now sails out of the port of San Francisco. He has been shipping as bosun for the past eight years. We are not immune from the prob­ lems of the maritime industry. We are Barney Swearingen Seafarer Barney Swearingen joined the SIU in September, 1939. His sea­ faring career was interrupted when he served with the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1947. He returned to the sea and has been sailing as bosun since 1955. Sea­ farer Swearingen ships out of Jackson­ Page 6 ville where he lives with his wife Leona. The Bosuns Recertification Program is one of the best and most important of our training and educational pro­ grams. I've been an active member of the SIU for 34 years, but the program has certainly shown me things I never knew before. I have asked, and heard more questions asked by other bosuns, concerning every phase and operation of our Union and everyone was an­ swered to the individual's satisfaction. I also feel that I now have a better under­ standing about this Union as well as the maritime industry. I realized before at­ tending the program what our SPAD donations were being used for, but now that I have seen the operation we have in Washington and how well it works my outlook and attitude has changed about the program and I support it fully. Arthur McGinnis Seafarer Arthur McGinnis has been a member of the SIU since 1951 and has shipped as bosun for the past 13 years. A native of Connecticut, Seafarer McGinnis, now ships out of the port of New Orleans. One of the most impressive things I saw during this program was how we are getting our membership ready for the new ships that are being built. Our training programs at Piney Point are the best thing we have done because it means that we will get the new ships which means the job security of all of us. I know I learned a great deal about the LASH barge carriers, the LNG's and LPG's, and the SL-7's. Another thing that hit home was the importance of having a voice in the halls of Con­ gress. If we don't make ourselves heard in Congress we will soon lose all of the things we fought so hard to obtain over the years. Lester Smith Seafarer Lester Smith has been ship­ ping as bosun since 1949. He joined the SIU in 1946 and now ships out of the port of Norfolk where he makes his home with his wife Loys. I have learned more about our Union in the last two months than I did in the 28 years I have been a member of the SIU. I used to wonder why we were involved in a school for seamen in Piney Point and why our money was being spent on it. But now that I have been there to see for myself, I under­ stand why this school is so important to the future of our Union and to our continued job security. This program has meant a great deal to me^because I have a better understanding now of what it's all about, and I think anyone who gets the chance should take advan­ tage of the many programs offered by our Union for education and training. Seafarers Log X'.Ji,' .^1 �Wflliam O'Connor Seafarer William O'Connor joined the SW in Norfolk in 1943 and now ships out of the port of Seattle where he lives with his wife Shirley. He has been sailing as bosun since 1949. I was very impressed with the train­ ing programs at Piney Point, especially the training of the young fellows who will be my replacement aboard ship when I retire. They will be the insurance of my pension and I know it will be in good hands because those young men are learning the history of our Union and the importance of keeping our Union strong. 1 was also impressed with the upgrading programs and ±e dedi­ cation of the teachers who work with young and old alike to make sure that all will be able to pass the Coast Guard examinations. This school, and pro­ grams like the recertification program —are the future of our Union. Lancelot Born in British Guiana, Seafarer Lancelot Rodrigues has been going to sea since 1945. He joined the SIU in 1964 and has been sailing as bosun since 1970. He lives with his wife Wallis and three children in Ponce, P.R., and sails out of San Juan. When I first read about this program I said to myself: "What can I leam that I haven't already learned aboard ship?" Let me tell you, I learned a lot about our Union and this industry that I never knew. While I was in Piney Point I was surprised at the quality of the training programs for the young men who are the future of the SIU, and who will keep Ais Union going when we are gone. Another surprise was during my trip to Washington and the Transportation Institute. It showed me where the real fight is to build ships and get cargo which means job security for our mem-* bership. This is where all of us can help through our support of SPAD. We have a hard fight ahead of us, so we must work together to keep our Union strong. Seafarers attending the Bosuns Recertification Program at Union Headquarters and Piney Point, and two Upgraders, got a first-hand look at the SlU's legisla­ tive operation during a one-day trip to Washington. Among their stops was the Capitol building where they saw the U.S. Congress at work. First row, from left, are Lundeburg School Vice President Mike Sacco, and Bosuns Manuel Landron, Jim Garner and Harold Weaver. Second row, from left, are Piney Point Port Agent Gerry Brown and Bosuns Raymond Ferreira, John Cisiecki, Albert Wrinquette and Verner Poulsen. Third row, from left, are Bosuns Bob Gillain, Ravaughn Johnson, James Thompson and Roberto Zaragaza. Fourth row, from left, are UpgraderE. C. Gardner, Bosun Robert Schwarz, Upgrader Oscar Johnson, and Bosuns Arthur McGinnis and Reidus Lambert. Reidus Lambert Seafarer Reidus Lambert has been a member of the SIU for 20 years and has shipped as bosun for the past five years. He now lives in Kenner, La. with his wife Jean, and ships out of the port of New Orleans. I have had an opportunity to spend time at Union Headquarters and at Piney Point, and believe me I have seen a lot that has opened my eyes. I know that I will be a better Union member when I go back aboard ship. One very important thing I learned is that SPAD ii the future of this Union. Everyone knows that big business is going to fight us every step of the way, and we are going.to have to fight like hell to protect, our jobs and to get more ships and more cargo. This can only be done through SPAD—and ihy isupport is 100 percent. Telling It Like It Is "Many of us hear—but how many of us really listen?" This was the ques­ tion posed by Seafarer Al Whitmef as he received his Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Certificate at the Headquarters membership meeting this month. Bosun Whitmer said: "If we listen we will understand our problems—and if SIU Bosuns m Washington we can understand the problems we can do something to solve them." Brother Whitmer made his remarks after reports on the Union's activities in Washington were read which de­ tailed the progress of the oil import quota bill and the SlU's efforts to block attacks on the Jones Act. Bosun's Recertification WoUawing are: the names and home ports of the 94 Seafarers who have successfully completed the SW Bosuns Recertification Program: Aljbed Edgar Andeipon, New York G^rgeAm^ tlawM Aikmtskiii, EIinerB Jiaun^Baud^ Norman Beaver^ Ne^ IMbunon ]|^MM:taiii^, Honston Ddvid Bi^er, Norfolk :' r Jan Beye, New Yoric Stanley Bojko, San Francisco Andrew Boney, Norfolk George Burch, New Orleans George Bnike, New Yfwk Walter Botterton, Norfolk Hufiuoii Butts, Houston RRhard ChrtstenberiyvSa^ V^Uiam^^C Fred Cooper, Mobile Chairtes Rkhard DandSle, Houston Julio De^do, New Yorik l^id IHcklnsqn, Mp^^ JamesBfaEpn, MobjOte Peter Drewes, Naw York joha Eddins, BaMmore Eugene Flowers, New York Donato Giangiordano, Philadelphia James Gorman, New Yoric Perry Greenwo^, Seattle Burt Hanback, New York Karl Hellman, Seattle Domdd Hicks, New Yorfr Raymond Hodges, Mobile Raymond W. Ho^es, Baltimore Elbert Ho^e, Baltimore Stephen Homka, New Yoric Calvain James, New York Stanley Jandora, New York ili? Sven Jansson, New York Morton Kemgood, Baltimore Perty Konis, New Yorik lAo Koa»,^fimore Reidus Lsucnbert, New OrieanS f Robert Lasim,;Pii)»tb Rfco;-'-v?:; m Raymond Layonie,Bjdtiniore ; Hans Lee, Seatfle JT^ob Levin, Biddmore Joseph Leyal, ndtedrtphig fGeorge Libby, New Orleans, Robert Macl»rt, Bal^ ~ < H»iis:Manninfc SeatBe Ardior McGhuns, New Orteaumr William Meehan. Norfolk Clji^ MQleiv Seattle Rdward Morris, Jr^ Mobile Ervin Moyd, Mobile Ys#i Niefeen, New York VQlliam fPConnor, Settle Frtid^p^ AJlNert 6rottimksr» San Francisco JafoesWiri^^ Wallace Perry, Jr., San Francisco Yieklto PoUaaen, NewOrleans tfonaild Prt^fy, New York Francisco James Pullfom, Tony Radich, New Orleans Ewing Rihn, New Orieans Wpif^ Alfonso Rivera, Puerto RicpL^; y ^ Lancelot Rodr^[u<^, Puerto ^R^ Ovidio Rodi%#^New Y^ Thomas Self, Baltimore Ffoyd Sells:, San Francisco Peter Sheldirake, Houston ' Lester Smith, Norfolk Sven Stockmarr, New Yoric Baniey Svrearingen^ Jiiclisrnil^ Frank Teti, New York Ward Wallace, JacksonviDe Richard Wardlaw, Houston Alan Whitmer, New York Malcolm Woods, San Francisco . Page? �fe i ^ I Boggs-Outstanding Citizen Headquarters Notes :¥ § S by SIU Vice President Frank Drozak § ::i SSftW?S?Sft^%W5S!!fSS!Sg5!SS!^^ SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN I want to stress again the importance of taking the time to make certain that all claim forms for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan are filled out completely and that all necessary receipts, bills, discharges or other documents are attached to the claim forms when they are sent to the SIU Welfare Plan for payment. The SIU Welfare Department makes every eflfort to get the claims pipcessed as quickly as possible, but many times the forms have to be returned to the member or his dependent because information is lacking. This creates a hardship which could be avoided if the member would take the time to make certain that his claim form is complete with all necessary information. Members should also leave a claim form with their dependent when they go to sea. The first page of the form should be filled out completely and signed by the member. Discharges showing that the basic seatime requirement has been fulfilled should also be left at home. By taking this precaution, our members will not have to worry should their wives or children need medical care while they are at sea. BOSUNS RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM With the graduation this month of 12 more bosuns from the Bosuns Recertification Program, we now have 94 bosuns who have completed the two-month training and upgrading program, and I want to congratulate our latest graduates on their efforts to make themselves more effective aboard ship. These brothers — and all of our members who have completed the program — have a better understanding of this Union, the industry and the problems we must tackle to insure our continued job security. Bosun A1 Whitmer said it all at the membership meeting in New York this month when he conunented: "A lot of us hear the reports read at mem­ bership meetings and hear the reports from our officials at payoffs — but how many of us really listen?" That's the key: listening and understanding. Because if we really listen and try to understand what our problems are, then we will be able to tackle those problems and solve them. Our recertified bosuns, together with our "A" Seniority upgraders are making a valuable contribution to bringing our membership a better under­ standing of the problems confronting this Union. They have had the oppor­ tunity to see first-hand every operation of the SIU — at Headquarters, in Washington and at our training center in Piney Point. They asked questions, and they listened. These bosuns will now be more effective representatives of our Union both at sea and ashore. I want to congratulate these brothers on their participation in this program and their concern for the continued job security of this membership — Andy Boney, Ernie Bryan, Pete Drewes, John Eddins, Reidus Lambert, Art McGinnis, Bill O'Connor, Lancelot Rodrigues, Floyd Selix, Barney Swearingen, Lester Smith and "Honest Al" Whitmer. "A" SENIORITY UPGRADING Five more of our members completed the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program this month and I would like to congratulate Jon Humason, Arthur Lehmann, Phillip Painter, Pierangelo Poletti and Bert Reamey. It is important that we encourage more of our members to participate in this program because fhe strength and future of this Union rests on the shoulders of our full "A" seniority members. We have today in this Union about one and one-half jobs for every full book member, and the number of members who are leaving the industry, because of death or retirement, exceeds the number of members who are achieving full "A" seniority through our upgrading program. TRAINING AND UPGRADING One of the most Impoitant keys to the success of this Union in securing new ships and new companies — deep sea, on the Lakes and in the rivers — has been the success of our training programs in Piney Point. Training and upgrading to meet the challenges of advancing technology in the maritime industry is the key to the future of this Union and the job security of our membership. We have been successful — more than any other Union — in getting new ships and more job opportunities. We have been successful in this effort because we have shown that we can provide trained and highly-qualified crews for the new ships, tugs and towboats of our growing American-flag fleet. The QMED training, while it is by no means the only important upgrading program at the Harry Lundeberg School, has proven valuable in providing qualified men for the SL-7's, VLCC's, LNG's, LASH and OBO carriers which represent the continued job security and pension security of this membership. Page 8 The Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO this year presented its 12th annual Out­ standing Citizen Award to Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (second from right) who is the wife of the late Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana. SIU Vice President Lindsey Williams, also president of the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO is standing left, along with Mrs. C. J. Stephens, wife of N.O. Port Agent Buck Stephens, and Pat Stoddard, president emeritus of the New Orleans organization. SIU Scholarship Grants Continued from Page 3 lenge to me to keep up-to-date, through reading and concentration, on new l^al issues. This will keep my mind active, because I have discovered that the mind will quickly grow stale if allowed." Actively involved in her .school'.s ex­ tracurricular programs, Janice belonged to the French Club, the Math Club and the Poetry and Drama Club. She also worked on the school newspaper and was co-editor of the 1974 school yearbook. Janice was written up for two consec­ utive years in "Who's Who Among American Students," and was awarded membership in the Society of Outstand­ ing American High School Students, and the National Honor Society. Cullowhee High School Principal Charles Stallings writes, "Janice is an excellent student in every way. Her high academic grades and participation in many of the school's extracurricular ac­ tivities are an indication of her value and worth as a student and school citi­ zen. She is a human being who will make contributions to society as long as she lives." Her father, the late Seafarer Samuel Parker, died from injuries sustained in a shipboard accident in Okinawa in June of 1972. Brother Parker sailed as electrician, and was a member of the SIU for 2^years prior to his death. ^' Medicine and Marine Biology Identical twin sisters. Pearl and Judy Yao, graduated from George Washing­ ton High School in San Francisco last December, both being in the top 20 students of 220 graduates. As v/ell as being identical twins, the two are also very close friends. They are planning to attend the same college, the Univenlty of California at San Diego; however Judy will study marine biology and Pearl, has chosen a career in medicine, Judy believes that "education leads to success" and that a college education "will enable me to achieve my personal goals in life." Judy has a great respect and concern for nature, and feels that as a marine biologist she will be able to "help solve some of the problems we face, such as pollution and over population." After completing her undergraduate work, Judy plans to attend Scripps In­ stitute of Oceanography in Claremont, Calif, to finish her education. Like her sister. Pearl values educa­ tion very highly, and recalls that "I've always dreamt of going to college ever since I was a little girl." Pearl chose a medical career simply because "I want to help people, and the best way I know of doing this is by be­ coming a doctor." Both girls were very active in their school's extracurricular programs, par­ ticipating in the Drama Club, th6 Girls Athletic Association and other Clubs and Committees. Their Principal, Saul Madges, writes that the girls "are more than worthy re­ cipients of a scholarship award, and they will bring credit to your organiza­ tion and the school which they will attend." The girls' father. Seafarer Fang Wing Yao, has been a member of the SIU since 1955. Bom in Shanghai, China, the veteran Seafarer sails in the engine department with an FOWT rating. The SIU extends congratulations and sincere good wishes to the five scholar­ ship winners in their college careers. Marine Firemen's President Retires \ Harry Jorgensen, president of the Marine Firemen's Union,and a vice pres­ ident of the SIUNA, retired last month because of ill health. According to the Marine Firemen's Union, Jorgensen's health had been de­ teriorating over a period of time, and made it difficult for him "to put in the amount of time required as President of the Union." Henry "Whitey" Disley, vice presi­ dent of the union's Pacific District affi­ liate was named acting president until a special election to fill the vacancy is held. Disley has also been designated to fill the position of vice president in the SIUNA. Nominations for the office of presi­ dent took place last month at union meetings, and the election was sched­ uled to take place sometime this month. Seafarers Log �Two More Seafarers Achieve Educational Goals ITie educational programs of the SIU are aimed, not only at advancing the professional skills of Seafarers, but also toward providing them wtih academic opportunities that had been denied them. This month, two more Seafarers achieved their educational goals. Able Seaman Paul Rittiner, Jr., who has been sailing with the SIU since 1965, was accepted by the Union . College Scholarship Committee for a four-year grant worth $10,000, and Seafarer Wil­ liam Bellinger became the 19th SIU member to achieve a high school diploma through the Union's academic enrichment program at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point. (For the story on Seafarer Rettiner and the SIU College Scholarship awards, see page 3.) •'V 'yjL- H' J. ' ' Seafarer Bellinger Seafarer Bill Bellinger's career re­ minds one of the old nursery rhyme— "... a butcher a baker a candlestick maker .. .". During his lifetime he has been employed as a construction worker, a truck driver, bus driver, cab driver, short order cook, police ofiScer and served with the military during two wars. Recently, the 51-year old SIU mem­ ber took on yet another role—GED student at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Seafarer Rittiner Bellinger said he "formally finished the 8th grade, but actually started to quit in the fifth grade." By the 6th and 7th grade he had declared himself a non-student and teachers were just passing him on to get "rid" of him. "In the past, there have been many, many cases when having the high school diploma would have helped me con­ siderably and not having it hindered me considerably," commented the Houston, Tex. resident. "It was difficult," he continued. "I felt comfortable in some content areas, and uncomfortable in others—particu­ larly in mathematics—I'm completely bafBed by it." "But, I picked up quite a bit, par­ ticularly in English-Grammar," said Bellinger. "I can read writing, but in High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers Nineteen Seafarers have already successfully completed studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. The Lundeberg High School Pro­ gram in Piney Point offers all Seafarers —regardless of age—the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The study period ranges from four to eight weeks. Classes are small, permit­ ting the teachers to concentrate on the individual student's progress. Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to continue his education can apply in two ways: Go to an SIU office In any port and you will be given a GED PieTest. This test will cover five gen­ eral areas: English Grammar, and literature; Social Studies, Science I I I 1 I I I I I and Mathematics. The test will he sent to the Lundeberg School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to the Harry Lundeberg School. A test booklet and an answer sheet will be mailed to yoiu- home or to your ship. Complete the tests and mail both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg School. (See application on this page.) During your stay at the school, you wiU receive room and board, study materials and laundry. Seafarers will provide their own transportation to and from the school. Following are the requirements 'for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: 1. One year's seatime. 2. Initiation fees paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary obliga­ tions, such as dues and loans paid in folL the past have not been able to write reading." "I have a desire to write," he said. "I could never write, though, without having learned what I've learned here about punctuation, clarification, sen­ tence structure and paragraphing." Bellinger has been sailing with the SIU since 1967 and is currently ship­ ping as chief cook or baker. He's no stranger to Piney Point, either. In Oc­ tober 1972 he dame to HLS for his Lifeboat ticket, and in March of this year he came back for seniority up­ grading and received his full 'A' book last month. "I would encourage other Seafarers to get their high school diplomas," said Bellinger. "Because they're going to find a high school education is almost a must—and becoming more and more so every day." By B. Rocker Pending Bills Action is still pending on three bills which have major importance to Sea­ farers. Progress has been reported and content discussed at length over the last several months on the following: • Energy Transportation Security Act: H.R. 8193, a bill to guarantee a minimum of oil imports for our U.S.-flag ships, has been reported out of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and is awaiting a rule from the House Rules Committee. The rule sets the time limit for general debate and governs the amending process—including "closed rule," which means no amendments are allowed, or "open rule," which permits amendments from the floor. In some cases, only members of the committee reporting the bill can add amendments. SIU has urged passage of H.R. 8193 in the interest of the maritime indus­ try, the national economy, and national security. • Pension Plan Regulation: A conference committee has been appointed (members from the House and the Senate), but because Congress has been in recess, members have been away, visiting their districts and meeting with constituents. In their absence, their staff members have worked together on H.R. 2, and H.R. 4200 to achieve a compromise bill to regulate pension plans and protect workers' pension rights. • Select Committee on Committees: The proposal to reorganize the House committee structure, H.R. 988, is scheduled to go before the Democratic caucus. SIU has strongly opposed H.R. 988, because, among its deficiencies, the resolution would weaken the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Minimiim Wage On Apr. 8, the President signed into law new amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act which will raise the minimum wage to $2 an hour, effective May 1 and increasing to $2.30 by 1976. Coverage will now be extended to five million workers who previously did not come under minimum wage—^federal, state and local government em­ ployees and domestics. More than 1.6 million federal employees and nearly 3.4 million state and local government workers will now be protected. And for the first time, firemen and policemen will be paid overtime after 60 hours. The increase is the first in six years. The Consumer Price Index shows that in that time, the cost of living has increased 39 percent. The House Education and Labor Committee said in its report of the bill that under the existing minimum wage of $1.60, an employee working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks would gross $3,200 or $1,000 below the figure defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as "poverty level." Mr. Nixon had vetoed a bill in September which would have raised the minimum to $2.20, because he felt it would be inflationary. However, he be­ lieves the increase is "now a matter of justice that can no longer be fairly delayed." I am interested in furthering my education, and I would like more information j on the Ltmdeberg High School Program. .Book No.. Name— f' •;! Address. Last grade completed (Street) (City or Town) (Zip) Last year attended— I Complete this form, and mail to: Margaret Nalen I Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I Piney Point, Maryland 20674 I May 1974 Seafarers are ui^ed to contribute to SPAD. It is the way to have your voice heard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. • \• Pages �ipw" Lyman ^ '-ii Houston Committee Third Cook Mohammed Hussien, far left, stands in with the ship's committee for a photo aboard the containership Houston at a recent payoff at the SeaLand docks in Port Elizabeth, N.J. Committee members are from the left: Julio Figueroa, steward delegate; John Barcroft, deck delegate; Stanley Zielewski, educational director: Frank Rodriguez, ship's chairman, and Thomas Williams, secretary-reporter. The 504-foot containership runs coastwise. The SlU-manned freightship Lyman Hall paid off on Apr. 8 In Port Newark, N.J. The Lyman Hall was purchased a year ago by Waterman from Pacific Far East Lines. She took on her first SlU crew la.st July. Committee members, from the left, are: Rosco Rainwater, steward delegate: Ed Wallace, ship's chairman; Felix Diaz, educational director, and Jim Martin, secretary-reporter. The Lyman Hall is on the Far East run. Charleston Committee Elizabethport Committee Recertified Bosun Vagn Teddy Nielsen is on his first ship, the Elizabethport, since recently completing the SlU's two-month Bosun Recertification Program. The Sea-Land operated containership paid off in Port Elizabeth, N.J. on Apr. 28. Ship's committee members, from the left, are: Nielsen, ship's chairman: N. W. Jorgensen, engine delegate; J. Morales, educational director; George W. Gibbons, secretary-reporter; Bill Sierr, steward delegate; and T. Williams, deck delegate. Usual run for the Elizabethport is the Mediterranean. ;. >• The 497-foot Jong containership. Char/esfbn, operated by Sea-Land, paid off late last month after completion of a coastwise run. Committee members are, standing left; l^uis Cepeda, educational director, and Bob Hutchins, secre­ tary-reporter. Standing right is Victor Silva, steward delegate; and seated clockwise from the left, are: Tom Wolfe, deck delegate; John McCollum, ship's chairman; crewmember William Smith, and John Tobin, engine delegate Transidaho Committee San Juan Committee ••'A,.' m- • After completion of a Mediterranean voyage, the SlU-contracted containership San Juan paid off at Port Elizabeth on Mar. 18. Her ship's committee members are, from the left: S. Piatak, secretary-reporter; H. Murranka, ship's chairman; L. Nieves, engine delegate, and Y, Swartz, deck delegate. Brothers Piatak and Swartz were incorrectly identified in the April LOG. Page 10 Recertified Bosun Elbert Hogge, a member of the September class of the Bosun Recertification Program, is now serving as ship's chairman on the committee of the Transidaho. Other committee members, from the left, are: Dimas Mendoza, deck delegate; Juan Ruiz, steward delegate, and Abraham Aragones, secretary-reporter. The Transidaho, operated by Hudson Water­ ways paid off late last month in the port of New York. She is on a coastwise run.' Seafarers Log �aBR5ng?«mmKiPrr-:^j^^^ " an, the Sugar Islander Delivers Her Cargo The 28,000 dwt bulk carrier Su­ gar Islander (Pyramid Sugar Trans­ port, lnc.)» one of the lai^est of her type ever buflt m a U.S. shipyard, stopped off at the port of Kawasaki, Japan recently to discharge cargo. The SlU-contracted Sugar Islander spent two days In port nnloadlng over 24,000 tons of gram. The 641-foot long vessel's normal run Is to the Far East. She usually picks up grain on the U.S. Gulf Coast, discharges It m Far East ports, and then picks up sugar In the Hawai­ ian Islands before returning to the Gulf or West Coast. The ship was hullt by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction. She was dedicated on Aug. 24,1973, and has a speed of 15.75 knots. The ves­ sel has six cargo holds with a capacity of 1,195,986 cubic feet. She Is under long term charter to the California and Hawaiian Sngar Co. for the ^ j-k" The Sugar Islander in port at Kawasaki, Japan where she recently spent two days unloading over 24.00Q long tons of grain carried from New Orleans. The 28.000-dwt bulk carrier is one of the largest of her type ever built in theU.S. Four Seafarers on board enjoy a hot meal in the ship's modern crew's mess. From left are; Bosun. William Parker, AB Dewey Penton, AB Percy Kennedy and QMED Robert Vance. Know Your Rigiits St,';:. transport of raw sugar from Hawaii to the mainland. One of the many modem features aboard the Sugar Islander Is the galley, which has three ovens (one of which Is a combination microwaveconventional), a push-button potato peeling machine, a meat slicing ma­ chine, ice cube machine and other equipment which makes the steward's job easier. The galley also has cafe­ teria-style serving which Includes hot steam tables. On this recent run to the Far East the ship also discharged cargo at Kobe before arriving m the Philip­ pines, where It loaded 27,000 long tons of bulk sugar for deposit at the C & H Refinery In Crockett, Calif. The vessel arrived back m New Or­ leans m late April to load up a full cargo of soybean, and It was sched­ uled to head back for the Far East earlier this monfli. Wiper William Feyer enjoys a cup of coffee in the Sugar Islander's cafeteriastyle galley. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officef or member. Tt has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out"this responsibility. 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 circumstances 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 reported to headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and reconunendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findinp. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various triist 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 disburse­ ments of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquartersof the various trust funds. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts whicb the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights 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\stoowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: . Frank Drozak, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 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 aboard ship; Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. May 1974 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement' of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntap'. No contribution may be solicited of received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member­ ship in the Union or .of employment., If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, American trade imion concepts and Seafarer seamen. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the ahove rights have heen violated, or that he has heen denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU Pfesident Paul Hall at headquartersJby certifib.' mail, return receipt requested. • Page 11 �/• ri J K-' i' , •*5 Oil Import Bill Passed by House of Representatives Continued from Page 2 oil industry impoets.their petroleum on Houss. Merchant Marine aed Bisherws- ..ships Suing the Liberiar..flag42.pc^?ent of the time; some eight percent is car­ Committee, in his speech on the floor ried on U.S.-flags mostly from Carib­ during the debate, urged "my col­ bean countries and a variety of foreign leagues on both sides of the aisle" to ships carry the balance." support passage of the bill in the inter­ Representative Grover lashed at the est of national security and as a "corol­ so-called effective controlled fleet lary to project independence." He which he said cannot be relied upon. He pointed to the increasing seapower of said "it is appalling that the State De­ the Soviet Union and the fact that "vir­ partment and even the Department of tually all petroleum imported from the Defense continue to pay lip service to Middle East moves on ships which owe the discredited effective-control no allegiance to the United States." theory." The New York Republican said that "according to their own lobbyist, the Many other Congressmen, from both political parties, rose to speak in sup­ port of H.R. 8193. Congressman Frank Clark of (D.Pa.), chairman of the Merchant Marine Committee, and a staunch advocate of the legislation, noted that "the real op­ Members are advised that there ponents of this vital legislation are the have been problems concerning multinational oil companies." Congress­ launch service to and from vessels man Clark said that the committee's ac­ in transit through the Panama tion on the Energy Transportation Secu­ Canal. The Panama Canal Au­ rity Act was the first step in Congress' thority which operates the launch goal of "formulating an energy policy service has advised that there will tliat is not dominated by the oil com­ panies." he no guarantee of transportation Congressman Joel Pritchard, a (R.either to or from the ship. Wash.), added that "we can no longer The SIU is looking into the mat­ afford to leave U.S. oil policy at the ter and will report the progress of discretion of the oil companies." its investigation in the LOG. In the Anothef member of the Merchant meantime, memhere are advised Marine Committee, Congressman Peter not to rely on launch service while Kyros said it is doubtful "if the 1970 their ships are in the Canal zone Act would ever be successful as long as area. the multinational oil companies control the transportation of the vast prepon- Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce derance of these oil imports." ^ CojjirpiUre', ^haire<l,tj^^^en. Congressman Thomas Djuiinvng Long (D.-La.), are expected to take Va.), a long time supporter of a strong place within the next few weeks. Many U.S. merchant marine, also spoke in supporters, including SIU President support of the Energy Transportation Paul Hall, will testify at the Committee Security Act. "There is no question" he hearings. said "that the proposed legislation is needed and ne^ed now." He added, "the bill would provide many additional jobs for American workers that would otherwise be lost to foreign labor." Robert Leggett (R.-Calif.), stated that the legislation, by requiring the in­ creased use of U.S.-flag vessels, will re­ An arbitration session was held sult in "a larger portion of the tankers last month to determine whether the operating near our shore to come under Military Sealift Command is required American environmental regulations re­ to reimburse steamship companies garding release of polluting oil into the for payment of Vietnam war bonuses water." after the date of July 1,1973. A final Another supporter of a strong U.S. decision is still pending. merchant marine and a sponsor of the The MSC's position is that mer­ Energy Transportation Security Act, Jo­ chant seamen no longer had the legal seph Addabbo (D.-N.Y.), stated that right to war bonuses with termination by the passage of H.R. 8193, "the na­ of the Selective Service Act on July tion's consumers will save at least a 1, stating that these payments are penny per gallon on imported oil while only awarded "during an induction we at the same time provide thousands period." of jobs for American workers." However, many steamship com­ Many other Congressmen, from all panies, at great cost, continued the sections of the nation, rose to speak in payments without reimbursement favor of the legislation, including Con­ and now stand to lose these monies. gressman John Murphy of New York, The American Maritime Associ­ Joe Waggonner of Louisiana, Fred ation will represent the majority of Rooney of Pennsylvania, Lawrence HoSlU-contracted companies in this gan of Maryland, Bob Eckhardt of matter. Final decision on the arbitra­ Texas, Teno Roncalio of Wyoming, and tion will be published in an upcom­ William Ketchum of California. ing issue of the LOG. Hearings before the Merchant Marine 5 Percent Wage Boost On Board Delta Mar Panama Canal Launch Service Continued from Page 2 premium wages. Oilers and firemenwatertenders get a $29.18 increase and 25 cents an hour for premium overtime. Wipers get $27.11 and 24 cents an hour in premium wages. Tanker QMED's get an increase of $45.09 and 39 cents in premium over­ time. Chief pumpmen get $41.25 and 36 cents in premium overtime. Oilers and firemen-watertenders will receive $29.53 extra a month and 26 cents extra an hour in premium overtime. Wipers get $27.11 more a month and 24 cents an hour in premium pay. • In the steward department, freightship chief stewards will receive $38.33 more a month and 33 cents more an hour in premium overtime. Cooks and bakers get $33.21 more and 29 cents an hoiu- in overtime pay. Messmen will re­ ceive an increase of $22.63 a month and 20 cents more an hour in premium overtime. Tanker steward-cooks wiUf et $41.80 a month extra and 36 cenfs an horn: extra in overtime premium pay. Cooks and bakers will receive $34.63 a month and 29 cents extra an hour in overtime pay. Messmen will get $22.63 more a month and 20 cents an hour in prem­ ium overtime pay. Bosuns, Chief Electricians and Chief Stewards on SL-7, SL-18 and LASH ships who receive higher monthly base salaries than men with these ratings on other freightships, will receive the same pay increase. However their increase in overtime premium pay will be slightly higher. War Bonus Arbitration Wiper Jacob Oterba, (center) and Bosun Joe Collins (right) bring their books up-to-date with New Orleans Patrolman Jimmy Martin when their ship, the Delia Mar, first LASH containership-barge carrier built in the United States, paid off in the Guif port recently. Brothers Oterba and Collins were incorrectly identified in the April LOG. In Iberville's Galley SCHEDULE Port I • ' J". Three members of the Iberville's steward department at work in the ship's galley during visit in Port of New Orleans. Third cook John R. Holiday (left) and Cook and Baker Eddy A. Bowers (center) look on as Chief Steward Harvey M. Lee prepares food. Brothers Bowers and Lee were incorrectly identified In the April issue of the LOG. Page 12 Date New York ... ..June 3... Philadelphia. . . .June 4... Baltimore ... ..June 5... Norfolk ..... ..June 6... Detroit ..June 7... June 10... Houston ..... . .June 10.., New Orleans . ..June 11... Mobile ...... ..June 12... San Francisco ..June 13... Columbus ... ..June 15. .. Chicago ..June 11... Port Arthur . ..June 11... Buffalo 12... St. Louis . ... :.June 13... Cleveland ... ..June 13... Jersey City . . . 10... Deep Sea IBU 2:30 p.m 2:30p.m. 2:30p.m. — 2:30p.m. «• • ' UIW 5:00 p.m. ....,.. . 7:00 p.m. ......... 5:00 p.m. .... .... 7:00 p.m. .... 5:00 p;m. \ ... .... 7:00 p.m. .... 5:00 p.m. .. .\ .... '7:00 p.m. , ...., , , , , '• •• 5:00 p.m. .... 2:30p.m. .... .... 5:00 p.m .... 7:00 p.m. 2:30p.m. .... .... 5:00 p.m 2:30p.m. .... .... 5:00 p.m. ....' 2:30p.m. — .... . .. .1:00 p.m. .... 5:00 p.m. .... — .... 5:00 p.m — ••• • « • • • .... 5:00 p.m • • • •, — .... 5:00 p.m. ..,. • • '• • *. m • I • • •d" • . • 1 • • — »• Seafarers Log �T HE OVERSEAS ARCTIC ar­ '"C"'- , '.' . - > '• 'S?"-'tv ' "t"' ' - • ' Able-seaman Howard Knox stretches a guy as the 65,000ton tanker lies at the Stapleton anchorage off Staten island. rived at the port of New York this month after a voyage to Nigeria. The 65,000-ton tanker anchored off Stapleton, Staten Island while she waited for clearance to move into her dock to discharge cargo. While she was at anchorage, the crew held a good shipboard meeting and dis­ cussed many of the critical issues be­ ing debated in Washington which af­ fect their job security—including the ''oil import quota" bill and the con­ tinuing attacks on the Jones Act. Participation in SPAD was very good because, as Able-seaman Rich­ ard Bradford said: "I donate to SPAD because I have a job and I want to make sure that I will con­ tinue to have a job in this industry. I look at SPAD as an investment in my future." The Overseas Arctic is now on a run to the Mediterranean. Recerti­ fied Bosun Luther Pate said: "We have a good crew aboard, and the young fellows from the Harry Lundeberg School are doing an outstand­ Chief Pumpman John O'Rawe checks oil levels in the tanks ing job." as the Overseas Arcf/c makes ready to discharge. 'I Mfiliiiij *••• iljiiii.. iS iiSS ir V'r li :r 'li/i Stores come aboard the Overseas Arctic as the ship lies at anchor off Staten Island in the New York harbor waiting to discharge her cargo of crude oil after a trip from Nigeria. Seafarer William Niel, who sails as baker, mixes baiter for one of his culinary specialties. Brother Niel is a veteran Seafarer and a long-time member of the SlU. Bosun Luther Pate is a strong supporter of SPAD and he invests in his future by investing in SPAD at nearly every payoff. Seafarer Pate, who has been a member of the SlU for 28 years said: "SPAD is job security. We have to have strong representation in Washington. We have to all get behind SPAD because -by being united we can keep duj security. Lundeberg School graduates Cheyenne Morris, left, and Daniel Dellosa are both sailing as ordinary seamen—and received praise from their shipmates for their enthusiasm over their wdrk and their willingness to learn. Both of the young Seafarers invested in their future by investing in SPAD at the payoff. Page 13 May 1974 �Seafarer Perry Sees Gold ASHORE LSfc'. •' New Orleans SlU-contracted Delta Line marked its 55th birthday recently. The firm's name, which originally was Mississippi Shipping Co., was changed to the Delta Steamship Co. in 1962. San Anfonio, Tex. One of the main speakers recently at the Unity Dinner of the National Mari­ time Council's Central Region Action Group here was O. William Moody, administrator, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Moody related how labor views the American merchant marine and its future, He urged importers and exporters to increase their use of Americanflag vessels. Stressing the importance of global trade, the unity dinners have been held in cities throughout the United States. They show American shippers how labor, management and government are united in an effort to develop a strong, com­ petitive, modem, American-built, privately owned and operated U.S.-flag mer­ chant marine. I i' New York The port of New York leads the list of busy ports in 1973 with 9,093 ships calling. Two other busy ports were Philadelphia with 5,128 ships calling and Los Angeles with 5,019 ships. For the California port, a jump of 301 ships over the 1972 figure was reported. Boston Chief pumpman Thomas O'Connor of this port remained in a cpma late last month in the U.S. Public Health Service hospital here following surgery to remove a blood clot. That operation was performed in the Massachusetts Gen­ eral Hospital. Also in the PHS hospital convalescing ^ter an operation for ulcers is Sea­ farer Augustus "Roger" Hickey. St. Louis "I'm still alive and kicking," says Port Agent Leroy Jones back on the job late last month after recovering from injuries sustained Nov. 16 when a car crashed through the front window of the Union hall here. "I'm getting stronger every day," he noted while using a cane to get about the hall. Brother Jones said his doctor in the hospital laid his recovery on his fine physical condition." He spent two months in the hospital recovering from severe internal injuries. Jones summed it up with, "I'm coming along fine. I'm just a lucky country boy." Also hurt in the crash were Mrs. Ronald Hicks and Union members Ronald Hicks and Max Shinault. All are all right except for Hicks who is still recovering up in Illinois. * * * Former SIU representative in Paducah, Ky. and Chicago, Frank "Scotty" Aubusson, has been assigned here as an IBU represeintative. • * • The UlW-manned Delta Queen sailing out of New Orleans made her first stop of the new season here on April 25. Seafarer Wallace Perry shows his federal claim permit to Joseph-Leyal while they were both attending the Bosuns Recertification Program this year. Back in the 1880's gold was discov­ pan," he said, "I picked up a lot of ered in Washington Creek in northern books on the subject and I talked to California—and the rush was on. To­ many old-timers in the area. I learned day, nearly 100 years later, there are a lot I didn't know about gold mining." still those hardy optimists who pan in Although he only worked his claim the creek and dig in the soil hoping to for two months since he got his permit. hit the "mother lode." Seafarer Perry has already dug a tunnel Among those who live in tents and 14 feet into an outcropping of gravel. make-shift huts along the banks of "The tiinnel is drifting into hard Washington Creek a; they patiently rock," he said, "arid what I'm looking search for riches is Seafarer Wallace for-is a mother lode in the bed rock Perry who recently completed the SIU's under the outcropping." He said he also Bosuns Recertification Program. expects to find a "placer pocket" which Seafarer Perry is no newcomer to is a pocket of gold which has settled as panning and digging for gold. Before •sediment in the bottom of a water-cov­ he got his present federal claim permit ered hole in the gravel bottom. in July 1973, he had already prospected "The only thing you have to do to for five years in various areas of Cali­ keep your claim is to show that yOu fornia and had also prospected in worked your mine every year," he ex­ Alaska in the 1950's. plained. The land, which is in Nevada Seafarer Perry's federal permit — County, Calif., is regulated by two fed­ which cost him $10—gives him the tight eral agencies—the Forestry Department to prospect on a 20 acre tract along the and the Bureau of Land Management. creek. There's another 20 acres next to Seafarer Perry, who has been a mem­ his claim and he plans to get a permit ber of the SIU for 21 years and ships fortius land, too. out of the port of San Francisco, says "While I was in Alaska," he said, "I that he plans to sail for seven to eight used to follow the hydraulic dredges and months each year and work his mine pan the gravel pilings left behind by the the rest of the time. dredge." He did all right, he said, but "I've barely made expenses so far by when he went to California to try his panning the creek," he said. "But who luck he did some homework first. knows, maybe this year I'll hit that "Before I got my sluice box and gold mother lode." Long Beach, Calif. Sea-Land Service, Inc.- completed construction of a sixth new cran&at this port and brought to a close its two-year program of building new cranes and modifying existing ones at docks where the new SL-7 containerships are expected to call. Entrance to the tunnel being dug by Seafarer Perry in his search for a mother lode of gold in bedrock under the gravel outcropping. Seventy-one cents of every dollar spent in shipping on American-l^g vessels ; remains in this country, making a very snhstantiai contribution to the national I balance of payments and to the nation's Economy. • UseU.S.-f 7; IT, the AmMI^shipper; and Amerka. •• y Page 14 �Movie The Seafarers^ —Direcfecf by Kubrick Although many Union members have seen the SlU-produced motion picture The Seafarers at Union halls through­ out the country and at the Harry Lundeberg School, few have noticed the open­ ing credits which state that the film was photographed and directed by Stanley Kubrick, now internationally known for his direction of such important movies as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clock­ work Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Spartacus, and Paths of Glory. In 1953, Kubrick had displayed con­ siderable talent in the documentary film field. When the SIU, through the LOG, decided to make a motion picture which told the proud story of the Union, young Stanley Kubrick was given the job. Recently, the Motion Picture Divi­ sion of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C, requested a print of The Seafarers so that it could be added to their permanent collection of impor­ tant films. There, it will be available for viewing by the general public. Written by Will Chasan and narrated by newscaster Don Hollenbeck, The Seafarers tells the story of the day-to­ day operations of the SIU in very hu­ man terms. The film outlines the Union's pension and welfare plans, ma­ ternity benefits, scholarship fund, edu­ cational programs, LOG activities, and the operations of Headquarters. In addition, the theory and practice of the SIU hiring hall are depicted, with particular stress on the importance of the hiring hall concept to Seafarers. • The movie is not merely a presenta­ tion of facts and statistics about the SIU. It tells the story of our members in very personal, human terms. An SIU representative is shown making his weekly visit to hospitalized Seafarers, paying them their cash benefits, filling personal requests, and exchanging scut­ tlebutt with hospitalized brothers. Members are seen relaxing and so­ cializing at headquarters, examining works of art creat^ by Seafarers, and throwing in for jobs. The film is not content to stay ashore; the camera goes on board ship to cover a payoff and to show the process of ironing out griev­ ances. Kubrick, a landlubber himself, glorifies the labor of the Seafarers in strikingly beautiful compositions set against the sea and sky. Most SIU members appreciate the democratic nature of the Union, but this film is a good introduction to that aspect of the organization for men just com­ ing into the industry, and for the general public as well. The secret ballot for Union elections, the majority rule con­ cept used at meetings, and Ae right of every member to nominate himself for office are explained in detail. The film ends with a Seafarer pre­ paring to make way for a voyage to a foreign port. As he mounts the gang­ way, the narrator sums up the story of the SIU and the seaman's way of life. "Any man," he says, "no matter how independent, is a member of a family, a community ... a crew." He stresses that cooperation and unity have brought all of the gains that the SIU has achieved throughout the years. So, although the film is an historical account and does not show the recent progress of the SIU since 1953, the basic strategy of the Union is stressed: Strength in Unity. Get Passports All Seafarers are advised that they should have United States passport books and should carry them with them at all times. Seafarers have encountered problems in some areas of the world because they did not have passports, and the problem seems to be increasing. in addition, many Seafarers have not teen able to make flyout jobs to foreign countries be­ cause they lacked passports., A U.S. passport can be secured in any major city in the country. If you need assistance in getting a passport, contact your SIU port agent. Transhawaii Committee I AT SEA SS Walter Rice In a letter to the ship's engine department delegate. Seafarer Nathan Adams, Chief Engineer Jefferson P. Shobe and First Engineer Gay C. Glover expressed their appreciation to the SIU members in the black gang "... for the outstand­ ing job" the engine department did on a voyage in the Gulf to Corpus Christi, Tex., late in March. Especially cited in the letter by name were: Firemen-watertenders Nathan Adams, Bernard R. Hireen and Guadalupe Banda; Oilers Melvin C. Eickmeier, Edwin D. Imhoff and Waller S. Murphy; Wiper Trinidad Garcia, Jr. and Deck Engineer George E. Connell. "In addition to maintaining alert engine room watches, you have contributed greatly to our routine maintenance, repairs and quadra-annual U.S. Coast Guard inspection," the letter said. The top engineers concluded with: "We extend our personal thanks to each man and hope that you will all be able to make the next trip with us." 55 Delta Norte This vessel and the Delta Sud (Delta Line) are taking part in a U.S. Gov­ ernment research project by collecting marine data from the world's oceans. The Cooperative Expendable Bathythermograph Program was first carried out in mid-1970 on the Delta Argentina and the Delta Brazil for the National Marine Fisheries -Service and MARAD. Midshipmen of the Kings Point Maritime Academy, L.I., N.Y., aboard these SlU-contracted ships with the bathythermograph probe, take underwater tem­ perature readings. The readings pinpoint seasonal and year-to-year temperature variations in the Yucatan and Florida Straits, Antilles, Equatorial and Guiana Currents. With this valuable information, the National Oceanographic Data Center makes up nautical charts, showing the temperature and sal,t cjontent of the cur­ rents, so important to mariners and meterologists in their work.' "" ^ USNS Maumee Messmari Charles Thrope was left in hospital in Wellington, N.Z., following scald bums in shipboard mishap recently. The Meteor Now a museum ship, the Meteor, last surviving vessel of a 44 whaleback tanker fleet built in the twin Great Lakes ports of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wise, during the 1880s-1890s, was presented to the city of Superior recently by her owner after 74 years of service. Restored to its original condition, the ship was visited by 20,000 persons during the first few weeks of exhibition at her mooring on Barkers Island. 55 Citrus Packer Departed Union Brother Browning S. Wilamoski, 67, formerly on the SS Alex Siephans (Waterman Steamship), was buried at sea after midday on Sunday, April 14, in the Bay of Bengal. Seafarer Wilamoski died Mar. 13 in the port of Calcutta, India. Prior to the sea burial. Father D. Souz of the Stella Maris R.C. Church of Calcutta said a funeral service aboard ship Apr. 12 in the harbor. At sea, ship's Capt. Emmanuel Patronas read prayers written by the priest for our departed brother with the officers and crew assembled. The SIU crew, the master, captain and crew of the Alex Stephans, repre­ sentatives of Waterman Steamship Co. and Angus Co. Ltd., presented wreaths of flowers at the ceremony. The ship's committee of Bosun William C. Jordan, Secretary-Reporter John C. Reed and Deck Delegate J. Milage Skinner handled funeral arrangements. 55 Transpanama A collection of $205 was taken up for Able Seaman Hobart R. Kirkwood of this ship who died of a heart attack on the morning of Apr. 2 while the vessel was docking at Baton Rouge, La. The money was sent to his survivors, his mother and three children in Jack­ sonville, Fla. The SlU-contracted containership Transhawaii, operated by Seatrain, paid off recently in Weehawken, N.J. Ship's committee members, from the left, are: E. Rodriguez, deck delegate; H. C. McCurdy, secretary-reporter; Victor Carbone, ship's chairman; D. Rios, steward delegate, and W. Cachola, engine delegate. The Transhawaii is on a coastwise run. May 1974 55 Delta Sud In a letter of congratulation to the crew of the SlU-contracted Delta Sud, ship's Capt. John D. Kourian wrote recently "... I would like to take this oppor­ tunity ... to thank all of the personnel for a job well done. "Those involved in the operation and maintenance of the cargo cranes de­ serve special praise, for it is their effort that has made the LASH concept a successful operation . . . The important fact is that we have all kept the vessel moving when it was required, and under all conditions ... It was you that made it possible, and you can well be proud of your achievement. "Management, as well as union leadership, can make many claims for their contribution to the success of LASH—and justly so, but they are not in the arena . . . The final test is in the' arena. The credit belongs to the men in the arena... You are the men in the arena. "Many thanks for your fine efforts." Ship's Chief Steward Michael J. I)unn, the vessel's secretary-reporter, on reading the commendation replied ". . . We are very proud to be members of this crew." Page 15 �isBrotherhood of the Sea: f!i "Rsmw Members of the Gallon Club; SlU Blood Bank Serves i SIU Blood Bank Honor Roll Membors and FgiTiii'ies Listed below are members of the Gallon Qub — members who have donated a g^on or more of blood to the SIU Blood Bank. The understanding and unselfishness of these members — and all SIU members who have donated to the Blood Bank are maldng it possible to insure that blood wiU be available to all of our members and their dependents in time of need. Their partidpation in the SIU Blood Bank is in the best tradition of the "Brother­ hood of the Sea." B ROTHEIfflOpD OF THE SEA means that Seafarers are concerned about the se^ty and well-being of their brothers who go to sea —and this is exemplified by our members' unselfish support of the SIU Blood Bank. Since its beginning in 1959, Seafarers have donated more than 10,000 pints of blood to make sure that their brothers wUl have an ample supply in times of need. But, because the need for blood by Seafarers and their dependents is always present — the need for donors has to be one of our prime concerns. program is an important part of our overall health program," said Dr. Joseph Li^e, SIU medical director. "With the cost of blood in hospitals at an aU-time high, it is especiaUy important today that we maintain an adequate reserve m our blood bank to supply the needs of this membership." It only takes a few minutes to give a pint of blood — and it's safe and painless. The rewa^ — in knowing that your blood will help a brother Seafarer will r^^ with you forever. And the demonstration of your concern is in the best tradition id Brotherhood of the Sea. I Seafarer Arthur Sankovidt received a special Certificate of Honor from SIU Medical Director Dr. Joseph Logue in recognition of his donating a total of thmo gallons of blood to the SIU Blood Bank. Seafarer Clifford Emanuel receives his '•Gallon Donor" pin from Dr. Logue. Alvic Carpenter Peter Dolan Arthur Elliott Clifford Emanuel PhiUpErck Edward Goii^ Charles Johnston Noral Jorgensen Bernard Krogman Torsten Lundkvist Alfred Pelton Andrea P^ce Dominick Venezia Donald Wagner Arthur Sankovidt (3 gallons) .i. ^ P' ' ' I' fftitMi;, . V'Y' "t i' lr tills w' •I I;':, IM fj k A '• •L\': % •' ••• '• giSfe A ^4 , Seafarer Ernest Bryan registers at SIU Clinic in New York to donate blood Chief Steward Alvin Carpenter has donated eleven pints. Seafarer William Bellinger was among a number of "A" Seniority Upgraders who donated blood at the SIU Clinic in New York while they were taking part in the upgrading program. ira M""' • xiit:: M -" >.r.^ w Dr. Maurice Rivkin checks Seafarer Bryan's blood pressure. ' Lab Technician Fred Howard takes a blood sample for analysis. •si'Sl mm Bosun David Atkinson donated a pint of blood at the New York SIU Clinic while ^ he was participating in the recertification program. Recertified Bosun Floyd Selix said it didn't hurt a bit. G.^eat Lakes Seafarer Bemard Krogman is congratulated by Dr. Logue. V,;; " . V - C; }• iJisi -i.'S :'Tii lifgs N. j V'. I'A' JI - ^ ->i ...iz I - J I: -'' '-r ' f > . /• mm:: - 1(1, " . 'Seafarer Bryan relaxes as Nurse Sheryl Edel takes a pint of blood •' Ft ^ Seafarer Bryan proudly displays blood for the SIU Blood Bank. • J ^ "\ SIU Medical Director Dr. Joseph Logue talks with Bryan about Blood Bank. Seafarers' blood donations are taken to lab for typing, processing and storage. Page 17 E'Slf'v'- If; Vcj.''!;.;, . . . ...".v.. • • ' M- ''.i ...,_ 'u- ' "•'.' •'lii" •! ' f;'_i. -mm: �m- Q • Stumbling Block •' , j/ ;,. .-f-' •>* M r!' mmsmB wm -01- m W. N. m '.4' , 'Ar. iUsRe, i 'i •iiSS 'ISsi '•• HISTORIC PRESERVATION a lii Sii Sfii 65 A Sound Investment The next few months leading up to this year's elections will be an extremely crit­ ical time for the American maritime industry. This November, each of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is up for election as well as nearly one third of the Senate seats. Presently, the SlU and the maritime industry have many staunch supporters in both houses of Congress who over the past-few years have consistently pushed and voted for legislation that has signifi­ cantly helped revitalize the U.S. merchant marine. On the other hand, though, there are a number of Congressmen and Senators — many of them oil lobby puppets — who have just as consistently opposed legislation which would spur growth in our industry. Despite this continuous opposition, through our legislative activities in Wash­ ington, D.C. and with the aid of our supporters in Congress, the SIU has spearheaded in the last few years the pas­ sage of many important bills vital to the maritime industry. I W' f'- J' The signing of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 marked the enactment of the most significant piece of maritime legislation in nearly 40 years. It is vital to the growth of the maritime industry that we continue to work — and work hard — for the reelection of our supporters in Congress, while at the same time working for the defeat of those who would allow the industry to flounder and die. At the same time, though, our major political enemies, such as th& big oil lobbies, will be exeftmg aU of their re­ sources in exactly the opposite direction. Our only weapon in overcoming this well-financed opposition is the SPAD dollar. The staunch support of SPAD by our members in the past has enabled us to beat the opposition at their own game. Yet in the next few months, we must increase our support of SPAD to insure continued success in Washington and the preservation of what we have already won. Give to SPAD — it is an investment in your livelihood. writing this on the eve of my departure for the land f my birth, Sweden. 1 am now almost blind and partially ( but outside of that my health is excellent, f'' 1 wish to express nty humble thanks and appreciation for the number of years I have had the advantages and pleasure ' •of beinji a small cog in the finest Union in the U.S.A. ; 1% w Brothers, only we, the real oldtimers realize and appreciate j , the almost unbelievable advances that have taken place in the teaman's life of today as compared to yesteryear. Only through the strength of our Unions has a seaman achieved the respect­ ability in society that was denied him in my early days. Sixty-five years ago when I first started out on Scandinavian . lips the only strength and respectability you had wa.s in your Fffffists and if you knew how to use them. , Here are just a few examples: . How would our young sailors of today like to sleep and cat in the same room — that is deck in one and black gang in One? You had to buy your own utensils — if you had any money left over to buy them with, and if not, any old cans had to do. : You had to buy your own bed clothes, mattress and blankets , '— and of course sheets were an unheard of luxury. How often did you have money for such luxuries? Not ?ften — generally a few burlap bags had to sufiieeJ . If was -A seveii-ditv work week with no overtime. If you got sea-sick or otherwise Xelt ill, you could not, as you do today, lay up —• you stayed on your watch or got logged. That was; the g orious life I had dreamed of before first starting out -rbut the dream soon disappeared into stark reality. , Brothers, just one suggestion from an olditmer. While you • • , -are on a ship it is your home — treat it as such. You have not been shanghied as in the old days — you have signed up on your own free will. You have a duty to perform — live up to it. Because you are representing your Union, your peiionnance on the ship can make or break your Union. Now my humblest appreciation and thanks for the pleasure •w . • 1 - • - Frateraally, - Emil G. Pearson I may 1?74 fc:--' f;; Firefiglitmg for Your Safety One of the most potentially dangerous occurrences which constitutes a serious shipboard emergency is a fire at sea. ft- If not immediately and effectively con­ trolled, a small fire can rapidly spread causing disastrous and tragic effects. To avoid such a situation, each seaman manning a vessel must be well acquainted with the various causes and ways of fight­ ing a fire. To provide all American seafarers with this vital knowledge, the Maritime Administration sponsors a Firefightmg f: f-" i'f '• |;i '"ft of®'' it., •«;. 'f' Page 18 School at the Army Base in Bayonne. The course is only one day in length, and includes both classroom instruction and practical firefighting training in the field. This course is a must for all Seafarers, to insure the personal safety of the crew and the vessel. If you have not already done so, sign up and take this Important course as soon as possible—for your own good and the good of your ship and shipmates. The next firefighting class is scheduled for May 31. - VViuTn« AAXVr, Hoi p Onicitfi ruuiiuaiion of Tfi^ Seararenj mwirnaftondi union ot North America, Atlantic^ Gulf,. Lakes and fntand Waters District, AFL-CtO Sii I ExwuUve Board Paul Mall. PrsEliient ,; I Cat Tannsf, Eyecuiive Vhe-Pwsiiient Earl Shepard. Vice-Pt6s(dent Joe DiGiorgio, Sdoretaty'TreastJwr Uindssy Williams, VIce-Piesmnt ipfank Drozak. Vic^-Prestdent Paul Droiaii, V/C8-P^SsWePf I I Piihtished monthly by Soafarers iniurnatlonai Union, AUantio, • Gulf, Lahos ami Ir.lend Waleis Daalricl, AFL-CIO S75 Fcmnh Avenue, Brooklyn, NX 11233. Teti 4994600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, NX. te' ^rjiTTgi I Seafarers Log V. �Scholarship winner, Seafarer Paul Rittiner, thanks the membership for the "opportunity" to receive a college education. Membership Meeting,N,Y, At fliis month's general membership meeting at Headquarters, 12 more SIU Bosuns received their Certificates after completing the Union's twomonth Bosun Recertification Program. The comments of the bosuns to the membership concerning the program and the many importapt issues facing the Union, showed that this tenth class of bosuns was one of the best informed to complete the course. In addition, five more Seafarers received their full "A" books, bringing to 88 the number of SIU members who have achieved their full books since "A" Seniority Upgrader Pierangelo Poletti notes the importance of SPAD to the future of the SlU and the mari­ time industry. In his report to the membership meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Joe DiGiorgio also read the names of this year's five SIU Scholarship winners, and introduced 26-year old Seafarer Paul Rittiner, the 27th SIU member to win the $10,000 grant since the program was initiated in 1953. HY iY Y\' Recertified Bosun Andrew Boney points out the importance of "getting invoived" in the issues con­ fronting the Union. SIU Representative George McCartney, right, con­ gratulates "A" Seniority Upgrader Bert Reamey for achieving his full book. Recertified Bosuns, seated front from the left, Fioyd Selix, Ernest Bryan, Andrew Boney and Lester Smith in attendance at the Headquarters meeting. May 1974 •- . 1 Recertified Bosun Ernest Bryan encourages all SIU members to take advantage of the many opportuni­ ties available at the Lundeberg School. SIU members, listen cioseiy to proceedings at the May 6 meeting. Page 19 �m i . Jlisiesl-i^LilMlJI liiyaol ill OHi A f ' i GALVESTON (Sea-Land Service), March 24—Chairman Recertified Bo­ sun Denis Manning; Secretary Gus Skendelas; Educational Director Mau­ rice D. Stover; Engine Delegate John A. Sullivan; Steward Delegate Oscar Swenson. $26.65 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. A vote of thanks to John A. Sullivan who spent much time on ar­ rival pools and raised enough money for a Cinemascope lens. The cost of the lens was $195. Next port Anchor­ age. TRANSHAWAII (Seatrain), March 3—Chairman Victor Carbone; Secre­ tary H. C. McCurdy; Engine Delegate Willie Cochola; Steward Delegate Dario Rios. The entire ship's company, of­ ficers and crew sent a card of sympathy to the family of Joseph Sojak, Assist­ ant Engineer who was killed on duty on the Transidaho. A get well card was sent to Carmelo Bonefont, oiler who was on watch and injured at the same time. No disputed OT. Next port Weeliawken. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. ALBANY (Ogden Marine), March 24—Chairman Recertified Bosun R. E. Darville; Secretary. J. Williams; Educa­ tional Director Stanley Rothman. Some disputed OT in deck department. Brother R. E. Darville reported he had just completed the Bosuns Recertification Program at Piney Point. He stressed the upgrading and other fea­ tures open to both the old and new members of the Union. Everything run­ ning smoothly. TRANSroAHO (Seatrain), March 4—Chairman Recertified Bosun El­ bert Hogge; Secretary D. Vola; Educa­ tional Director Robert E. LaOasse, No disputed OT. Bosun suggested that all members donate to §PAD. Everything running smoothly. A Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SAUGATUCK (Hudson Water­ ways), March 26^—Chairman L. Para­ dise; Secretary A. Papadimatis; Educa­ tional Director D. Keller. Some disputed OT in deck department. Everything running smoothly. Next port Houston. •ii > 1:^ J 'F r I - }, •;• ii" BRADFORD ISLAND (Steuart Tankers Co.), March 3—Chairman P. Semyk; Secretary J. L. Hodges; Educa­ tional Director Allen Batchelor. $38 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. AFOUNDRIA (Sea-Land Service), March 17—Chairman C. J. Clark; Sec­ retary E. C. Martin; Educational Direc­ tor A. Lane; Engine Delegate C. A. Morrison. Some disputed OT in deck department. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in mem­ ory of our departed brothers. Next port Elizabeth, N. J. MERRIMAC (Ogden Marine Inc.), March 31—Chairman John C. Green; Secretary W. T. Rose; Deck Delegate Bryan P. Kaline, Jr.; Engine Delegate John Malinowski; Steward Delegate Edward F. Costin. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. NEW YORKER (Sea-Land Service), March 24—Chairman J. R. Wilson; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educa­ tional Director R. Borlase; Steward Delegate Jerry E. Wood. Some books are needed to complete the library. Some disputed OT in deck department. Observed one minute of silence in mem­ ory of our departed brothers. Next port Norfolk, Va. SEATRAIN WASHINGTON (Sea­ train Lines), March 24 — Chairman J. S. Lewis; Secretary Willie Slater; Educational Director J. A. Thompson; Deck Delegate Marc Marcus; Engine Delegate Robert Bunch; Steward Dele­ gate Philip Pimperton. Some disputed OT in steward department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Oakland. DELTA PARAGUAY (Delta Steam­ ship), March 10—Chairman Recerti­ fied- Bosun D. L. Dickinson; Secretary W. J. Miles; Educational Director Frank Chavers; Engine Delegate Max L. Sewart; Steward Delegate James Perrymon. $9.03 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Takaradi, Ghana. Sea-Land Finance '! i .1^ ^ - .'Af ••.' ' •H', Recently Recertified Bosun Jim Pulliam, seated second from right, attends Union meeting aboard the SL-7 containership Sea-Land Finance at her most recent payoff in the Port of Oakland. Also pictured, seated clockwise from the left, are; Mike Worley, SlU patrolman, and committee members Ali Mahamad, steward delegate: Clifford Hall, engine delegate; Tony Ferrara, ;deck delegate: -ship's, chairman Pulliam and John T, Shields; secretary-^ reporter. Standing right is Sadak Wala, educational director. Bethtex Committee The SlU-contracted bulk carrier Bethtex, operated by Bethlehem Steel, paid off in the port of Baltimore on Mar. 30. The ship's committee gathered, in the vessel's recreation room for a photo. They are, from the left: Carl Merritt, educational director; Harry Jones, steward delegate; E. J. Jaks, engine delegate; Gene Paschall, deck delegate; William Baker, ship's chair­ man, and Thomas Jackson, secretary-reporter. The Bethtex runs coastwise. MAUMEE (Hudson Waterways), March 10—Chairman Carl Thomson; Secretary Vasser Szymanski; Educa­ tional Director Allen Spell. Crew messman Charles Thrope was injured and taken to a hospital in Welliri^on, New Zealand. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Everything running smoothly. Next port Houston. PORTLAND (Sea-Land), March 24 —Chairman Recertified Bosun Frank Teti; Secretary Juan Cruz. Chairman requested all members at payoff to re­ member SPAD and to lend their sup­ port as it is to their advantage. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in mem­ ory of our departed brothers. Next port, Elizabeth. BROOKLYN (Westchester Shii^ ping), March 10-^hairman Recerti­ fied Bosun Alfonso A. Armada; Secre­ tary Jimmie Bartlett; Educational Director Eddie Corley. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. The steward gave a vote of thanks to the deck department for helping keep the pantry and messhalls clean. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port in Canary Islands. MARYMAR (Calmar Shipping), March 10—Chairman Tom Karkatzas; Secretary B. J. McNally; Educational Director B. Wilhehsen; Deck Delegate Tom Butefakos; Engine Delegate Joe Tagleiferri; Steward Delegate Louis Williams. Had a discussion on safety and suggested that all crewmembers read the books put out by the SIU on the subject of safety. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. JEFFERSON DAVIS (Waterman Steamship), March 31—Chairman L. Arena; Secretary E. Cooper; Educa­ tional Director G. Craig; Engine Dele­ gate Earl Willis; Steward Delegate Kenny Mobley. Crewmembers were asked to observe all safety rules for their own benefit. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Next port Durban. OVERSEAS ANCHORAGE (Mari­ time Overseas), March 10—Chairman F. A. Pehler; Secretary George A. O'Berry; Educational Director Herman Wilkerson, No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Istanbul. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Comm. Corp.), March 24—-Chairman M. Duet; Secretary S. Hawkins; Edu­ cational Director Poulakis. Chairman supplied movies the cost of which will be equally divided among the crewmembers and the oflBcers. $5 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Next port Rotterdam. OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime Over­ seas Corp.), March 24 — Chairman Walter Colley; Secretary John S. Burke, Sr.; Educational Director Franklin Miller; Deck Delegate M. C. Cooper; Engine Delegate Joseph Collis; Steward Delegate Herbert Hollings. $7.75 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Trinidad. LONG BEACH (Sea-Land Service), March 31—Chairman C. L. Gonzalez; Secretary Ray Taylor; Educational Di­ rector Ramon Torres. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. MOBILE (Sea-Land Service), March 4—Chairman E- Mercereau; &cretary A. Williams; Educational Director K. Abarons. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. TRANSCHAMPLAIN (Hudson Wa­ terways), March 3—Chairman Recerti­ fied Bosun Thomas L. Self; Secretary A. Bodie; Educational Director Ray­ mond L. Bowman; Engine Delegate Frank M. Coe. Some disputed OT in engine department. Everything running smoothly. Next port Oaldand. pfiBcial ship's minutes were also re-, ceived from the following vessels: -.PORTMAR .> ^ ^-.PANAMA • WALTER RICE SEA.LAND RESOIMCE ROSTGN EE-CALMAR .^SEATTLE Seafarers Log " Page 20 |r;; tl 'I''• . < 'il' �'--fj .t ... •,.: •,-. - t': 1* : ;.,--;r;sc;;';'^::vs /, "••: ;• .'I*', ... • .sj'^v - ' . ji/ - SlU veteran H. C. McCurdy, who sails as chief stew­ ard, prepares lunch for Transhawaii crew. an -g.o M'l •••mm • .-"•V''' SlU-Contracfed Transhawaii Pays Off In Weehawken The SlU-manned containership Trans­ hawaii paid off at the Seatrain docks in the port of Weehawken, N.J. on Apr. 26. Originally built in 1944, the Transhawaii was acquired by Seatrain Lines in 1968 and converted for container carriage in 1970 to help meet the growing needs of the U.S. container­ ized trade. Formerly known as the General James H. McRae, she saw action as a troop carrier in the last year of World War II. The Transhawaii is capable of carrying 480 forty-foot long mixed cai^o containers. The containership is presently on the coast­ wise run. At the payoff, department representatives agreed the ship had an excellent crew that worked well together, and said they were look­ ing forward to the next trip. im Seafarer Pcic N. Vasquez, sailing as ordinary sea­ man, wcrks tcpside in pert cf Weehawken, N.J. ifj- r-'- H'/ 11- ". j ./•4 ' , -y Itr ' r#" • ^ y Fireman W. Cachcia, aisc serving as department delegate, tends tc duties in ship's engine rccm. May 1974 The Transhawaii is cappble cf carrying 480 fcrtyfcct Icng mixed cargc ccntainers. Chief Electrician K. Katsalis applies his prcfessicnal skiils in the ccntainership's engine rccm. Page 21 �» i: ,V-- T—f New A Book Members •• ¥!• ,$ert Btve idoie Seafarers achieved fuli Reamey I •:!)••]• - Hi: , 1. (•" :1f 1 iJf t ' bo<^ throngh die SRPS SeDHNtity Progi^ and took die oath of obl%at^ at the general membership meetpgJn New York this mondi. The addifioB of these Ji^ hipgs to 8S the japdmr of anembem who have attalnu^ full book status since this upgrading program was initiated last year. The five are: Bert Reamey, nifllip Pahtteiv Ardmr Seafarer Bert Reamey obtained a QMED rating from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1973. Seafarer Reamey ; joined the SIU in 1966. The 50-year ; old native of Oklahoma is a World War i II veteran who saw action in the Pacific. He now lives in Kent, Wash, with his r Lehmann, Pierangelo Poletd and Jon wife, Olga, and their two children. Brother Reamey sails out of the port of i Humason..,.; Seattle. Seafarer now lives in Richmond, Va. The Harry Lundeberg School at with his wife Pauline and their three Piney Point is geared to the needs of the boys. Brother Painter ships out of the shipping industry. A new seaman can port of New York. get a good, basic understanding of all Having attended the engine depart­ the-shipboard departments. The "old ment upgrading and "A" Seniority Pro­ timer" can advance as far and as rapidly grams at Piney Point in recent months, as he wants. The only limitations are I find the training programs, facilities, those put there by the seaman himself. instructors and staff excellent in all During my visit to SIU Headquarters respects. The knowledge that I have I was impressed with the sincere desire gained there has better equipped me to shown by the Union officials that each hanffie my job and duties aboard ship. seaman in our program understood the While at Headquarters I was able to inner workings of every department of visit the various departments and learn our Union. If we wanted more informa­ first-hand how each one functions. I tion all we had to do was ask. found the personnel eager to assist, able The SIU leadership is totally involved and very efficient in their duties. The . in getting more and better ships for us discussions at the daily meetings were to man, in providing the trained crews very informative. for this new merchant marine fleet and It is pleasing to know that the Union making sure that there is cargo to be is well abreast of the affairs that affect moved. Seafarers. And, we insure our future by sup^ porting SPAD. '7 Jon Phillip The Seniority Upgrading Program was established in order to maintain the SllPs tradition of providhig wi^tralned mid highly qualified Seaiaicili for aQ its contracted ships. Its main objective is to prepare our members for file ininovafions in the new rii%s b^g bniif, and to ipve all Seahuers a better understanding of file problems we face and how to deal with them in the future^ On this page the five new book ihembers tell in their own words what New York I have gained a better in­ sight into how my Union operates. I was amazed at the size and the people involved in such an operation. As an "A" Seniority Upgrader my time at both places was spent learning more about my Union. This is an opportunity few labor unions give their membership; Few labor unions believe in a member­ ship that is informed and educated as to what's happening in all phases of its industry. The SIU does. And even fewer give you a chance to go to school and upgrade yourself. The SIU does. The Union is the best friend I have. No one else ever made anything like this possible. As far as I know there is no other union that makes these things possible at no cost or in such a short period of time. Without the help of the SIU, I would still be on the street, a dead end street at that. The best way to finish this iS' to say what a brother said to me, and there is so much truth in it. "To join the SIU and go to sea is the chance of a lifetime." I'm just prOud and happy that I had the chance. Ilninason Painter Pierangelo Seafarer Phillip Painter has been a member of the SIU since 1966. He re­ ceived a QMED rating from the Harry Lundeberg School in Jan. 1974. A na­ tive of West Virginia the 44-year old Seafarer Jon Humason graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1971. A 21-year old native of Virginia, Brother Humason makes his home in Portsmouth. He sails out of the port of Norfolk as an AB. During my stays at Piney Point and Poletti Seafarer Pierangelo Poletti received a Quartermaster rating at the Harry wmmi at Following are the Homes and ^departments,of 88 Seafarers who have completed the "4" Seniority Upgrading Prograt^ f ;P.J.Andreponf,Engine I hlott Arnold, Deck I Alan Baxter, Engine |P, Bean^ Dedk I ArihuriBeanverd, Engine ^ William Bellinger, Steward I Rich^d Blacklok, Engine ; Tftnoiny Boien, Deck lEeeitoy Burke, Engine |Tbwpthy Burke, Dec^ i Garb^£laric, Deric^^^ ^ Kevin Conklin, Engine ^ Wadswbrih Daniel, En^ne Pafritk Graham, Deck Richard Makarawicz, Engine Ronald Shaw, Engine M. R. Grimes, Deck Henry Manning, Steward liMieph Simpnet^ Steward ! Ray Hart, Deck M. A. Marrss, Deck Spurgeon Ssnpson, Engine Pattii^ Martin McAndiew, Enj^e :n^e Keith Sisk, Deck Blake Haynes, En^e />. JcbnMcCabe, B D. B. Smith, Steward Carroll Heick, Deck T. J. McCabe, Engine Gary Spell, Engine Jon Humason, Deck R. G. Minix, Jr.. Engine Joseph Spell, Deck James ifmmmerick, Jr., Steward John Miranda, Engine H. D. Spencer, Engine D. E. Ivey, Engine C M. Moore, Deck David Steater, Engine M. Johnsp -George Moore, Deck Kvetoslav Svoboda, Enj William Moore, Deck , Robert Thomas, En^he IbomasKcgney, Engine Phillip Painter, Engine Timothy Tbonus, Deck -John^Uey, Deck Jason Parker^ Deck Robert Trainor, Deck Wiiltetti Hayis, Deck PaulKj^i^^ jMerangelo poletti, Deck Larry Utterback, Deck CfaaBeisKb^ Bert Reamey, Engine Thomas Vain, Deck WiOiam Deskins, Steward L. Q. Kittleson, Deck John Restaino, En^e George Vukmir, Deck Maximo Dising, Engine Johnnie Konetes, Deck William Ripley, Deck Marvin Walker, Enipne Eany Ewing, Steward Lawrence Kunc, Deck James Roback, Deck ' Albert Wambach, Deck Marion Fila, Deck Joseph Kundrat, Stewar# Charles Rodriguez, Engine Marie Wllhelm, Engine Arthui^Lehmaun, Deck Caldwell Sabb, Jr., Ettginp Richard WUson, S ^ ipli|am,Stew^ Robert Lentsch, Deck Robert .Salley, Jr., Engine , John Wolfe, Deck n,Deck, Alfred Sanger, Dedk ; > t , Ashton Page 22 V' ^ • Lundeberg Stkool in Dec., 1972: A tive of Savona, Italy, the 32-year old Seafarer has been a member of the SIU since 1968. He sails as AB out of the port of New Orleans, where he now makes his home. I have been at Piney Point twice. Once in Dec., 1972 for the Quarter­ master upgrading and the second time in April, 1974 for the Seniority up­ grading. Seems to me that the conditions as well as everything concerned with the Harry Lundeberg School are im­ proving each time that I come back. I would like to make just a little point about SPAD. I have been on ships and at payoff time I heard some "A" book members telling a "B" book member that they (the "A" books) do not have to donate to SPAD because they were "A" books. How wrong! An "A" book has invested a good part of his life in the welfare of this Union. Who has more to lose than the "A"book with15-20 years in the Union. Without political donations, this Union, can lose ships and jobs in 24 hours just because the wrong legislatioh was passed. So I urge any member of this Union—donate to SPAD because it is like buying insurance. It is for your job protection. Arthur Lehmann Seafarer Arthur Lehmann joined the* SIU in 1967. A 33-year old native of Michigan, Brother Lehmann sails out of the port of Wilmington as an AB. He. now makes his home in San Francisco:* Our experiences both at Piney Point and New York have opened our eyes about just what our Union is doing. In Piney Point, we were able to see all of the various programs, all the way from the basic departmental training that each trainee receives to the technical programs for QMED and LNG. All of these upgrading programs are available to us as members of the SIU. We were also given a background of unionism with a great emphasis on mari-' time unions and the SIU. We were shown just what our SPAD contribu­ tions are used for, and why we must continue to be "ever vigilant." Many of us, while aboard ship, have not been able to fully grasp the many important roles we must assume in Washington. In New York we have been shown just how intricate an operation we have. We were shown our welfare, pension and vacation plans, our basic financial structure, our basic operation in the hiring halls and our payoffs with a patrolman. We even visited our UIW brothers at the Seatrain shipyard. Seafarers Log v.;,. ... V, �New SIU Pensioners -I a'i'auiww.iu. Luis G. Figueroa, 58, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Boston sailing as a bosun. Brother Figueroa was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the Robin Line strike in 1962. A native of Puerto Rico, he is now a resident there in Catano with his wife, Jose­ phine. Rudolph Klrscheumann, 52, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1966 sailing in the en­ gine department. Brother Kirschenmann was born in McLaughlin, S.D., and is now a resident of Bay St. Louis, Miss. George H. Lament, 65, joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich, in 1953 sailing as an AB. Brother Lamont is a native of Manistee County, Mich., and now resides in Arcadia, Mich, with his wife, Paula. William J. Donald, 54, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Donald is a native of Lansing, Mich., and is now a resident of Norfolk with his wife, Betty Jane. Hugh J. Maclnnls, 68, joined the SlU-affiliated Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing in the engine department for the Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Co. from 1950-8, Merritt and Chap­ man Co. in 1958 and the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Co. from 1959 to this year. Bora in Canada, Brother Maclnnis now resides in Highland Park, Mich, with his wife, Mary. Jake Cobb, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Cobb was born in Chipley, Fla., and is now a resident of New Orleans! i Buren D. Elliott, 69, joined the Union in 1945 in the port of Nor­ folk sailing as chief electrician in the engine department. Brother Elliott at the age of 67 was a 1972 upgrad­ ing program graduate at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. He has been a union man since 1923. Bom in South Carolina, he is now a resident of Chesapeake, Va. with his wife, Amanda. Frank J. Foley, 72, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing in the steward department. Brother Foley sailed for 27 years. Bora in Kentucky, he is now a resi­ dent of New Orleans. James B. Llpplncott, 51, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile ' sailing in the engine department. Brother Lippincott is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Bora in Wyoming, he is now a resident of St. Ignatius, Mont, with his wife. Lawton J. "Hoss" Beale, 66, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a chief stew­ ard. Brother Beale walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. A native of Florida, he is a resident there in Dunnellon with his wife, Janie. Alexander MacLean, 65, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Conneaut, Ohio. He sailed as an AB for the Becker Towing Co. from 1959 to 1974 out of the port of Detroit. Brother MacLean is a native of Scot­ land and now resides in Wyandotte, Mich, with his wife, Kate. Charles £. Ludwick, 45, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1952 sailing in the steward de­ partment. Brother Ludwick was bora in New York and is now a resi­ dent of Houston with his wife, Dorothy Lee. Deposit In the SIU Blood BankIt's Your Life 11 Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans 11 Cash Benefits Paid •Mar. 28-A|;r. 24,1974 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN-,.--: ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Special Equipment PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. Blood Transfusions Special Equipment Meal Books Dental Supplemental Medicare Premiums ........ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM , TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan Total Seafarers Pension Plan Total Seafarers Vacation Plan ........... Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation. .. . .. . : Amduiht Number MONTH TO DAIR 10 415 663 21 3 7,297 5 237 15 YEAR TO DATE 53 3,830 1,661 71 13 31,329 9 913 122 $ 1 MONTH TO DATE YEAR TODATE 22,745.00 415.00 1,989.00 2,746.15 384.00 58.376.00 1,586.35 5,500.47 403.70 $ 147,623.00 3,830.00' 4,983.00 11,381.46 1,724.00 250,632.00 2,561.40 20,898.08 5,293.40 95,046.39 2,629.07 17,741.10 6,140.00 358.40 3,505.19 — . 34 *,080.52 8,124.72 63,620.15 25,690.00 1,091.15 13,364.79 — 3 5,429 34,000.00 19,126.53 4,320.84 1,629.00 1,325.04 95.75 — — 195.34 12,140.40 141,050.70 107,048.92 17,563.21 7,862.75 4,869.87 245.75 3,470.18 — 578.54 36,746.80 14 42 4,158.25 14,968.65 11,692 2,204 932 14,828 48,084 6,591 4,598 59,273 296,556.97 529,056.60 503,879.19 $1,329,492.76 1,241,303.04 1,594,420.50 2,563,092.89 $5,398,816.43 480 87 133 23 3 155 — 1,700 278 501 98 14 620 — 12 141 101 11 38 1 48 611 476 55 194 3 —• — ' 1 1,826 Jerry L. Broaddus Please contact either your mother or sister as soon as possible in Lock Springs, Mo. 64654. Leonard A. Wright Please contact your^ mother, Mrs. Helen Wright, as soon as possible at the Baptist Home, 1801 Chestnut Hills, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. ' AlbertV.LQo Please contact Ms. Sally Brooks as soon as possible at Sylvania House, 13 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. Antonio Escoto Please contact your brother, Salva­ dor, as soon as possible at 225 Douglas Dr., Harahan, La. or call 504-7370910. Don Gflbo Mr. Louis I. Scheer wishes that you contact him as soon as possible at 4803 N.E. 101 Ave., Portland, Ore. 97220. John Admn Kaczmarowski Please contact your sister-in-law, Jeanne Boyle as soon as possible. All Seafarers Anyone that may have been friends with the late Seafarer Joseph Henry White, it is requested that you get in touch with his brother, William LeBlanc, who had not seen him for many years. Address correspondence to J. W. LeBlanc, 65 Dorchester St., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. lanPIdreiing Please contact Ms. G. Pickering as soon as possible at 89 Buxton Rd., Weymouth, Dorset, England. Page 23 May 1974 • • f �n ANNUAL REPORT ^ For the fiscal year ended September 30,1973 HA]^¥ LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEiUifANS]^ (Name of Welfare Fond) RECONCILEMENT OF FUND BALANCE 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits at Beginning of Year) $7,114,502.93 18. Total Additions During Year Otem 7) $8,242,883.78 19. Total Deductions During Year (Item 16) 5,523,288.95 20—Net L::r:iC3 .-rfr :-.-.- .'w . • •• ^——••x;rl9;S'>4TO321. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at end of Year (Item 14, Statement of Assets and Liabilities) $9,834,097.76 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Address of Fund) ASSETS* Eadof Reporting Year toflfie SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE t , of the STATE OF NEW YORK NOTES: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual Statement. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2 has been filed in, lieu of pages 7 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, Part IV—Section A of Form p-2 may be substituted for Page 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than five months after end of fiscal year. Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and .affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual State­ ment, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Inswance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. A STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) ADDITIONS TO FUND BALANCE ^ ' Item 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer (Schedule 1) $7,860,242.95 (b) Employee (c) Other (Specif) (d) Total Contributions $7,860,242.95 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from Insurance Companies 3. Investment Income: (a) Interest 23,148.31 (b) Dividends ;.... (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) (e) Total Income from Investments 23,148.31 4. Profit on disposal of investments 223.19 5. Increase by adjustment in asset values of invest­ ments 6. Other Additions: Xltemize) (a) Adjustment to prioT years* employee benefits 348,178.00 (b) Interest on Delinquencies; Mftcellaneous .. 11,091.33 (c) Total Other Additions 359,269.33 7. Total Additions $8,242,883.78 DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND BALANCE 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (In­ cluding Prepaid Medical Plans) 9. Benefits Provided Direcdy by the Trust or Sep­ arately Maintained Fund 10. Payments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Benefits to Participants (Attach latest operating statement of the Organization showing detail of admin­ istrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospitals, Doctors, etc.) ... 12. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (Schedule 2) (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc. (Schedule 2) ... (c) Taxes (d) Fees and Commissions (Schedule 3) "(e) l^ent ................................ ff). Insurance Premiums -. (g) Fidelity Bond Premiums (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify Tabulating, employee benefits, oflSce ex­ penses ........................... (i) Total Administrative Expenses 13. Loss on disposal of investments 14. Decrease by adjustment in asset values of in­ vestments ............................ 15. Other Deductions: (Itemize) (a) Provision for doubtful contributions receiv­ able; Miscellaneous (b) Mortgage and Loan Interest (c) Total Other Deductions — Page 24 Item 1. Cash 2. Receivables: (a) Contributions: (1) Employer (2) Other (Specify) (b) Dividends or Experience Rating Refunds '... (c) Other (Specify) Due from Subsidiary; Miscellaneous 3. Investments (Other than Real Estate): (a) Bank Deposits At Interest and Deposits or Shares in Savings and Loan Associations (b) Stocks: (1) Preferred (2) Common (c) Bonds and Debentures: (1) Government Obligations (a) Federal (b) State and Municipal (2) Foreign Government Obligations (3) Non-Government Obligations (d) Common Trusts: (1) Odentify) (2) (Identify) : (e) Subsidiary Organizations (Identify and Indicate Percentage of Ownership by this plan in the subsidiary) (1) See Schedule % (2) % 4. Real Estate Loans and Mortgages 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Other than Real Estate) (a) Secured (b) Unsecured 6. Real Estate: (a) Operated (b) Other Real Estate 7. Other Assets: (a) Accrued Income ' (b) Prepaid Expenses (c) Other (Specify) Fixed Assets—^Net; Security Deposits 8. Total Assets 5 83,306.05 1,828,328.24 223,539.29 1,211,637.56 6,686,173.24 297,845.75 "• 7,874.19 48,335.71 10,387,040.03 LIABILmES 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Insurance and Annuity Premiums Payable Unpaid Claims (Not Covered by Insurance) Accounts Payable Accrued ExpensesOther Liabilities (Specify) Mortgages Payable Reserve for Future Benefits (Fund Balance) Total Liabilities and Reserves t '268,467.60 284,474.67 9,834,097.76 10,387,040.03 *Tbe assets listed in this statement must be valued on the basis regularly used in valuing in­ vestments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP ^ STATE OF $ 503,593.41 SS. 3,386,271.26 •' -••K- y COUNTY OF. and $ Trustees of the Fund and affirm, under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this Annual Report are true and hereby subscribe thereto. 39,610.53 968.11 3,126.32 44,462.68 14,266.15 323.66 920.35 Employe] .-rf.-' 61.885.81 165,563.61 1,273,925.60 160,738.30 33,196.77 \ 'X-X 193,935.07 $5,523,288.95 Others (Indicate titles): Seafarers Log �einrarnfHWMiyiKeFniwi Overseas Arctic in New York Above, crewmembers on the Overseas Arctic (Maritime Overseas) take part in shipboard meeting during payoff at Stapieton Anchorage, Staten Island, N.Y. last month. The brothers and New York Patrolman Ted Babkowski (far right) discuss the latest developments on the oil import quota bill and other federal legislation affecting their job security. Ninety percent of the crew invested in their future by donating to SPAD. Below, members of the Overseas Arctic's ship's committee are on the deck. They are, from left: Earl Gay, secretary-reporter; Tony Nerosa, steward delegate; Richard Bradford, deck delegate; N. J. Wuchina, engine delegate; Joe Orsini, educational director, and Luther Pate, ship's chairman. DRUGS •inr»i SS Seattle Pays Off Above, crewmembers of the Seattle (Sea-Land) participate in shipboard meeting after vessel paid off in Port Elizabeth, N.J. earlier this month. New York Patrolman Carl Peth, left, discusses various issues including the Union's current legislative battles in Washington and the important role SPAD dona­ tions play in our legislative fights. Below, two members of the Bosuns' Recertification Program, Barney E. Swearingen (left) and Al Whitmer (third from left) pose with the Seattle's ship's committee. They are, from left to right: John Gianniotis, ship's chairman; Ralph Rumley, engine delegate; Gene Hall, deck delegate and John Fanoli, steward delegate. SEAMEN'S PAPERS F ^orever is a very definite word. It means for a limidess time ... for all time ... never again! But forever is the length of time a Seafarer Imes die ri^t to his livelihood and future career in the maritime industry if he is busted on a drugs cluu^e either vdiile at sea or ashore. Ifs a tou^ rap — but that's exacdy how it is. Your seaman's papers are gone forever, widiout appeal, if you are convicted of possession ol any fllegal drug—heroin, barbiturates, speed, ups, downs or marijuana. In 1971 alone there were 400,606 drug related arrests in the U.S. and even that staggering figure was tipped in 1972. llie shipboard user of narcotics is not only a menace to himself, but presents a v«ry grave dangor to die safety of his diip and sh^mates. Qukk minds and reflexes are an absolute necessity aboard ship at aU times. A drug user becmnes a diom in the idde 4^ his ^ipmates udi^ they are reqniied to assume the shipboard responsibilities the user is not capable of handling. Also, a Seafarer busted at sea leaves a permanent black mark on his ship. The vessd will thereafter be under constant surveillance and die crew win he subjected to unusually long and annoying searches by customs and narcotics agents in port ' ^T^nlyy forever is a long, long time — something a drug user does not have. Don't let drugs destroy you or your livelihood. Steer a clear course! May 1974 Page 25 �f^\- DISPATCHERS REPORT APRIL 1-30,1974 TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York . . .. Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Tampa ...... Mobile New Orleans . Jacksonville .. San Francisco Wilmington .. Seattle Puerto Rico .. Houston .... Piney Point .. Yokohama ... Alpena Buffalo ..... Cleveland .... Detroit Duluth Frankfort .... Chicago Totals 7 91 14 42 12 5 35 56 37 72 12 27 11 80 0 6 9 5 45 54 9 20 9 653 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile . .. ; New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco .... Wilmington ...... Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point ...... Yokohama-::^;;'; /C.. Alpena ...... •. Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort ..... i., Chicago .. Totals 2 76 9 31 12 4 23 67 17 49 10 21 12 59 0 1 4 5 23 33 5 6 3 472 2 13 3 4 6 1 5 10 5 9 4 11 2 12 0 3 0 1 0 8 2 3 1 105 3 43 3 11 5 1 3 14 11 33 8 8 1 28 0 1 1 0 0 9 5 3 1 192 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 4 2 3 0 2 31 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 2 0 5 4 0 4 35 Port Boston . . . ....... New York . Philadelphia ..... Baltimore .... Norfolk .......... Tampa ...... ^ Mobile New Orleans ..;... Jacksonville San Francisco . . ..J. Wilmington Seattle .....:..... Puerto Rico ... ;;H. Houston . Piney Point Yokohama . Alpena ... Buffalo .. Cleveland . Detroit . .. Duluth . . . Frankfort . Chicago . . Totals ... 17 6 25 0 0 0 1 6 5 3 3 0 227 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 27 2 18 9 0 15 37 4 23 3 4 16 21 0 0 9 6 41 28 3 17 4 288 1,640 2 96 9 32 15 7 15 38 28 70 14 15 13 37 46 2 6 4 0 20 7 5 8 489 847 5 41 1 7 3 0 0 10 7 5 0 2 1 38 0 16 34 17 14 69 28 10 21 329 401 3 . • 'm ^ •'V 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 2 1 0 2 4 5 13 5 3 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 61 1 36 6 16 8 2 21 28 9 31 a Port REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 1 3 35 2 74 1 6 11 2 15 36 0 10 14 0 9 8 0 20 8 0 27 65 0 12 14 20 2 41 0 4 11 1 14 22 6 1 8 3 59 22 0 0 9 10 3 4 3 3 13 0 6 1 10 0 77 27 19 75 2 5 4 2 33 4 6 5 11 73 238 619 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 68 5 48 0 3 9 0 10 29 0 5 4 0 1 2 0 3 16 0 28 36 1 13 8 1 28 48 0 6 8 0 10 18 1 7 10 2 20 51 0 0 10 4 3 9 M r r' 2 0 1 50 30 8 10 42 1 8 1 1 1)J 11 2 3 3 41 245 379 jdJn STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 16 39 42 0 3 5 7 1 23 ' .J b; 6 2 7 0 3 3 0 10 3 0 22 31 Mtyjii'f ,• 7 1 8 1 40 1 29 2 7 Q pr--; ^ 0 14 14 . 8 5 . i 9--r- •• 15 0 33 1- 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 20 1 I - 10 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 3 1 41 ; 259 215 12 145 20 56 30 10 70 124 33 104 32 44 13 165 0 3 11 6 8 - 28 14 2 10 950 6 25 3 6 13 1 5 9 4 28 18 22 1 22 0 1 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 180 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 4 0 2 4 4 0 2 51 5 118 12 51 19 9 45 107 29 68 16 30 17 109 0 0 5 5 5 24 13 2 2 691 6 62 5 13 11 3 12 42 19 25 8 14 1 43 0 1 1 0 0 9 5 0 2 282 1 7 0 2 1 1 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 3 2 4 4 1 2 56 3 61 13 31 23 3 52 67 22 56 13 18 11 54 . 0 0 1 1 1 6 4 2 1 463 3 17 3 3 1 0 4 6 7 20 9 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 89 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 4 131 19 53 32 4 43 69 35 71 25 23 23 88 1 1 5 8 0 24 8 5 6 678 1,229 10 69 2 10 14 2 0 25 10 10 2 4 2 92 0 9 66 31 16 143 31 16 24 588 706 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Boston New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa • •••••• •-* « • • • Mobile , ,' New Orleans . .. . Jacksonville San Francisco ....... Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Finey Point Yokohama Alpena i.. Buffalo ............... Cleveland .. Detroit ............. Duluth . . .. Frankfort Chicago ...... ... .^ . i' .. . '. V • Totals Totals All Depts. . .. • ••••••• a.... m M i m f m i 5 34 9 29 11 5 24 62 7 i 25 i 12 1 • 14 i 18 i 30 i § m 8 i 1 1 i i -0 0 6 13 12 40 11 7 2 376 2,480 By looking at the above shipping figures, Seafarers can clearly see the true strength of their job security. These numbers show that SIU members can feel confident that jobs wiU he available for them to fill. During the period of Apr. 1-30,1974, of the 2,110 jobs shipped, 1,257 were filled by Class "A" Seniority full hook members. Therefore, there were 853 permanent jobs available to Class "A'* Seniority full hook members not taken by them. Page26 SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes ft InlaiHl Waters Inlsnd Boatmen's Union JJafted Indusfrial Workers PRESroENT PaulHaU SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Eari Shepard Lindsay Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS <75 4 Ave., Bklyo. 11232 (212) HY 9-<Mf ALPENA, Mich. 8M N. 2 Ave. 497§7 (517) EL 4-3<l< BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. BaMiroore St 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Man. 215 Essex St. 02111 «17) 482-471< BUFFALO, N.Y.... .290 Franklin St 14202 SIU (710 TL 3-9259 IBU (710 TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, OL. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. <0017 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 DU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (210 MA 1-5450 DETROrr, Mkh. 10225 W. leffenon Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Mhm. 2014 W. 3 St 55800 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mkh. P.O. pox 287 415 Main St 49035 (010) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tcx. ,^. .,iB04 Canal St 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fia..2008 Pearl St 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CnY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Abk.....1 S. LawicnccSt 30002 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 030 Jaduon Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7540 NORFOLK, Va. ...... 1 . . .115 3 St 23510 (804) 022-1892 FADUCAH,Ky. .; 225S.7St42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2004 S. 4 St 19148 (215) DE 0-3818 PORT ARTHUR, l^x.... .534 9 Ave. 77040 (713) 983-1079 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 Mission St. 94103 (415) 020^793 SANTURCE, PJL.1313 Fernandez loncos, Stop 20 00908 (809)724-0207 SEATTLE, WaA. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (200) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS^ Mo.. .4581 Gravois Ave. 03110 (314)752-0500 TAMPA, Fla. 312 Harrisoa St. 33002 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Saamiit St. 43004 (419) 248-3091 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 YofeohaauPoitPA). 5-ONihoaOhdGri Naka-Ka 231-91 201-7935 Ext 281 Pofitlcs Is Donate to Seafarers Log �SIU pensioner James King, 68, died Feb. 24. Born in Ireland, he was a resident of Beaver, Pa, when he passed away. Brother King joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1959 sailing in the engine depart­ ment for 34 years. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Nora Creese of Beaver. Rodney E. MatthleS, 22, died Jan. 29. Brother Matthies was a resident of Lockport, 111. at the time of his death. He joined the SIU-aflBliated IBU in the port of Detroit in 1971 sailing in the deck department as a lineman for Hannah Inland Water­ ways since 1970. Surviving is his father, C. C. Matthies of Lockport. SIU pensioner Anton E. Sandberg, 65, succumbed to a liver ail­ ment in the Paul Oliver Hospital Frankfort, Mich., Nov. 28. Born in Alexandria, Minn., he was a resident of Frankfort when he died. Brother Sandberg joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing in the engine department on the B.W. Druckenmiller (American Steam­ ship) from 1965 to 1972. Burial was in Benzonia Twsp. Cemetery, Ben­ zie County, Mich. Surviving is his widow. Ruby and three sons, Anton J., Jr. of Alexandria, Brian and Michael. Allen Styner, 39, died of injiuies Jan. 29 in a Port Arthur, Tex. hos­ pital following an accident. Bom in Cade, La., he was a resident of Port Arthur when he passed away. Broth­ er Styner joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in 1970 sailing in the steward department as a third cook. Interment was in Port Arthur. Sur­ viving are his widow, Alice and two daughters, Carmen and Alice. Howard A. Thomas, 42, died in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, July 7. Born in Traverse City, Mich., he was a resident of Interlochen, Mich, when he passed away. Brother Thomas joined the SIU in the port of Frankfort, Mich, last year sailing in the engine department. He was a wounded veteran of the Coast Guard. Interment was in Traverse City. Surviving are his widow, Phyl­ lis; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerimiah Thomas, and a brother, Rosewell J. all of Grawn, Mich.; a son, Howard T., Jr.; a stepson, Thomas B. Redding II and a stepdaughter, Debra Redding. SIU pensioner Milford W. Valen­ tine, 63, died after respiratory arrest in the USPHS hospital in Galveston, Tex., Oct. 31. Born in Fults, 111., he was a resident of La Marque, Tex. at the time of his death. Brother Val­ entine joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the engine department. Burial was in La Marque. Surviving is his widow, Mamie. SIU pensioner Adolfo Capote, 72, passed away Dec. 29. Born in Key West, Fla., he was a resident of Tampa when he died. Brother Ca­ pote joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Tampa sailing in the steward department for Qities Service. Sur­ viving is his widow, Thelma. SIU pensioner James W. Sim­ mons, 55, expired from heart failure Oct. 28. Born in Clinton, N.C., he was a resident there at the time of his death. Br' iher Simmons joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Nor­ folk sailing in the steward depart­ ment as a second cook for Maritime Overseas and Delta Line. He had sailed for 26 years. Seafarer Sim­ mons served during World War II in the Army combat infantry of the 116th Regiment in the Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland campaigns in Europe. Interment was in Qinton Cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Martha and brother, William, both of Clinton. SIU pensionex^vin J. FincBT^, succumbed to a cerebral thrombosis Jan. 1 in the Buffalo V.A. Hospital. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., he was a resident of Point Derby, N.Y. at the time of his death. Brother Finch joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in 1941 in the port of Buffalo sailing in the engine department as tug fireman for Dunbar &. Sullivan from 1920-1, Great Lakes Towing Co. from 192365 and the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Co. He was an Army veteran of World War I. Burial was in the First Church of Evans Cemetery, Point Derby. Surviving are his wid­ ow, Lucille; a son, Alvin, Jr. and a daughter, Shirley. SIU pensioner Teofll Smiglelski, 69, died Feb. 26. Born in Lowell, Mass., he was a resident of Bunnell, Fla. at the time of his death. Brother Smigielski joined the Union in 1943 in the port of New York sailing in the deck department as a bosun. He had sailed for 38 years. Surviving are his brother, Charles of Flagler, Fla. and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Sophie Smigielski and Mrs. Carol Jean Smigielski, both of Florida. William May, 66, died of natural causes Jan. 29. Born in Shanghai, China, he was a resident of New York City at the time of his death. Brother May joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 last sail­ ing in the steward department as a cook on the SS Charleston. He did picket duty in the 1962 Robin Line strike and the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. Interment was in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Sur­ viving are his widow, Wongluet; a daughter. Ling Ying, and a brother. Land of Woodside, Queens, N.Y. SIU pensioner Nicholas P. Tsaousakls, 63, died of cancer in Aspropyrgos, Greece, Oct. 8. Born in Mosehonisia, Turkey, he was a resi­ dent of Piraeus, Greece at the time of his death. Brother Tsaousakis joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing in the deck depart­ ment. Interment was in Aspropyrgos. Surviving are his widow, Dor­ othy, and two daughters, Mrs. Joann Smith and Mrs. Christine A. Kozlowski, all of Baltimore and a brother, Emanuel of Piraeus. Clyde L. Vanepps, 60, succumbed to cancer in Studebaker Hospital, Norwalk, Calif., Dec. 21. Bom in Ashford, N.Y., he was a resident of Norwalk when he died. Brother Vanepps joined the SIU in the port of Galveston in 1954 saiUng in the engine department as a chief electri­ cian for Sea-Land Service. Burial of his ashes was on the high seas. Sur­ viving are his widow, Ann; two sons, Gerald of Brawley, Calif, and Waldemar of Houston, and a sister, Shir­ ley Mae of Norwalk. SIU pensioner Willie A. Edwards, 65, died of heart disease Feb. 2. Born in Virginia, he was a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. at the time of his death. Brother Edwards joined the Union in 1941 in the port of New York sailing in the steward depart­ ment for Victory Carriers. He walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y". Harbor strike. Burial was in the Frederick Douglas Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. Surviving is his widow, Evelyn, \ SIU pensioner Edmond L. Cain, Jr., 48, died Mar. 1. Born in York, Pa., he was a resident of Essex, Md. at the time of his death. Brother Cain joined the Union in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing in the deck de­ partment. He was an Army veteran. Surviving are his widow, Ann Ruth;' his father, Edmond L. Cain, Sr. of Baltimore; a son, Patrick and three daughters, Kathy, Naomi and Dawn. Francis F. Sfoken, 58, died of a heart attack in Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Manistque, Mich., Aug. 26. Born in Manistque, he was a resident of Garden, Mich, when he passed away. Brother Stoken joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a deck gateman for Amersand/McKee Sons. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Burial was in New Garden Ceme­ tery, Garden. Surviving are his wid­ ow, June; a son, Nicholas, Jr., two daughters, Mary and Susanna; a. brother, Raymond of Manistque and a brother-in-law, James Duschene of Garden. James C. MacDonald, 63, succtunbed to heart failure in San Francisco General Hospital Sept. 27. Brother MacDonald joined the Un­ ion in the port of New York in 1955 sailing in the steward department. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, he was a resident of Clearwater Beach, Fla. when he died. Interment was in Fairmont Cemetery, Fairfield, Calif. Surviving are a brother, John Mac­ Donald of Clearwater Beach; a sis­ ter, Mrs. Ellen Spearbreaker, and a nephew, Brian Snider, both of Ra­ cine, Wise. SIU pensioner Melvin C. Dart, 62, succumbed to a hemorrhage in St. Mary's Hospital, Green Bay,. Wise., Nov. 28. Born in Door County, Wise., he was a resident of Sturgeon Bay, Wise, at the time of his death. Brother Dart joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Detroit in 1962 sailing as a tug piledriver for the Luedtke Engineering Co. of Frankfort, Mich, from 1950 to 1972. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay. Surviving are his widow. Pearl and two sons, Reginald and Cleyon. . Page 27 May 1974 .A' �I '</ f - Si. -•%r' 'rm';: • 5®sf; '.( ,5 ,.1 . 'ii-', : •'] •,«04 L«A9A«^.W*^je*i ^] t njl fi TJf-i .,r|-f| r|:|| f;^ ;iui'ii;.iii! nnir! rn iCT:!aeais^Esii ^'-' \i'A ij j' i! Si With smoke billowing and flags flying, Mississippi Steamboat Robert E. Lee travels dov/n the great river. "The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable. Con­ sidering the Missouri its main branch, it is the longest river in the world—4,300 miles. It seerns safe to say that it is also the crookedest river in the world, since in one part of its journey it uses up 1,300 miles to cover the same ground that the crow would fly over in 675." . —Mark Twain Mark Twain wrote that paragraph as the open­ ing to his book "Life On the Mississippi" over a century ago (before the source of the Nile had been discovered revealing it as the longest river •^". :• in the world). In that book. Twain described many colorful accounts of the Mississippi and his ex­ periences on it. Today it can be used as a '^semifactual" historical guide to the great river. The Spanish explorer Hernando deSoto was the first white man to see the Mississippi, in 1541, Twain points out in his book. But deSoto did not really explore it. He died and was buried in it by his priests and soldiers. Obviously the account of the discovery by deSoto's men who returned home did not stir any excitement, for almost 130 years passed before another white man was to see the river. ^ the Atlantic Although the white settlers along coasts had heard of a great river to the west, there Spanish explorer Hernando deSoto discovered the Mississippi in 1541. ||, ' rl/iiis'jc.iirs&ia;} , ^ J , L' ••'I' was no interest in it and hence no exploration. Even deSoto was not looking for a river when he found it, and evidently neither he nor his men valued the discovery. In 1673 the. French explorers Joliet and Marquette set out from Canada with an expedi­ tion. They went by way of the Great Lakes, down through Green Bay, Wise, and reached the banks of the Mississippi. Traveling down the Mississippi they passed the mouth of the Ohio, and reached the mouth of the Arkansas, according to Twain. This renewed interest in the Mississippi after 130 years apparently was due to the belief in that day that the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of California, and thereby provided a short cut from Canada to China. Previously the river was thought to have em.ptied into the Atlantic. After Joliet and Marquette reached the mouth of the Arkansas, they came to believe that the Mississippi did not empty into the Gulf of Cali­ fornia or the Atlantic, but into the Gulf of Mexico. They returned to Canada with their news. Almost simultaneous with the exploration of Joliet and Marquette was the one of LaSalle, sail­ ing in the name of Louis XIV. After numerous' delays and misfortunes, LaSalle and his men set out in the dead of winter in 1681. They started down the Illinois and at the Mississippi they turned southward. They went past the mouth of the Missouri and the Ohio, and reached the mouth of the Arkansas. In February, 1682, at a point which was to become the future town of Napoleon, Ark., LaSalle raised a cross with the arms of France on it, right on the banks of the Mississippi. Joliet and Marquette's expedition ended on that same spot, and when dcSoto first sighted the river (over a eentury and a quarter earlier) he sighted it from there also, Twain notes. From that point LaSalle was able to see the river bmpty into the Giilf 6f Continued on Page 29 �mlr^ -«*.*.#• tM*if -»#•- r-.j"./.*. •*-1 ^ > S-'' "• '. " 4, - I -J Sternwheeler City of l^emphis paddles down the river, circa 1870. Continued from Page 28 Mexico, and he proved conclusively what Joliet and Marquette had earlier theorized. It was not until the beginning of the 19th cen­ tury however that the river became a vehicle for anything even remotely resembling- a regular commerce. Here's how Mark Twain describes the first real transportation on the river, and the type of men working on it: "The river's earliest commerce was in great barges—keelboats, broadhorns. They floated and sailed from the upper rivers to New Orleans, changed cargoes there, and were tediously warped and poled back by hand. A voyage down and back sometimes occupied nine months." "In time this commerce increased until it gave employment to hordes of rough and hardy men; rude, uneducated, brave, suffer­ ing terrific hardships with sailorlike stoicism; . heavy drinkers, coarse frolickers in moral sties like the Natchez-under-the-hill of that day, heavy fighters, reckless fellows, every one .. . yet, in the main, honest, trustworthy, faithful to promises and duty, and often picturesquely magnanimous." Before long the steamboat made its appear­ ance. For the first decade or two the keelboats were used for downstream business to New Orleans, while the steamboats carried cargo up­ stream. But after some time the steamboats increased so much (in number and speed) that they took over the entire commerce. Keelboating died, and the keelboatman became a deckhand, or a mate or pilot on the steamer. In a colorful description by Twain, he tells of the type of boat which revolutionized water travel and commerce on the river: "She is long and sharp and trim and pretty; she has two, tall fancy-topped chimneys, with a gilded device of some kind swung between them; a fanciful pilothouse, all glass and 'gingerbread,' perched on top of the 'texas' deck behind them; the paddle-boxes are gorgeous with a picture or with gilded rays above the boat's name; the boiler deck, the hurricane deck and the texas deck are fenced and ornamented with clean white railings; there is a flag gallantly flying from the jack- staff. Some 60 years after steamboating began on the Mississippi, and about 30 years after its peak, it had died off considerably. The railroads killed steamboat passenger traffic (taking much less May 1974 Marquette and Joliet exploring the river in 1673. time), and the towing fleets took away much of the freight business by taking more loads at much less expense. The Mississippi itself has always been an im­ mensely wide, fast-flowing river with numerous snags, stumps, blind reefs and sandbars. And it's always had an incredible shifting channel, which re-located cities, changed boundaries and in gen­ eral created "geographic chaos." For example, in Twain's day, at Hard Times, La. the river was two miles west of the region it once occupied, so that the original site of that town was not in Louisiana, but on the other side of the river in the State of Mississippi. Just as hard to believe is the fact that almost all of the 1,300 miles of the Mississippi which LaSalle sailed down in 1682 was solid ground 200 years later. The river flowed to the right in some places, and to the left in others. Twain tells us. It has been over 400 years since deSoto set eyes on this remarkable river which flows the length of this nation from the Great Lakes down into the Gulf of Mexico. Since that time it has provided the American people with a means of transportation (for cargo and passengers), a capricious, forceful body of water which sometimes plays havoc with surrounding towns and countryside and a subject for seamen, authors and storytellers to pursue for as long as men inhabit this country'. The legendary Mark Twain on the deck of a ship. Page 29 �•' S •« >'»• ^^trr #•• •*» <• J4W «»WC*^ UW V»' In All Departments Upgrading - Key to Future Education is a never-ending process. We are always learning, whether it be through the informal route of the "school of hard knocks," or through the more formal avenue of a classroom set­ ting. Higher education is a great plus factor for anyone wishing to advance himself within hisxhosen profession or who desires simply to enrich his life by experiencing as many learning situa­ tions as possible. The Harry Lundeberg School has committed itself to providing Seafarers in the maritime industry with the knowl­ edge of modem approaches to shipping and keeping them up to date on inno­ vations within the deck, engine and steward departments; The Lundeberg School is committed to giving each and every Seafarer the opportunity to up­ grade himself and advance to Ae high­ est rating within his department, if he wishes. Today's world is so technically oriented, with a computer for almost any task, that a man working in the engine department must be on top of the situation at all times in order to perform his job competently. This ap­ plies not only to the QMED's, but to the wipers, who receive their training in the Lundeberg School's entry-rating program. For this reason, the Lundeberg School is in the process of constructing a console simulator in order to support the QMED courses and expose the candidate to all phases of the console he might encounter aboard ship. The console will teach the student "how to hanidle a modem engine room and how ^ lerifr ,A Dicssi I^'ngtnc fafMurine Dies^ei Bn^nenrs win <?. the Harry Lundeberg Scfu^j Regmremem for the bpme. ^aik those interested by Wfiting thepkeetor of Vocational JS^ucaiiofiiParryLun School of SeanuttishJp, St. County, Poim. md: f0o74. V , Polhwing is an outline of %^^e{ts the course will coverr']. - - a,, .What a . U , 5 i-Z A group of engine department Seafarers take advantage of one of the many courses offered at the SlU-IBU Upgrading Center at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. Here, as part of a course in welding, bracing and cutting. Instructor Charlie Nalen (third from left) demonstrates proper way to light-off acetylene torch. to counteract an emergency situation. For the AB, the Lundeberg School is developing curriculum in addition to its established coiu-se of study that would enable an AB candidate to take over the helm of a ship under simulated conditions. This will prepare him to competently man the helm of any vessel afloat. Those persons upgrading to Third Cook or other positions within the Steward Department will be facing new technology such as radar ovens. In the Lundeberg Upgrading program, stu­ dents learn how to mn the galley aboard ship efficiently as well as tastefully. Upgrading not only extends into the vocational department of the Lunde­ berg School, but the academic depart­ ment as well. The General Equivalency Development program at HLS enables an individual to eam his diploma— whether for better job opportunities or personal satisfaction. This chance has been welcomed by many Upgraders, such as Bill Bellinger, 51, who recently gained his diploma after a little more than a month of study. Seafarer Bellinger was the 19th Upgrader to receive his diploma throu^ the Lundeberg School program. Just before entering the GED program. Brother Bellinger had received his full 'A' book through the Union's 'A' Se­ niority Upgrading program. Education is the key to a more qualified work force within the maritime industry as well as the SIU's foot inside the door in obtaining more and better contracts. And, the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is the door to the future. Lifeboat Course Any Seabirer wishing to take the Lifeboat course while upgrad­ ing at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md., should indicate that fact on his application. Ike Seafarer will then be able to attend a Lifeboat course if one is available while he is at the SchooL Why Donate to SPAD? - f F % h' /v . ~ J' ^ . a* jp urcia^nKiii^t;^ • WVi Delayed Benefits r The followii^ members have had their benefit payments held up because they failed to supply complete information when filing their claims. Please con­ tact Tom Cranford at (212) 499-6600. Dennisop, E. F .. 234-60-8752 UIW Benson, G .. 381-54-7943 A&G VKo, F. .. 134-14-9223 A&G Jeanty,^1. ...............a'. .. 084-48-4142 UIW Puce,S....................... 460-58-8037 A&G Crahtree, R. 268-36-3740 UIW Kauffer, C UIW Ortiz, A. .. 095-18-6193 A&G Williams, S UIW Williamson, V. A&G Quinnonez, M. . . 088-40-2559 UIW Diaz, A..." A&G Rice, J. UIW Renski, J. A&G Sheldrake, P. . — A&G Reed, A . 031-07-1871 IBU Murray, M. ......... ,. ..264-88-3708 A&G : °382-20-74i:8 Southard, R. A&G Youi^j yVt .. 212-20-6272 A&G Seafarers Log Page 30 yV-- V. >• Seafarer Howard Ring, Jr. catches up on the latest developments in the im­ portant oil import quota bill as reported in the LOG when the Sea-Land McLean (Sea-land Service) arrived in the port of New York after a run to Rotterdam and Bremerhaven. Able Searnan Ring, who is a regular supporter ^of SPAD, said: "Our political activities are essential to our job security. SPAD 'made the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 possible, and SPAD will mean more ships and cargo which means more jobs for all of us in the SlU." - •\.t �V ^^ -J - ^ " J -S'- 2. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Deck Department Upgrading Qoartcrmaster Third Cook and Assistant Cook or; 3. Six months as Assistant or Third Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cooks Training Course. 1. Must hold an endorsement as Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters. Chief Cook Able-Seaman 1. 12 months seatime as Cook and Baker or; 2. Three years seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months as Cook and Baker or; 3. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook and Second Cook and Baker's Training Course or; 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of completion from the Cook and Baker Training Program. Able-Seaman—12 months—any waters __ Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or 4. Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have 8 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. (Those who have less than the 12 months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months sealtime as Ordinary Seaman or AB—12 months. Chief Steward 1. Three years seatime in ratings above that of Third Cook and hold an "A" seniority in the union or; 2. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School or, 3. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months seatime as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training programs. 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, twelve months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Chief Cook Training Program. Lifeboatman 1. Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Engine Upgrading FOWT—(who has only a wiper endorsement) 1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30, and have normal color vision). 2. Have six months seatime as wiper or be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have thfte months seatime as wiper. (Those who have less than the six months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) I I I I I Name. (Last) I I Address. (Street) I FOWT—(who holds an engine rating such as Electrician) 1. No r^uirements.^ Electrician, Reoperation, Pumpman, Deck Engiiieer, Jnnior Engineer, Machinist or Boilennaker— (who holds only a wiper endorsement) (City) -Telephone. (Area Code) Seniority. I Social Security #. j HLS Graduate: Yes • No • I Dates Available For Training I II Am Interested In: • • • • QMED—any rating -Ratings Now Held. Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No • ^^ STEWARD ENGINE DECK 1. No requirements. 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. (Zip) (State) j Port and Date Issued. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist or Boilermaker— (yriio holds an engine rating such as FOWT) Welding •Age. (Middle) (First) Book Number. ' ',i.. Be able to, pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more ' than 20/ICK)—26/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30 and have normal color vision). 2. Have six monthsjseatime in engine department as wiper. 1. Must have rating (or successfully .passed examinations for) FOWT, Electri­ cian Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, and Deck Engine Mechanic. 2. Must show evidence of seatime of at least six months in any one or a combina­ tion of the" following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHff UPGRADING APPLICATION AB 12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman • • • • • • QMED • Electrician FWT • Dk.Eng. Oiler • Jr. Eng. Dk. Mech. • Pumpman Reefer • Machinist Boilermaker • Welder • LNG-LPG • • • • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward ! RECORD OF SEATIME —^ (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rat­ ing checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) RATING DATE OF DATE OF SHIP HELD SHIPMENT DISCHARGE LNG/LPG Piogiam 1. P-nginft personnel must be QMED—^Any Rating. All other (Deck and Stew­ ard) must hold a rating. Steward Upgrading Assistant Cook 1. 12 months seatime in any Steward Department Entry Rating. 2. Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School and show a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a minimum of three months seatime. Cook and Baker I I I PORT I [ SIGNATUREI 1 I -DATE. RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO: LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 12 months seatime as Third Cook or; Mayiim, Page 31 �voi.'xxx^f.,Ncj: i'; -v.i -r . (• •[.w.-<5--r-.'-./r. ' : •'- • •^^..=;.-v.-''!..' ri its LJy:§:ilg0: '' Ii>-' , fi!V,N-.' • •:-^S^•^•^-••.• \'''-V' 1 i' i' -" • i-^. • . •; :i:- '; • • , ' iV, *'' . � 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 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 1974 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OIL IMPORT BILL PASSED BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEAFARERS TO RECEIVE WAGE BOOST SIU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GIVES FIVE $10,000 GRANTS LUNDEBERG SCHOOL ENTRY-RATING TRAINING SHIPPING, GUARANTEES JOB SECURITY FOR ALL SEAFARERS LOCAL 621 OF URW CONTINUES 14-MONTH STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA SEATRAIN DISCONTINUES HAWAII, GUAM SERVICE BOSUN 'BILLY' BURKE AT AGE 49 BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ PASSES AWAY UIW MEMBERS RATIFY CONTRACT WITH SEATRAIN TENTH CLASS GRADUATES TELLING IT LIKE IT IS BOGGS - OUTSTANDING CITIZEN MARINE FIREMEN'S PRESIDENT RETIRES TWO MORE SEAFARERS ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL GOALS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS FROM THE GULF TO JAPAN, THE SUGAR ISLANDER DELIVERS HER CARGO OVERSEAS ARCTIC ON THE AFRICAN RUN SEAFARER PERRY SEES GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS MOVIE 'THE SEAFARERS' DIRECTED BY KUBRICK SIU BLOOD BANK SERVES MEMBERS AND FAMILIES A SOUND INVESTMENT FIREFIGHTING FOR YOUR SAFETY MEMBERSHIP MEETING, N.Y. SIU-CONTRACTED TRANSHAWAII PAYS OFF IN WEEHAWKEN TWAIN'S MISSISSIPPI A FASCINATING AND MIGHTY RIVER UPGRADING - KEY TO FUTURE 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 5/1/1974 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. XXXVI, No. 5 1974 Periodicals Seafarers Log