http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/733f3e4dcf918c47a7ff22c73ee682e1.PDF 129fc9dfe1562a23aa579005026ec6f4 PDF Text Text •••Ir i| . .-'V Mr i-'- • • 'A^i /si'' m -; - \ :f • nt. '•% l-'.f ^ . •• f p i pI ^ • ' t ^1 •f / i -• I ? f £®' V' •a* i'1- •••s'-4isr^: •r.-v: *• 'I : - •, I'.l -• . - i • i# •;' '••^• \. ^''•;4''.)^i,.'"?P'V .'4 • \\ ,..V^ V »ri-' ,, • i-'J# •• 'iV iiSit'r -"••'l', -'-'l'. si'";»L^,o.t i .1 'T:i vJ»Vr'^ > •'• i. '. t .i.i_iJlui--.l:.i-'i.iLJ=iJ-i-XA2. .'• - �More iMCO Participation Urged I'-'v. ITF Conference Af fended by Vice President Shepard SIU Vice President Bull Shepard has just returned from the 31st Congress of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) held in Stockholm, Sweden. Joining representatives from trans­ portation unions of 80 nations. Vice President Shepard spent a week hearing reports on the ITF's past activities, formulating new international trans­ portation labor policy and considering resolutions made by the various unions. Among the resolutions heard by the Congress was a motion sponsored by the SIU and other U.S. trade unions calling for an investigation of multi­ national companies. Accepted by the Congress, the mo­ tion provides for an ITF conference to formulate an international labor course of action to deal with these companies. This ITF Congress also passed a resolution calling for more maritime union participation in the various na­ tional delegations sent to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) conferences. Aside from ITF members who also belong to their national IMCO delega­ tions, the ITF sends its own delegation to various IMCO meetings. This dele­ gation, unlike the various governmental delegations, does not have a vote on any of IMCO's committees, but it does act as an advisor representing interna­ tional seafaring unions and as a watch­ dog for seafarers welfare. At present, this ITF delegation to IMCO is watching with particular in­ terest the Maritime Safety Committee, and its Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping, as this committee formulates international .standards for the training and qualifica­ tions of unlicensed watch standers in the engine and deck departments. Realising the importance of interna-^ tional regulations in protecting the weN fare of Seafarers, the SIU has always taken an active role in the U.S. dele­ gation attending the various IMCO meetings. This November, SIU Vice President Shepard will be an official member of the U.S. delegation sent to IMCO's Maritime Safety Committee session, a meeting In which the U.S. delegation will suggest international minimum qualifications for unlicensed personnel, which has received the sup­ port of the ITF and many maritime unions. Among other maritime i.ssues consid ered were motions accepted by the 31st Congress dealing with manning scales, training standards, safety and the con­ demnation of runaway flag ships. U.S. Pension Bill Is Signed Into Law President Ford signed into law the Pension Reform Act of 1974, on Labor Day, Sept. 2. The Law's provisions are most de­ tailed and cover several hundred pages. A complex and intricate Law, it will be further expanded upon by regulations to be adopted by the Secretary of Labor and the Treasury Department after pub­ lic hearings. Upon adoption of regulations, gov­ ernmental st^ appointed to administer the Law will issue initial opinions and definitions. At that time the LOG will publish a detailed analysis of the mate­ rial then available discussing and ex­ plaining the Law and how it applies to Seafarers. Much of the Law's regulatory provi­ the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Finally It Comes Down to You, the Seafarer To All Brother Seafarers: The United States maritime industry has come a long way in the past few years. We have achieved many signifi­ cant victories in our nation's law-making body in Wash­ ington, D.C.—victories which have given the industry the long-needed spark to get the productive maritime machinery rolling again. Our first major battle for a modern, revitalized, globally competitive U.S. merchant.marine was brought to a successful conclusion four years ago with the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. The bill has already Jolted our once sinking shipbuilding industry into its greatest construction boom in the history of peacetime America. And you, as Seafarers, are manning the majority of the new ships built under the Act. As vastly important as the 1970 Act was—and con­ tinues to be today—the fight was Just beginning. Two years later, we took another significant step forward in achieving our goal for the U^S. merchant marine by promoting and winning support for a precedent setting bilateral shipping agreement with Russia for the grain/oil run. Dozens of ships under contract to the SIU are now plying this important trade route—dozens of ships which otherwise would be laid up. The agreement also provides a sions will have little impact upon Sea­ farer Plans because for years our Plans have been subject to regulation by the New York State Insurance Department. Very few states had such laws, so for their Plans—not headquartered in New York—the changes may be significant. Pending detailed discussion of the Law in the LOG in the near future, the following are significant highlights: 1. All Plans are required to file on government forms, details of their oper­ ations and financial conditions with the Secretary of Labor, with copies to the members. This provision is effective Jan. 1, 1975. Seafarer Plans have for many years been essentially doing this according to New York State Insurance Law. Similarly, for Trustees acting as fiduciaries in the administration of a Plan, the new Federal law also makes this procedure standard, starting Jan. 1, 1974. However, again, as to Seafarer Plans, this has been the standard for many years under New York law. 2. Vesting, which is crediting and as­ suring a person of certain years of serv­ ice certain amounts of pension benefit, is required by the Law. There are three alternative formulas for achieving vested pension rights under the Law. Detailed comments concerning these formulas will shortly be published in the LOG. The' vesting provisions generally are effective Dec. 31, 1975 and under these vesting provisions all covered persons Continued on Page 10 pattern for future bilateral treaties with other nations with whom the U.S. trades. No more than a year later, we again moved closer to our goal with final Congressional approval of the TransAlaska Pipeline. The full impact of the Pipeline bill will not be felt for several years; but there is no question that it will_provide thousands of Jobs for American mari­ time workers in our shipyards, the refineries and on board American-flag vessels for years to come. Our victories have never come easily—we have always had to fight against tremendous opposition. Yet, this month, with the passage in the U.S. Senate of the Energy Transportation Security Act we have succeeded in overcom­ ing the greatest odds we have ever faced. Although final victory will not be realized until the bill is signed and its provisions implemented, we have dealt the once invin­ cible oil giants their first major defeat in their mono­ polistic history. There is no question that we have many friends in both the labor movement and in Congress who support us in our fights. But, who is it that really deserves the true credit? In the final analysis, it is you—and only you--the individual Seafarer through your donations to SPAD, and your strong backing of the Union's programs, who is now and always has been, the backbone of our legislative battles. Through your unwavering support of^SPAD, you have given this Union the necessary political punch to carry on a continuing fight to rebuild the neglected U.S. maritime industry, and thereby make a better life for all of us and our families. And, it is' through your continued support of SPAD that we will be able to bring the Oil Imports Quota Bill to its final fruition, and then move forward again in other vital areas. I extend my profound and sincere thanks to each and every one of you, who has so undauntingly supported the SIU in achieving our common goals for a better life and a better industry. Fraternally, Paul Hall Change of address cards^on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District AFL-rio #;7«5 Pn..rfh New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. XXXVI, No. 9. September 1974i district, AFL CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, Page 2 • /'• • » ) s -• »( • Seafarers Log �•'IS;'" Oil Import Bill Passes Senate by Vote of 42-28 14 WASHINGTON — It was another major victory for the SIU —and aU American seamen — when the Senate this month passed the Energy Trans­ portation Security Act of 1974. The vote which came on Sept. 5 after two days of debate was 42-28. Earlier this • year, the bill was passed by the House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 266-136. The measure now goes to a HouseSenate Conference Committee where differences between the two versions of '• r\ "ri: 4 'h' f! .. •j,r • "The Seafarers Union supports this bllL I am glad the Seafarers Union sup­ ports this bill, because I think the bill is ri^ht and I think they are a good onion. If I could have only one onion supporting me in the State of Louisiana, I would pick the Seafarers Union. Let me state that these people have some influence. I am happy to say so.** Senator Russdl B. Long (D-La.) the bill will be worked out. It is ex­ pected that the final bill will-be ready for President Ford's signature within four weeks. The bill provides that 20 percent of the nation's petroleum imports — in­ cluding crude oil and residual fuel oil —will be carried on U.S.-flag ships. The import quota requirement will increase to 25 percent on July 1, 1975 and to 30 percent in 1977. Solid support for the bill was main''Under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the U.S. fleet has been able to make significant strides through ship construction... However, the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 was not intended to be, and must not be considered as, the only solution to rebuilding our mer­ chant marine. It has become all to ap­ parent that the availability of cargo is essential to the survival and growth of the U.S. merchant marine fleet "...Passage of H.R. 8193 would produce Over 5,000 new jobs aboard ship in the next decade. This would assure that valuable and trained Amer­ ican seamen, many of whom would have been lost to the industry, remain at sea and are available to aid the Na­ tion lin the event of national crisis.** Senator J. Glenn BeallJr. (R-Md.) tj -fi-i r4r -'SI • I SIU President Paul Hail briefs representatives of shipping companies and shipyards at one of several meetings held in Washington, D.C. to generate organized support for the Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974. Meetings were also held with legislative representatives of AFL-CIO national and international unions. tained in the Senate despite a massive last-minute assault in the editorial columns of newspapers across the na­ tion which was inspired by the giant oil lobby. The editorial opposition — a blatant effort to coerce Senators who • "...American-flag vessels are manned by crews which are highly trained, and stringently and frequently tested by the Coast Guard. Ad^ng to this, the already strict Coast Guard im­ posed construction standards, the pro­ visions (of this bill) as amended make U.S.-flag tankers among the most en­ vironmentally safe vessels in the worid.** Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) are facing reelection this year—^was a hodgepodge of misstatements of facts arid figures attemptirig to show that the use of American ships would cause a sharp rise in costs of fuel to the nation's consumers. This argument was effec­ tively countered by Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.) who said during debate on the floor of the Senate that waiver of import fees on crude and residual fuel oils would increase costs by no more than 12 cents a barrel. Under two Senate INDEX Legislative News framing and Upgrading Senate passes oil bill Page 3 Seafarers participate in U.S. pension bill signed bosun recertification into Jaw Page 2 and 'A' seniority President's Report ... Page 2 upgrading Centerfold Washington Activities Upgrading class schedule, column ...Page9 requirements and application Pages 30-31 Union News GED requirements and Three SlUNA-affiliated ^ • application Page 30 unions merge Page 5 Membership News Headquarters Notes . 24th Seafarer receives high column Page 8 school diploma through Membership meeting MLS program Page 7 in Mobile Page 4 Brother Decareaux sculptures General News in his retirement Page 14 ITF congress concludes . Seafarer Prentice believes in Stockholm Page 2 in education Page 15 Young Seafarer upgrades to Shipping third assistant engineer . Page 7 Dispatchers Reports Page 13 New SIU pensioners Page 20 Ships' Digests .......Page 23 Final Departures Page 29 Ships' Committees ..;... .Page 6 Panama on West Coast . .Page 12 Special features Shenandoah Page 21 Wandering,thd Seas .Page 19 Tattoos—-An ancient Overseas Valdez receives praise Page 8 art .Pages26-27 September 1974 *) amendments to the bill, the savings on the import fees which would be waived —15 cents per barrel on crude and 42 cents on residual fuel oil—^would be passed on to consumers and could, according to other estimates, actually lower the cost of petroleum products. In addition to the import fee rebate, the Senate adopted another major amendment that 10 percent of maritime subsidies be allocated for new ship con­ struction on the East Coast, West Coast, Gulf^—and the Great Lakes. The Sen­ ate version of the bill would also require that all new tankers be constructed with double bottoms. Throughout the long fight through the House and Senate, the SIU has re­ ceived solid support from virtually the Continued on Page 11 Fallowing is voteihtheUrfited States Senate,on the Energy Tramportatian Security Affi of 1§74: Vofui^ for the Bili Vfl^jg Againrt^^^ James Abourezk (D.-S.D.) ^ ^ AM .x JamesB. AUen (D-Ala.) GeorgeD. Aiken (R-yermont) ; Birch Bayh(D-ind.) .. . WaUace F.Bennett (R-Utah) . J.01ennBeiur.(iM(i.) Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. (D-Tel.) Hany F. Byrd, Jr. (Ind-Va.) Lawton M. Chaes, Jr. (D-Fla.) ; Alan Bible (D-Nev.) Rich^d C.Clark (R-Iowa) Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Del. Nortp Cotton (R-N.H.) Roberta Byrd <D-V/.Va.) James O. Eastland (D-Miss.) Howard W.Cannon (D-Nev.) Barry M. Goldwater (R-Ariz.) Griffin (R-Michi) Gumey (R-Fla.) Jesse A. Helms (R-N.C.) Pete V. Domenici Roman L. Hruska (R-Neb.) Thomas F. Eagietca Jacob k.Javits(R-RY.) Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (D-N.C.) Edw&d M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) Mike Gravel (D-AIaska) JohnL. McClellan (D-Ark.) Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.) " : Thomas J. hfclntyre (D-N.H.) FloydK.Haskell (D-Colo.) ^ Edmund S. Muskie (D-Maine) Williani D. Hathaway (D-MaineX Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.) Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.) JohhG. Pastore (D-R.I.) larold E. Hughes (D-Iowa) James B. Pearson (R^ans.) )aniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) , William Proxniire (D-Wisc,) lenry M. Jackson (D-Wash.) Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-Conn.) . Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La.) William V. Roth, Jr. (R-Del.) tussell B. Long (D-La.) ; JohnC.Stennis (D-Miss.) |Wan-en G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) Robert Taft, Jr. (R-Ohio) ilharlesMcC.Mathias, Jr. (R-Md.) Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) Jeorge McGovern (D-S.Dak.) Lowell P. Weiker, Jr. (R-Conn.) loward M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) seph M.Montoya (D-N.Mex.) 'rank E. Moss (D-Utah) Present and Giving Live Pair iNunn (D-Ga.) Jhiboriinl^ (D-R.I.) Pairtid For the Bill s' ^ '•^ J' ^ .-><•- .V ^fiamL. Scott l[T>sya lohn J. Sparkman (D-AIa.) • Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) isiiiiiii Herman E. Talmadge (D-Ga.) , Harrison A..Williams, Jr.; (D-NJ.) Hbw^ H. Baker, Jr. (R-Tenn.)~-| Walter D. Huddleston (D-Ky. ^ Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.), Robert T. Stafford (R^Vt) Pages 1 �Active Mobile Seafarers Turn-To for Meetings Recertified Bosun Ed Morris (I.) and Bosun Joe Richburg point out their adjoining registration cards in the Mobile hall. Both active SlU members. Brother Richburg will soon join Brother Morris on the Bosuns Recertification Honor Roll. ^obfle, one of the eight SIU Con. .TX stitutional ports, holds a gen­ eral memhership meeting every month on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday. The home port of many active Sea­ farers, memhership meetings in Mo­ bile always attract a large number of interested members. At the July meeting, over 100 SIU members took advantage of this forum to discuss Union business and operations. These Seafarers realize that by at­ tending these meetings and exercis­ ing their constitutional right to participate in the proceedings, they are QMED A. W. George (I.) discusses shipping in the Mobile taking a forceful role in determining hiring hall with FWT J. C. Burnett before that port's July the future well-being of their jobs and membership meeting. of the U.S. merchant marine. chairing the Mobile membership meeting, Port Agent Blackie Niera listens while Reading Clerk Bobby Jordan (left) reads the Vice President's Report for July. Recording Secretary D. L Parker takes the minutes. Seated (I. to r.) Seafarers R. F, Gorju, V. Clearmen, L. E. Hartley, Harvey Lee, W. Murphy, H. Green and John Cade wait for a job call in the Mobile hall before the membership meeting. ^ ;• i' Seafarers in Mobile pack the hall for their monthly meetings and exercise their constitutional rights by participating in the proceedings. Seafarers Log Page 4 "t r- A i i« .r*. »V-i* .1" �.L.,. • 'I il i * m m By a Vote of 225 to 36 ^ i-. . , Wesf Coast Affiliate Fishermen's Unions Merge Three SIUNA West Coast affiliate fishermen's unions have voted to merge in order to more effectively unite their efforts and protect job rights. Consolidating into one union, to be known as the Fishermen's Union of America, Pacific and Caribbean Area, are the Fishermen's Union of the Pacific, San Diego, the Seine and Line Fisher­ men's Union of San Pedro, Md the Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey. The final vote was 225 in favor of the merger and 36 against it, with one vote void. Broken down by individual unions, the figures were: Fishermen's Union of the Pacific, San Diego: 103 in favor, 4 against; Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of San Pedro: 44 in favor, 32 against, one void; Seine and Line Fish­ ermen's Union of Monterey, 78 in favor, 0 against. Ballots and copies of a consolidation agreement and a proposed constitution had been printed and mailed out to all members in good standing of each union. The ballots and documents were printed in the four languages spoken by the members: English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. The members had a three-week period to respond by mail with their secret ballots. In November, 1973 the delegates to the SIUNA convention, with the unani­ mous consent and approval of delegates from the fishermen's unions, passed a resolution for the adoption of a plan of consolidation and merger. Over the past months numerous meetings have been held with represen­ tatives of the three unions, and at the end of July the drafts of an agreement for the merger and a proposed constitu­ tion were endorsed and the leadership of each union recommended the adop­ tion to its membership. Pensioners, Dependents Must Apply for Medicare • V • Representatives from three West Coast affiliate fishermen's unions review agreements for consolidation and merger of their unions with SIUNA Vice President Frank Drozak (seated, center) at meetings held in Wilmington, Calif, in late July. There have been arastic changes in the industry and the economic oppor­ tunities of fishermen have been substan­ tially reduced. This has necessitated the merger into one organization which will have greater strength in preserving job security at the collective bargaining table; obtaining the passage of important legislation and fighting the stiff foreign competition. Highlights of the merger agreement are: • All jobs of respective affiliates shall continue to remain the sole prop­ erty of the membership of such affili­ ates. There shall be no mixing of such job rights., • The present dues, initiation and other union monetary items shall con­ tinue unless otherwise changed in the future by applicable membership vote. • The first nomination and election for officers shall begin Oct. 1,1974 and conclude by the end of the year. Each affiliate will elect business agents and Executive Board members solely for the business of their unit, with the President and Secretary-Treasurer being elected by the membership of all units. • The officers and Executive Board members set forth in the Consolidation Agreement are to serve only imtil the conclusion of nominations and elections by the end of 1974, at which time of­ ficers will have been elected. Carl Marino, of the former Fisher­ men's Union of the Pacific, San Diego will serve as president of the new union until new officers are duly elected by the membership. The Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of San Pedro and the Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey have been affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America since its inception in 1938. The labor movement has been en­ couraging some of its smaller unions to merge on an international basis, in order that their position at the bargain­ ing table is strengthened. This is similar to what occurs in in­ dustry, when corporations and busi­ nesses consolidate and merge to reduce competition, increase profits, and fight for (or against) feder^, state and local legislation from a stronger position. As in industry, it is the overriding objective of the entire labor movement to alway? fight from its greatest position of strength, which in turn makes it pos­ sible to better confront all the problems facing labor today. Bosuns Committee Picks Oct. Class SIU pensioners are reminded that both they and their dependents must ap­ ply for Medicare as soon as they are eligible to insure adequate coverage for ' medical expenses. Any Seafarer 65 or older, any Sea­ farer's dependent 65 or older, or any pensioner who has been receiving a dis­ ability award from Social Security for two years Is eligible for Medicare. To apply, you must bring proof of date of birth and your social security card to your local social security ofllce three months before you turn 65, during the month you turn 65, or during the three months after your 65th birthday. If you do not renter during this sevenmonth period, you may only apply for Medicare during the open enrollment period held each January, February and March. Those that enroll during this period are not covered by Medicare un­ til the following July 1. Pensioners should note that the Sea­ farers Welfare and Pension Plan requh-cs that all eligible pensioners must submit medical bills to Medicare for payment before submitting the unpaid Bosuns (I. to r.) Jose Agular, John Japper and J. Mucia meet at SIU Headquarters to select members for the October balance of these bills to our welfare and class of the Bosuns Recertlflcation Program. Elected by a special meeting of bosuns following the regular membership meeting in New York, these three bosuns review applications received for the program. pension plan. September 1974 ] .• VI r<. Page 5 'f �- ' >• " The Committee Page Shenandoah Committee Overseas Traveler Recertified Bosun Fred Cooper, left, served as ship's chairmari aboard the Overseas Traveler on the vessel's most recent run to Europe. She paid off at the Army Base in Bayonne, N.J. on Aug. 23. Other committee members are, from the left: J. Murphy, deck delegate; J. Thomas, secretary-reporter; F. Payton, steward delegate; S.'W. Lewis, engine,delegate, and F. R. Clarke, educational director. Speaking for the crew, the committee said it was a good trip with no disputes and they offered a special vote of thanks to the steward department. Usual run for the Overseas Traveler is Norfolk to Europe. Chief Steward Thomas Bolton gets spruced up for some shore time after his ship, the T-5 Navy tanker Shenandoah, returned from a voyage to Greenland, paying off in Carteret, N.J. Committee members are, from the left: Fonnie Rogers, steward delegate; Paul E. Hollaway, deck delegate; G. Torche, ship's chairman, and T. Bolton, secretary-reporter. At right is Louie the Barber who lives in the Carteret area. The Shenandoah delivered fuel to Thule Air Force Base on the East Coast of Greenland, north of Baffin Bay. Transcolumbia Committee StonewallJackson • • •• •'•if -'IK «- if. 1'-• IU With Recertified Bosun Ward Wallace aboard her (seated last on right), the SlU-manned Transcolumbia, operated by Hudson Watenvays, paid off at the Marine Ocpan Terminal in Bayonne, N.J. on July 31 after a Far East voyage. Committee members are, standing from the left: D. G. Chafin, secretaryreporter and Bruce Wright, engine delegate. Seated from the left are: D. Surnulong, steward delegate; A. Otremba, deck delegate; Bill Holland, edu­ cational delegate, and W. Wallace, ship's chairman. Speaking for the crew. Bosun Wallace extended thanks to the ship's two messmen, Fred Biegel, and Juan Toro for an especially good job in serving the crew. Transsuperlor Committee I . Panama Committee • ^ j:. ,r -• ')• .W 4:.,,ijir The ship's committee aboard the SlU-manned Transsuperlor, operated by Hudson Waterways, discusses some union business with Philadelphia Port Agent John Fay. The ship paid off in Philadelphia on Aug. 1. Committee mem­ bers are, from the left: William Bowles, engine delegate; Cesar A. Gutierrez, deck delegate; Nelson O. Rojas, steward delegate; Port Agent Fay, and Leon Franklin, secretary-reporter. The committee reported no beefs at the payoff and gave special commendations to Messman John Bennet for an excellent job. The Transsuperlor is temporarily laid up. Page 6 Recertified Bosun Ed Morris is heading the deck department on the new LASH containership/barge carrier Stonewall Jackson. Photo was taken at a recent payoff in the port of New York. The ship's entire committee is, seated from the left: H. Nixon, steward delegate; Morris, ship's chairman; John Cade, engine delegate; C. E. Smith, educational director, and Pete Peterson, deck delegate. Standing is Henry Donnelly, secretary-reporter. The ship, built under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, will go on a Middle East run. ^ • '• vi "•. After another good intercoastal run, the SIU-contracted containefship Panama, operated by Sea-Land, recently paid off in the port of Oakland, Calif. Her ship's committee members are, from the left: R. Guerin, deck dele­ gate; Eddie Hernandez, secretary-reporter; Cliff Perreira, ship's chairman, and Steve Knapp, steward delegate. Originally built in 1945 by Kaiser Co. in Vancouver, Wash., she was converted for container carriage in 1966 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula,'Miss. She is 662 feet in length and can carry 609 containers with capacity for 100 temperature controlled units. Seafarers Log v; J-,!' i :• YL-; •: �Through HISS Program 19-Year Old - 24fh Seafarer to Get High School Diploma Fireman - Oiler - Watertender John Ruiz has become the 24th Seafarer to obtain a high school diploma through the Harry Lundeberg's General Educa­ tional Development Program. Brother Ruiz, a 19-year old native of Houston, graduated from Piney Point in October, 1971. At that time, while at­ tending the trainee program, he began the GED course, but didn't complete it. So, when he returned to the school this past July to upgrade to FOWT he de­ cided to stay for a few more weeks and try for his diploma. Seafarer Ruiz, who hadn't any pre­ vious high school education, said he received some "gentle pushes" from Margaret Nalen, Director of Academic Education at Piney Point. He says that Mrs. Nalen encouraged him to complete the GED course since she knew he had started it three years ago and inust have had some interest in getting a diploma. "It's a very good program, I'm glad I went through it," the young Seafarer said. "The teachers give plenty of in­ dividual instruction, and they answer all questions you may have. "I had to concentrate on Literature and Social Studies," he continued. "I didn't have time to attend all the classes, but 1 knew enough in the other subjects. Science, Math and Grammar, to pass the state tests." All of the teachers who worked with John had high praise for his efforts. They said he was a "very easy person to work with, and worked very hard," Mrs. Nalen added that he "worked dili­ gently and enthusiastically." Seafarer John Ruiz works with Margaret Nalen, Director of Academic Educa­ tion at Piney Point, in preparation for taking the Maryland State high school equivalency tests. Seafarer Ruiz became interested m the merchant marine through his step­ father Luis Gracia, who also ships with the SIU. Although he now has a high school diploma, Ruiz has no immediate plans to go oh to college. "Right now, I'm going to try and ship out. Whether I go to college later on, well I just don't know." The young Seafarer, whose last ship before going to Piney Point was the Delta Uruguay (Delta Steamship), has spent time in all three departments; but he definitely prefers the engine room. "I shipped for over a year in deck, and for about seven months in the stew­ ard department. Now, I've been in the engine department for a little less than a year, and it's great." Brother Ruiz, who prefers to ship to the Far East more than any other part of the world, plans to return to Piney Point in the future to get a QMED rating and his full 'A' Book. Whatever his plans for the near fu­ ture, in the long run he says "most likely I will make the merchant marine a career. I hope to be shipping out for a long time. I love it." Gradoflst HLS Class in Md. Now 3rd Engineer Brother Pat Rogers, Jr., a member of the first class to graduate from the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md., has taken advantage of the many educational opportunities offered by our Union. Only 24-years-old, he has advanced from wiper to FOWT to Third Assist­ ant Engineer since his graduation in 1967 by attending SIU's upgrading pro­ grams at Piney Point anS the joint SIU/ District 2 MEBA School of Marine En­ gineering and Navigation. Pat's decision to go to sea was not a spur of the moment one. The son of 21-year SIU veteran Pat Rogers, Sr., Pat, Jr. was familiar with the sailor's life, and knew of the opportunities for advancement available to Union mem­ bers. So when SIU opened the Lunde­ berg School at Piney Point, Pat, Jr. decided that this was his chance to begin a career as a merchant seaman. When he and his classmates arrived at Piney Point in August of 1967, Pat said "There wasn't much there, except mud." But the first group of trainees were put to work, and soon converted an abandoned barracks into the beauti­ ful quarters that now house SIU upgraders, as well as vacationing SIU members and their families. As one of the first trainees, Pat took great satisfaction in helping to build the new school, and now, having kept his SIU book, enjoys going back to Piney Point with his family and parents for vacations. Shipping out as a wiper after graduat­ ing from Piney Point, and later as FOWT, Brother Rogers accumulated enough seatime to be eligible to attend the SIU/District 2 MEBA upgrading program at the School of Marine Engi­ neering. Within four months after be­ ginning classes. Brother Rogers received his Third Assistant Engineer license. Now sailing aboard _ the SlU-con- September 1974 I i i • M r, f. 1 Hi tracted Columbia (Ogden) as Third Assistant Engineer, Brother Rogers is eventually planning to take the Coast Guard test for a Second Assistant Engi­ neer License. Brother Rogers feels a debt of grati­ tude to the Seafarers that gave him, as a young man just beginning his adult life, the chance to start an exciting career, and for providing him with the oppor­ tunities to advance this career. >i 11 )• - 'I /I i ] Pensioner Gets First Check at S.F. Meeting SIU Pensioner Stanley S. Torres receives his first pension check from Port Agent Steve Troy at the San Francisco August membership meeting, as Seattle Port Agent Harvey Mesford (rear) looks on. y Pat Rogers, Jr., a member of the Lundeberg School's first class, now sails as Third Assistant Engineer. Page? �i >• m { "'I'- - fi;-f •j.' ; Overseas Valdez Praised For Fuel Transfer at Sea SIU crewmembers aboard the ST Overseas Valdez (Maritime Overseas), chartered to the Military Sealift Com­ mand, were praised by the vice presi­ dent of Maritime Overseas Corp. and the Captain of the USNS Passumpsic for their skilled performance of duties while carrying out a fuel transfer of 2,400 bbls. of oil at sea; In a letter to SIU Vice President Frank Drozak, Maritime Overseas Vice President J. D. Hutchison, relayed the observation of the Captain of the Pas­ sumpsic, that "I have never seen a ship better prepared nor personnel more skilled than your ship and men." The message had been sent to the Master of the Overseas Valdez. Vice President Hutchison and the Master of the Valdez also offered the Financial Committee •i!-' J', :-! ; Despite moderately heavy seas, the SIU crew aboard the MSC-chartered Overseas Alice rigged two stations aboard the USS Mispillion, and then unrigged the aft station under a simu­ lated emergency breakaway, without difficulty. The Captain of the Mispillion. im­ pressed with the SIU crew's ability to carry out this^ difficult maneuver, re­ ported to the crew, the MSG in Wash­ ington and Maritime Overseas tlrat the"Mispillion has conducted fueling-at sea operations with foiir MSG chartered vessels and SS Overseas Alice was the best to date." Muiiime Overaeas V. P. Hutchison ended hn letter commending the Sea­ farers airaard both sh^ by stating <hve feel the foienoted excellent perform­ ances shoold be adcnowledged and ... we again voice our congratulations for jobs weD done.** Investigation Called On Navy Tanker Award :'tli •;i' I' ii ji-' Seafarers "a 'well done' for their fine performance." In the same letter, Hutchison also ex­ tended similar praise to the crew of the SlU-manned Overseas Alice for thenperformance during a complicated refueling-at-sea drill. Seafarer M. E. Reld, seated far right, chairs the SlU's Quarterly Financial Committee at Headquarters. This committee, made up of Seafarers elected four times a year at General Membership Meetings, reviews the SlU's financial records for the preceeding three months. The SIU Committee members who were elected at the September Membership Meeting, are, seated clockwise from Chairman Raid's left: R. Gorbea, deck department; JD. B. Sacher, stew­ ard department; William "Flat Top" Koflowitch, engine department; R. V. Harper, engine department; S. Wala, engine department, and J. Sweeney, deck department. Headquarters Netes by SIU Vice President Frank Drozak Special Pumpman Course The Lundeberg School is conducting a four weex course for pumpmen which will begin Nov. 4. The course is geared toward the second pumpman who has not been able to g^ the necessary experience for a Chief Pumpman's job. Further details on this course are carried on page 30 and 31 of this LOG. T-5 Navy Tankers At this time, I would like to report to you that the five T-5 Navy Tankers, operated by Hudson Waterways Company, and the Sugar Islander, ha\Q been removed from organizational status as of Sept. 3. Firefigbting The Maritime Administration is temporarily conducting firefighting classes at the Navy Damage (TcHitrol Scho(^ in Norfolk, Va. Two upcoming class dates for this facility are: Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. MARAD will open its new firefighting school at Earle, N.J. on or around Nov. 6. Firefighting is becoming an increasingly important endorsement. And, in just a few years, to get a job aboard an SlU-contracted ship, a firefighting endorsement will be a must. So, don't put off taking the course for any length of time. If you are in port, apply and participate. It is only a one-day course, but it will mean a great deal of job security for you in the future. Bosuns Recertification Program Since the Bosuns Recertification Program began on June 1, 1973 a total of 142 Bosunsr—^including the twelve who graduated at the September member­ ship meeting—have su^essfully completed the two-month course. We have been getting a iot of favorable feedback from our members on the Union's contracted vessels concerning the excellent job our Recertified Bosuns are doing. They are conducting well organized, infonuative Union meetings aboard . The SIU, along with District 2 MEBA-AMO, is continuing to push for a full investigation of the Military Sealift Command for its controversial deci­ sion to award operation of its nine new 25,000 dwt tankers to Marine Trans­ port Lines, an NMU company. Congressman Frank Clark (D-Pa.), after being informed of the situation by the SIU, voiced his opposition to the de­ cision with Under Secretary of the Navy William Middendorf saying that the "Navy award should be set aside and re­ negotiated in fairness to all parties." The MSG gave the contract award to Matson even though Iran Destiny Car­ riers, an SlU-contracted company, sub­ mitted the low bid. MSG claimed that Iran is not a responsible operator. Senator Warren Magnuson CDWash.), chairman of the Commerce Committee, has also noted opposition to the contract award. The unfair decision comes in the wake of the MSC's takeover of four Fal­ con tankers. Falcon is an affiliate of Iran Destiny. The SIU will continue to pursue this issue until a satisfactory decision has been rendered. The LOG will keep the membership informed on any new developments. their ships. And, beefs and contractual disputes on these ships have been cut to a minimum. Overall, our Recertified Bosuns are keeping the SIU membership better informed about the internal affairs of the Union and the many problems and new issues facing us and the maritime industry in general. I know I join the entire SIU membership in congratulating our latest success­ ful Bosuns, and those who have already completed the program and are doing such a fine job. The 12 Bosuns who graduated this month are: Fred Pehler, Rocky Morris, Jimmy Foti, Ernie Tirelli, Bill Wallace, Ame Hovde, Otto Pedersen, Dan Ticer, Jose Gonzalez, John Spuron, Charies Merrill and Arthur Beck. Sabine Tankers The National Labm: Relations Board is calling in witnesses in their investi­ gation of our charges of illegal tactics in our organizing drive for Sabine Tankers. We should be getting a decision from the NLRB in the veiy near future. We are confident that they will rule in our favor. We will keep you posted on all developments. 'A* Seniority Upgrading We have been conducting the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program for over a year now, and including the five upgraders who graduated in September, 109 of our.young members have completed the program. I cannot emphasize enough the importance in terms of job security of getting your 'A' book. According to our shipping rules, the 'A' man has preference in shipping over the 'B' man, and an 'A' book holder can remain on his ship for as long as he wishes, where the 'B' man must get off after six months. This program will not run forever. So, if you are eligible for the program, and have not applied, do so immediately. An 'A' book is your most valuable possessicm in the SIU. It meahs job security and earning power. I want to congratulate the five new 'A' Seniority Upgrading graduates. They are: Murphy Allison, Mike Derke, George Rogers, Steve Castle and Bob Smith. LNG Training The liquid natural gas carrier and the liquid petroleum gas carrier are the ships of the future. Conservative estimates say that by the 1980's, 30 LNG ctirriers will be flying the American flag. If we are to get these ships under contract to the SIU, thereby creating more job opportunities for SIU members, we must be able to guarantee the shipowner that his vessel will be in good hands. To supply this guarantee, the Lundeberg iSchool has been conducting LNG training programs for engine, deck and steward, You will have to take this course if you wish to get a job on an LNG ship.So, participate in this course for your own good and for the good of your fellow SIU members. The next LNG course will start &pt. 23. For details see pages 30 and 31 of this LOG. seafarers Log �i' watchful eye on the language of the 501-pag;e bill throughout .the many months it was being drafted-. All private pension plans must be rewritten to conform to the terms of the new Act; however, no Seafarer will lose benefits. (See story on page 2). Washington Activities By B. Rodwr OIL IMPORT BnX The Senate this month passed the Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974—the cargo preference bill—successfully ending a two and one-half year battle on Capitol Hill. (See page 3.) The SIU worked closely with the labor movement to bring about this victory. Active support came from the AFL-CIO, the Maritime Tiades Department, Port Maritime Councils, State Federations and Local Central Bodies. The bill (H.R. 8193) is now in conference where the House and Senate versions of the bill will be worked out. Deepwater Ports On Aug. 14, the Senate Public Works Committee reported out its bill to establish a licensing and regulatory program to govern offshore deepwater port development beyond the territorial limits of the United States. Two other Senate committees. Commerce and Interior, have already taken similar action. The House bill, H.R. 10701, passed on June 10. That bill differs from the Senate bill in the following ways: • The House gives authority to license port operators to the Secretary of Interior; the Senate bill gives authority to the Secretary of Transportation. • The House gives less control to the States than the Senate and it places the burden of environmental control on the States. • The Senate bill requires that license application be reviewed for possible antitrust violations by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. No date has been set for debate in the Senate. Pension Plan Regnlatkm It seems right and fitting that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was signed into law by President Ford on Labor Day. This complex bill has been studied by committees in both houses of Congress for several months to provide safeguards for the retirement years of 30 million American workers who are covered under private pension plans. The most dramatic pension plan failure occurred when the South Bend Studebaker plant clos^ in 1963, leaving 4500 workers under age 60 with only IS percent of the benefits due them. Pension funds will now be guaranteed under a Federal corporation, similar to the FDIC which protects bank depositors. The Act will promote minimum standards which all pension plans must adopt to be qualified under the law. The SIU was determined to preserve and protect those benefits already nego­ tiated for them from any loss due to weaknesses of other plans. To do so, we consulted with members of Congress and their staffs frequently, and kept a i. f ' AFL-CIO Labor Studies Center Seminar SIU representatives recently participated in a two-day seminar at the AFLCIO Labor Studies Center on "The Salaried Woman." The seminar, sponsored by the Council for Professional Employed, AFLCIO, deals with many different aspects of the problems of women in the work force: the laws, attitude, health care, child care, change of attitudes of both men and women, the rtrie of the union in best representing women members. Thirty women trade unionists participated. One interesting fact that came out was that union women (20 percent of the AFL-CIO membership) have a 44 percent average earning advantage over non-union women. The Council of Professional Employees, representing more than one million members—^including SIU, teachers, actors, communication workers, service employees and others—^plans to duplicate the seminar across the country. J", House Committee Reoiganization The House Rules Committee will consider rules of debate for House Res. 988 from the Boiling Committee and an alternate proposal from the special committee of Chairman Julia Hansen. These are procedural rules which set the time limit for debate on a bill and provide for its handling on the floor. We have opposed House Res. 988, which threatens to strip the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee of its functions and move them to other com­ mittees. i. ':v •4 • International Women's Year 1975 SIU participated this morith in the meeting of Washington Union Women Leadere, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Dr. Ruth Bacon, director erf the U.S. Center for International Women's Year, discussed some of the goals of the Center and the initial plans to cariy them out. IWY was proclaimed by the United Nations and by the United States. Its goals are "equality, development and peace." I I ' • ''fl 'j| Seafarers are uiged to contrHiute to SPAD. It is tiie way to have your voke heard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. f •inn- Nlr^tri fnlin Pann 'A- '11 r , r'' "i'- n photo on left SIU Patrolman Jade Caffey (far left) conducts shipboard meeting aboard the John Penh last month and discusses some pertinent articles that appeared in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Sh^board meetings ^e Seafarers the chance to leam about the issues vital to their livelihood and to express their feelings about their jobs and the industry. In photo at right is the John Penn*s ship's committee which gathered in the crew's mess dui^ ing her payoff in Brooklyn, N.Y. They are, dockwise, from left: Julius Koten, steward delegate; Mike Kuithe, deck ddegate; Red Brannstein, ship's chair­ man; A. S. Freeman, secretary-ieporter; A» Rotundo, engine delegate, and Toma Escudero, educational director. The John Penn will change from its usual Far East run £o a Middle East schedule. A V I' • •"rnw-r ' Page 9 September 1974 . V •• • • ' •- . \ �Trainee Joins SlU Ranks HLS Gracf Finishes Ist Run Seafarer Gary Dennison, a recent graduate of the Harry Lundeberg School at Piney Point, has found after his first voyage that sailing as a profes­ sional seaman is all he had hoped it would be. Sailing as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Lyman Hall (Waterman), Brother Dennison spent his maiden voy­ age in the Far East. Seafarer Dennison is no stranger to foreign countries, having lived for five years in Metz, France as a child, but this was his first visit to the Far East and he found it quite different from his hometown of Tampa Bay, Fla. ^ Carrying steel, fertilizer,, rice and other general cargo, the Mariner-type Lyman Hall and her SIU crew visited Korea, Saigon, Taiwan, and young Brother Dennison's favorite port, Man­ ila, during the three-month voyage. The new and exciting places he saw "$205 were the highlights of his first three months before the^mast, but the Lunde­ berg graduate also found life at sea much to his liking. And though the young OS spent most of his time chip­ ping and painting while the Lyman Hall was under way. Brother Dennison is convinced that the career in the mer­ chant marine he began preparing for while at the Lundeberg School is a ca­ reer he will find enjoyable and reward­ ing. Now, with his maiden voyage be­ hind him. Brother Dennison plans to keep shipping oITt until he has enough seatime to return to Piney Point and get his AB ticket. SIU's Training Program, allowing trained young men like Gary Dennison to complete the education they began at Piney Point by shipping out with veteran crews, will help insure the perpetuation of the SIU as a forceful, growing Union that protects its members' job security and welfare. B 10001 Contributor's Name City. Address S^.NO. TTjTT W' State. ^ SPAO is a separate liVii'dljli fund.^^ p^eetff are to furf^-1ti;i^oiects and purposes including, put not limited to furtl^rine irte political, social and economicInterests of Seafarer seamen, trte preservation and furlfierine of the Anserican Merchant Marine^with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advartccment of trade union corKer^*" pts. In connection with " -such objects, SPAO supports and contributes to political candrdates for etectWe office. An contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be'ioiiciled or VT received •w«ivw because of w* fofCe. |0b |ww discrimination, financial •••••tibial reprisal, or ... . threat of _ such conduct. ct. or as a condition of membershipin the Union (SfUNA AGLIWO) or of employment. If a contribution «s made by reason of the at^e improper conduct, notify the Seafarers union or SPAO at the above address, certified mail withjo^riy days of the contribution for inveSligatibh and appropriate action aftd refund, if invOiuntary. »l|PMrt SPAo to protect and fiirtfitr your economic, political and soci^^lnteresls. American trade:Simdn concepts and Seafarer sea(T>en. (A copy of our rMori filed with tht appropriatbebpervisory officer is (or wiii be) available for purchase from « the iSyp^fjrttendent of Documents. MM. Government Printing Office. Washington. O.C. 20402.1 Signature of Solicitor 1974 I •- " • v; - fe; His first voyage finished, OS Gary Dennison Is glad he decided to ship out. Brother Dennison is a graduate of SIU's Trainee Program at Piney Point, Md. Bill Is Signed Into Law SEDFUERS POIITICU RCTIVIIV DONRTION Date. .V, - Port Understands SPAD's Role Continued from Page 2 must be 100 percent vested when attain­ ing normal or stated retirement age. The Law also provides pension benefits for a survivor at a member's option, which provides that under certain conditions upon a retired member's death, the sur­ viving spouse is entitled to 50 percent of the pension. 3. Minimum eligibility requirements are provided for, although a Plan may provide more favorable provisions. In general then, a person 25 years or older, working for a company for one year, is eligibie, but a person who starts his job within five years of normal retirement under a Plan, may be excluded. 4. Funding.This is a system by which Plan assets are set aside to cover the costs of benefits earned by members. The Seafarers Pension Plan has for years followed the principle of funding. Under the new Law, effective Dec. 31, 1975, mandatory formulas are to be used by pension plans to fund, or in other words, put away monies for credits for past, present and future serv­ ice earned by the man while employed. These monies, however, cannot be withdrawn by a person but instead are used to provide the pension benefit upon his retirement. To assure that all cov­ ered people, ^ill receive their pension benefit when due, the Law sets up a government corporation which will col= lect insurance premium payments from all pension plans so that if a plan is in­ solvent, the government insurance cor­ poration will pay the pension benefit. This is similar to government insurance for saving bank depositors. The above material represents the new Law's highlights. When govern­ ment regulations are adopted the Union and Plans, attorneys, accountants and actuaries will prepare an appropriate detailed analysis of the Law and its reg­ ulations, whiph will then be published in the LOG. ( The Seafarer—A Man of Many Skills Seafarer Louis Lopez (standing) graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School In 1973 and understands the Importance of constant vigilance in Washington to protect and build the job security of all SIU members. "I give to SPAD as often as I can because we all have a responsibility to protect our jobs. Our future is at stake and so is the future of our older members who will be going on pension." Here, Brother Lopez receives a $20 SPAD certificate aboard the Overseas Arctic from SIU Patrolman Carl Peth. Page 10 \ Abie-seaman/quartermastef Ed Kamm, practicing one of the traditional sailor's skills, sews a canvas windlass cover aboard his ship the Sealand Exchange (Sea-Land). Photo was submitted by Seafarer Bob SIckels, ilr. Seafarers Ldg �j' -sr <^•4 Oil Import Bill Passes Senate 42-28 Continued from Page 3 entire American labor movcinent. Ear­ lier this year, the AFL-CIO Executive Council and Ccmvention gave their unanimous endorsement for the bill. The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment—and all of its 44 aflBliates— went all-out in support of the bill. Port Maritime Councils, national and inter­ national unions, state federations and local central bodies—all actively sup­ ported the oil bill by contacting vSenators in every state urging support for the legislation. **...! know that we have got repre­ sentatives of the maritime unions sitting op their looking at us, and 1 have seen the effect since I know they, have got the power to pass-this hill." Senator Nonris Cotton (R-N.H.) Leader of ffie Opposition The MTD held a series of meetings to mobilize the legislative representa­ tives of national and international un­ ions for the campaign to secure passage of the bill. Meetings were also held with shipping company officials and ship­ yard operators to generate their active support for the bill. It is expected that the oil lobby will continue its assault on the bill through editorials in the Wall Street Journal and other anti-labor publications. SIU President Paul HaU said that the SIU and the Maritinie Trades Deparhnent would con­ tinue to furnish Congress and the Administration "with the docu­ mented facts on the necessity for this hiU." He said: "Aside from the obvious fact that this bill will generate new job opportunities for seamen, ship­ yard workers and thousands (ff workers in related industries, it will also give this nation a measure of security by assuring that our energy needs are not interrupted— as they were in the past—by fore^ policy conflicts with nations that register American-owned sh^s." SIU members are reminded Oat in "a claim with the Seafarers Welfare md Pension Plans, your correspondence must include a properly filled out aim form as well as other pertinent doousents or the claim cannot be processed jknd nayment will he delayed. Documents absolutely necessary for the prompt payment of various types o I indnde: doctor or hospital bills, certified death .certificates, birth certifi dites, marriage licenses, Medime statements, funeral bills, dischaiges, and nota ifh»d tax returns from the previous year when proof of siqpport of adopted oi ifep-chUdren is required. Your doctor's social security niiimber or the hospital's ' Btion number is also necessary for the processing of certain claims. Ibe foifowing members have Imd their benefit payments held up because tiled to supply complete information when filing their claims. Please contact Aboard Fairland In Far East I ' % % 'i Sailed on Lakes 45 Years Seafarer Elmer Derby (r.) receives his first pension check from Frankfort Port Agent Harold Rathbun in the Great Lakes District. Brother Derby, shipping out since 1929, has been sailing as an oiler on the Ann Arbor Railroad Car Ferries. Bosun Harvey Began Career In World War II Bosun Lee J. Harvey is a profes­ sional Seafarer who began his career at the age of 18 when he went to the U.S. Maritime School in St Petersburg, Ha. in 1943. After a two-month training period, he went to sea aboard the salvage tug Hillsboro Inlet. Later that year he de­ cided to go deep-sea and went to Balti­ more where he signed on as ableseaman aboard the Victory ship John Harlan (Sea Shipping). Seafarer Harvey, who joined the SIU in 1943, continued to sail during the years of World War II making more than 20 runs to the Mid-East and the Mediterranean. "Many of the convoys I was in were under attack in the Atlantic and the Med," he recalls, "but I guess I was just one of the lucky ones because none of the ships I was on got hit. A lot of good SIU guys were lost during some of those trips." Seafarer Harvey, who lives with his wife, Rita, in Thibadaux, La. usually stays aboard ship for nine months to a year before going home to spend time your mailing list* •f .• • '*» • • -A.' n /I- Lee J. Harvey with his family. He also has a daughter, Betty Jo, 22, and a son Craig who is 11. Seafarer Harvey, who has been sail­ ing as bosun for the past nine years, has been aboard the John Tyler (Waterman) for the past 10 months and is now making another trip to the Far East. "After this trip," he said, "I think I'll take some time off and maybe take the family on a vacation." NAME ADDRESS STATE ZIP SIU-IBU members please give: Bk# Soc. Sec. # TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below or send mailing label from last Issue received. ADDRESS CITY .... V t 'iV - iPrint /n/ormodon) CITY -f- I Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on Brother Bertil Hager took this photo of his fellov\/ crewmen relaxing in the recreation room aboard the fa/Wand while the ship was in the Far East, visiting such ports as Yokohama and Hong Kong. Standing are Gregory Kelly, ableseaman, left, and Leroy Cope, able-seaman. Seated from left are: leonard McCarthy, wiper; Kjeld Nielsen, able-seaman; George McAlpine, electrician, and Manuel Netto, chief cook. i' i STATE. ZIP. Page 11 Seafarers Log ' .iVs' •iv'l 'X. �. Cfi.i.- '.r " "-x' • • Crewmembers on the Panama gathered in the crew's mess for lunch. They are. seated (left to right): Steven J. Knapp, bedroom steward; Eddie Hernandez, chief steward; Cliff Perreira, bosun, and Wayne Evans, utility man. Standing at left is crew messman Raima Bonifacio. Seafarer Knapp, who has been sailing since the 1940's and makes his home in Vero Beach, Fla. was rehring after getting off the Panama. Chief Cook Francis Davis (left) prepares food in galley as Chief Steward Eddie Hernandez looks on. Containership Panama Visits Port of Long Beach, Calif. After Intercoastal Run The containership Panama (Sea-Land) docked in the port of Long Beach, Calif, recently for a visit before heading up the coast of California for a payoff at the port of Oakland. The 662.foot.Iong ve.ssel has a dwt of 17,014. She has a gross tonnage of 17,193, a net tonnage of 13,055, with a horse­ power of 9,000. The Panama was built in 1945 at the Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, Wash. She was previously named the SS Marine Jumper. The vessel is a converted jumboized C-4; it was converted in 1966 at the Ingalls Shipyards in Pascagoula, Miss. For the past six months the Panama has been on an intercoastal run between New York and Oaklwd. The Panama docked at the Sea-Land terminal in Long Beach, Calif, . - of burner in the engine room. Page 12 Seafarers Log : A • y (. • �DISPATCHERS REPORT AUGUST1.31, 1974 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 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 TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A aass B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C REGISTEREO ON BEACH Ail Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 7 80 10 20 13 6 19 78 32 50 21 38 7 88 0 6 2 8 3 28 16 7 9 548 4 22 3 3 2 2 4 14 7 9 2 11 1 17 0 1 1 5 3 6 4 0 1 122 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 67 7 21 9 3 25 52 34 53 10 21 7 51 ^ 0 1 3 9 4 20 14 4 8 426 4 44 2 8 4 0 5 21 16 23 6 16 4 16 0 3 1 0 3 8 5 3 2 194 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 17 1 64 6 28 15 2 12 63 41 50 12 34 5 77 0 4 3 13 4 47 24 17 18 550 2 31 2 3 5 4 1 22 13 9 5 17 3 31 8 2 1 8 11 5 15 5 3 210 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 10 21 11 11 6 78 13 155 30 75 26 13 48 115 53 109 38 37 20 152 0 4 3 2 5 8 2 4 3 916 5 33 7 10 4 4 8 19 14 28 9 14 1 33 0 3 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 204 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 4 2 4 1 2 0 4 35 4 107 22 57 21 6 44 82 33 84 20 23 18 99 0 1 5 1 1 14 2 2 2 658 5 57 4 22 9 2 14 37 11 45 10 17 7 40 0 2 2 0 1 3 3 1 4 296 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 31 3 73 12 30 18 5 32 51 18 57 15 11 18 89 0 3 0 0 0 3 ^ 1 1 1 441 1 15 0 3 2 0 3 6 5 20 10 2 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 ^ 0 0 0 2 10 7 136 29 52 27 4 38 80 46 101 33 21 35 76 0 2, 1 5 7 14 8 1 3 726 11 71 3 16 9 2 1 10 12 13 1 3 3 69 0 3 65 27 22 72 21 25 41 500 . 576 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 2 65 2 25 4 2 9 46 22 50 8 13 7 45 0 2 2 11 7 26 21 6 10 395 4 61 1 5 3 0 2 19 23 18 5 16 5 23 11 2 2 0 3 10 8 4 3 227 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 5 12 0 0 35 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 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 0 43 5 19 6 4 21 29 11 29 9 6 6 51 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 4 2 254 1 7 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 8 5 3 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 .. .T:. Totals Totals All Depts. 2 39 6 15 7 1 14 33 14 33 5 14 7 24 0 2 0 8 0 30 9 . 14 7 284 1,512 5 88 17 28 12 4 17 45 31 54 20 27 9 58 41 1 0 6 10 |14 14 3 4 508 871 6 24 0 7 6 0 0 6 3 0 1 4 0 36 0 4 24 18 20 56 15 13 20 263 305 3 44 3 19 10 1 5 41 20 32 1 10 8 36 0 0 2 5 4 10 7 12 2 276 2 40 5 8 9 1 7 28 12 27 3 8 8 21 28 1 1 0 3 3 4 0 3 222 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 4 3 0 2 25 • ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 t' 50 I 12 ; 37 9 3 ^ 22 M 48 K 7 • 42 ^ 3 I 13 1 26 if 0 » 17 2 0 §• 2 2 1^ 19 i 6 1.221 659 138 6 S 3 339 2,354 i,3oa PRESIDENT PaulHaU SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Biilyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-66M ALPENA, Mich. 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (5i7) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltiinorc St 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass. 215 Essex St 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y.... .290 Franklin St 14202 SIU (716) TL 3-9259 IBU (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, DL. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mkh. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Minn. 2014 W. 3 St 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex. ... .5804 Canal St 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, na..2608 Pearl St 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CHY, NJ. 99 Montgomeiy St 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala.. ...IS. Lawrence St 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky. . .225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa...2604 S. 4 St 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex.... .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 Mission St 94103 (415) 626^6793 SANTURCE, P.R..1313 Fernandez, Joncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724-0267 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314)752-6500 TAMPA, Fla. 312 Harrison St 33602 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5.6NIhooOhdori Naka-Kn 231-91 201-7935 Ext 281 Shipping has been good to excellent in most ports as can be seen in the above shipping figures. In the month of August a total of 2,018 permanent jobs were shipped from SIU halls. Of these 1,221 jobs were taken by 'A' book men, leaving 797 jobs to be filled by and 'C* seniority men. The active SIU membership is made up of roughly 60 percent 'A* book men and 40 per^ cent 'B'. The montfr's shipping figures show that about 60 percent of tbe jobs were taken by 'A' men and 40 percent by 'B*. This means there are plenty of jobs to be had for all SIU members. September 1974 ' Page 13 ''t V:' ii- I" �• • •-<•' • SV. •. < ASHORE 4> . Baltimore Able-seaman Herman Whisnant has been in the USPHS hospital here since July 15 after undergoing an operation on his leg. Seafarers also at the USPHS hospital here are Ame Larsen, Ralph Nay and N. Wuchina, who was sailing as second pumpman on the Overseas Arctic and was re-admitted to the hos­ pital on Aug. 12. Drop these men a line. They will appreciate hearing from you. t.. i / Boston Three ships paid visits to this port last month. They are the Eagle Voyager (United Maritime), Ogden Wabash (Ogden Marine) and Overseas Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). Houston Recent SIU pensioner George B. Williams on receiving his first pension check here stated, "This reminds me of the time Joe Volpian shook my hand and gave me my Union book. The most important point in my life was then and now. The imtiring efforts of the oflScials has made the SIU the greatest organization for people like me. Job security, equitable pay and benefits are most satisfying to us all. I consider all of them my friends and brothers." New York Planning has begun for the Atlantic International Air and Surface Search and Rescue Seminar to be held in April, 1975 at the Biltmore Hotel here. The four-day seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, with the cooper­ ation of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, is a forum wherein repre­ sentatives of government and industry from maritime nations can evaluate the state of high-seas lifesaving, using identification of persistent problem areas, critiques of existing national and international procedures, and dis­ cussions of newly developed technology. The goal of the forum is greater precision and effectiveness in saving lives at sea through increased international cooperation, improved technique and full exploitation of the newest technology. Although discussion will focus on procedures in the Atlantic basin, representatives of all major maritime nations will be invited, since many SAR problems are common on a worldwide basis. U II H. I Pensioner Ignatz Decareaux His Hobby Makes Him Michelangelo of SIU Piney Point Mike Sacco, vice president of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship here, and his wife, Sophie announced their sixth blessed event, Anne Marie, a 7-pound, 9-ounce infant on Aug. 8. USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. SIU pensioner Art Lomas now a patient in the hospital here, writes to the Seafarers LOG that the facility is a "haven of unexcelled medical care." Late last month Brother Lomas also wrote that he and other oldtime SIU brothers are "regaining our health durough the combined efforts of the friendly and very professional ward doctors." Writing OQ^he declared, "the skills of specialized surgery all aided by the T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) of those lovely, young ladies of the scrupulously-trained nursing staff and their aides who always added on a great psychological lift to cheer the stay of a seaman." He added that "in those days (in the '40s, '50s and the '60s) the LOG would often contain many fine letters and often articles from grateful mem­ bers wishing to acknowledge their appreciation in this manner." Brother Lomas says he's aided at the hospital by "the added comforts of modem technology." Confined to his home before for several years, he had been helped "with a hospital-type respiratory machine very generously supplied by our own Sea­ farers Union." He said the hospital's co-director sent an ambulance all the way to his Yonkers, N.Y. home" for prompt and needed treatment that has already broughtgreat relief.. .'Seafarer Lomas concludes "the ambience—the personal treatment is out­ standing as always ... everyone is so caring and so beautiful—doctors-nurseseveryone." Shipmates can find the ailing Seafarer in Ward A-B 3, Room 242. ; la this coiiatzy a veiy sttbstanOal cottfiibiriio& lo the iurtionai " PageU SIU Pensioner Ignatz Decareaux proudly displays just a few of the over two hundred statues he has made since retirement in 1966. The sea, however, "will always be my first love," he says. Some of his friends kiddingly call him Michelangelo Decareaux, and they have good reason, because in the eight years since his retirement, SIU Pen­ sioner Ignatz Decareaux of Arabi, La. has authored over two hundred statues of various sizes and subjects. For the 71-year old Seafarer, statuemaking began simply as a hobby, but since then has developed into a kind of second career. He completed his first statue shortly after his retirement due to poor health in 1966. And, to a man like Brother Decareaux, who had actively sailed fbr over 30 years and who had circum­ navigated the globe four times on SIUcontracted vessels, retirement from the sea was a very tough, reluctant, yet necessary decision. The Louisiana artist begins the statue-making process with a mold which he lines with wire. He then pours in plaster of paris and leaves it to dry. When dried, he removes the roughsurfaced statues from its mold and pain­ stakingly polishes it to a smooth, shiny, porcelin-like finish. Depending on the subject matter of his statue. Brother Decareaux then meticulously paints his work with pastel greens, blues, reds, yellows and oranges as a finishing touch. When he began, Decareaux used a small den for his workshop but since has completely taken over the garage and now has to park his car on the street. He has made beautiful statues of Venus, the head of Christ, sailing ships, soldiers, bulls and matadors and many other subjects. Most of his finished products he gives to his old shipmates, and other friends and relatives. He has decorated his own home with some and has even sold a few. Even though he has been retired for eight years and his time is well occupied, the sea "will never leave my veins," says Brother Decareaux. Each morning to this day, he either walks, or rides his bicycle the five blocks from his home to the Mississippi and nostalgically watches the tug-barge trafiSc and the deep sea vessels plying her waters. Occasionally, he visits his old ship­ mates aboard SlU-contracted ships when they come in for payoff in the port of New Orleans. On one of his most recent waterfront trips, to the Sugar Islander, the retired Seafarer had an interesting experience that he enjoys recounting. The Sugar Islander's veteran Bosun, William Parker, years before made his first trip as an ordinary seaman on a ship with another veteran bosun, Ignatz Decareaux. A native of Polina, La., Brother Decareaux joined the SIU at its inc6ption in 1938 and sailed with the old International Seamen's Union before that. A severe heart attack nearly ended his sailing career in 1964, but he con­ tinued shipping out until 1966 when his doctors advised that it would be best for him to retire. Seafarer Decareaux looks back on his sailing career with fond memories, and even though he is happy with his new life and new work "the sea was always my first love." 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 been 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, j ^ . Seafarers Log T:- • .' • i'- : •, ^ .. �Is Give $300 to Save Child, J1 AT SEAi Seafarers Aid Stricken Girl She's only 11. But she's lying in a hospital bed fighting for her life, Angelita Pimentel is a little angel stricken with leukemia—a cancer of the blood—and it is reported that she doesn't even know the Grim Reaper lurks near. Nicknamed "Chinggay," the pretty prl, who her hematologist Dr. Concepsion Narcisco says "is dying a little every day" in Room 158 in the ABM Sison Hospital, Mandaluyong, Manila, the Philippines, was visited recently by three Seafarers from the SlU-crewed SS Raphael Semmes (Sea-Land) an­ chored in Subic Bay. Giving the little miss $300 donated by the crew, a radio, candy and choco­ lates, were Chief Steward Rafael Her­ nandez, deck delegate AB Lars Nielsen and OS Arnold Lopez. The child's aunt and guardian Mrs. 'Josefina Pimentel profusely thanked the Seafarers who are all from the West Coast. Angelita entered the hospital July 23 where she has been losing about a pound a day. Her white corpuscle blood count is up to 73 million and her red corpuscle blood count is down to two million, according to reports in a Manila newspaper. Physicians figured she had at the most four months to live. However, they haven't given up hope, yet. Doctors are injecting the girl with the powerful, experimental drug, Oncovin. Her doctor says "If Chinggay re­ sponds favorably to this drug in one or two months, then there is hope for her. Otherwise, only God can help the girl." Oncovin costs 110 Philippine pesos a vial and Chinggay requires one a week for two injections. Without the drug she would wither away, says the specialist. Her aunt, a destitute widow, said she spent 800 pesos in four days for the drug and blood transfusions for her ward. Senora Pimentel earns a mere 600 pesos a month as a Spanish teacher. Besides herself, she supports Chinggay, a daughter, her parents and other nieces and nephews. Now, she doesn't know where she is going to get the money needed to save the life of Chinggay, the newspaper report notes. The waif of woe had been living with her aunt since her mother disappeared years ago. Last year her invalid father was crippled in a car crash. Still today in her hospital bed, Angelita thinks she only has the flu. Daily she frets over having to stay in bed. She's wan and very weak from fighting off continuous waves of dizzi­ ness. She lifts her thin arms with an effort, the Manila newspaper reports. Notwithstanding all this, Chinggay tries to be a smart tyke in the fourth grade. Chinggay's troubles all began when attacks of dizzy spells hit. Finally, when the vertigo became more frequent, her worried aunt took her to the family physician. Dr. Jose Genato, who sent her to a hospital in Panaderos, Sta. Ana. Their diagnosis had the finality of a death "sentence: acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Little Angelita is still fighting for her Ufe. , Bob Prentice is a man who prac­ tices what he preaches—^and what he preaches is education. The 55-year old salt never hesitates to advise a younger Seafarer of the importance of education and upgrading at the Lundeberg School to achieve higher ratings, better pay, and job se­ curity for the future. A long-time black gang member, he tells his younger shipmates in the engine department that the School's career advancement programs will enable them to climb to the top unlicensed ratings, as well as lay the groundwork for more advanced coursed eventually leading to a Chief Engineer's job. Although sailing off and on since 1939, Prentice did not join the SlU until 1967. Over the years, he has -sailed with other seamen's unions and feels that his widespread exfwrience has given him an objective view of the recent history of the U.S. merchant marine. He says that the SlU, because of its far-sighted educational programs, has been able to stay afloat in spite of a sinking maritime industty, and that now, in the wake of maritime revitalization, "the SIU is the best seagoing Union." Bob first took advantage of the Lundeberg School in January of 1973, getting his QMED-any rating. At that time he said his visit was "an experience I shall never forget." He returned to the HLSS in June of this year and participated in the School's relatively new LNG program, and Is SS Manhattan The SS Manhattan (Hudson Waterways) is laid up at the Sun Shipyard on the Delaware River in Chester, Pa. after her last grain run to Russia. She's having her ice belt removed but her ice breaking bow will stay put. Her original bow goes to the scrappers. September 1974 presently taking the Diesel Engine Course, first time offered at the School. Mostly self-educated, the Coloradobom Seafarer also has keen interests in geology, archeology and photography. He has taken many individual archeological field trips around the world, and has tmcovered some undated pieces of pottery from the Citadel at Aquaba' on the Jordan River. Even at Piney Point during spare time, he takes an occasional field trip and has found arrowheads and other Indian artifacts. The ex-cross country trucker, altliough a permanent resident of Tampa, Fla. will often return to his home state of Colorado for nature walks in the Rocky Mountains. Brother Prentice hopes to ship on an LNG vessel when they soon come out under the American-flag. And while aboard, you can be sure he'll be preaching what he practices so well. 1 SS Uruguay Galveston's worst fire in a quarter of a century—a spectacular nighttime wharf blaze—triggered the SlU-crew of the SS Uruguay (Delta Line) into action to save their ship this summer. The flames wiped out the wharf and caused $6-million in damage to cotton, rice and equipment. Some vessels tied up to the dock were towed away when the fire alarm rang. Seafarers got 10 fire hoses operating in eight minutes on deck. Seven min­ utes later the crew cast off all mooring lines as the ship maneuvered away from her burning wharf on her own power. The conflagration of unknown origin broke out at 10; 10 p.m. on Pier 37 across from the SS Uruguay. Despite the heat, only blistered paint was reported on the SlU-contracted vessel with no mishaps to the crew. SS Overseas Rose Oiler Robert G. Donahue, 43, of the SS Overseas Rose (Maritime Over­ seas) passed away on July 22. The SlU crew sent flowers to his mother, Mrs. Alice T. McCance of Bergenfield, N.J. The ship left Rotterdam to a payoff in Houston on Aug. 15. SS Bethflor On her way to the port of Palua, Venezuela, Seafarers aboard the SlU-con­ tracted SS Bethflor (Bethlehem Steel) reported they tried to free the jSS Oswego Defender (Bethlehem Steel) which had been aground since June 30 with no success. SS American Victory Crew pantryman Johnnie F. Ferguson took a tumble hurting his back re­ cently aboard the SS American Victory (Victory Carriers) sailing in the Gulf. Seafarer Ferguson was lifted off the deck by a helicopter to the Bayside Medi­ cal Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. An engine room flashback sent fireman-watertender O. Bogdin ashore when his arm and hand were burned. The ship's chairman. Recertified Bosun John Eddins says: "Quite a few reports in the June issue of the LOG deal with vital interests to all Seafarers. 1 hope you read them for yourselves. "Briefly, as you know. Falcon Tankers were taken over by the Navy. This same company was the low bidder on the nine new 25,000 ton tankers that are to replace the older ships operated by Hudson Waterways. Our Union is still fighting the Navy takeover of Falcon Co., and will challenge the award of this latest contract to an NMU company whose bid was higher... "The fight still goes on for the Oil Bill that when passed will guarantee more ships, more jobs. Paul Hall has addressed both Houses in this contest and manx^hours and dollars have been spent. "This is how omr investment in SPAD is used. When the job is done we'll have our dividends in jobs and security, or pork chops." SS Thomas Lynch Seafarer Bob Prentice I I ^11 SS Seafrain Maryland EducationCan Do For You i This Waterman Steamship Co. vessel sailed out of Jacksonville Harbor on Sept. 15 on a voyage to Saigon with a cargo of 5,250 metric tons of diammonium phosphate. Expected time of arrival there is on Sept. 30. SS John Penn Another Waterman Steamship Co. vessel, the SS John Penn sailed from Tampa to Bangladesh early this month with a cargo of 7,500 tons of triple superphosphate. SS Sea-Land Finance The Sea-Land Finance left Hong Kong, Kobe and Yokohama to swallow the anchor in Seattle on Sept. 14 with ports of call in Long Beach on Sept. 18 and in Oakland on Sept. 20. SS Columbia Sailing from Donaldsville, La. to Saigon will be the SS Columbia (U.S. Steel) on Sept. 15 carrying a cargo of 10,500 metric tons of diammonium phosphate. Early next month she will carry 10,900 metric tons of phosphate to Saigon from Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada. Page 15 . •. .-11 I ii' I" $: I •A "I �>. U- . 1 kt in 142 Bosuns Have Graduated Wsuns ftece Honor Roll . Twelve more bosons graduated from the SllPs Bosun Recertification Program this month and have gained a greater knowledge of their Union and the entire maritime industry. They will return to their ships and inform their brother members of our problems and how we are dealing with them. Below are the 12 new graduates, who bring the total number of bosuns to go through the program to 142. • Following are the names and home ports of the J 42 Seafarers,who have [Successfully completed the W Bosuns Recertification Program; J':--; William Wallace Otto Pedersen Seafarer Otto Pedersen, SI, has been a member of the SIU since 1941, and has been sailing as a bosun since 1944. A native of Gulfport, Miss., he makes his home there with his wife Ernie and their three children. Brother Pedersen ships out of the port of New Orleans. Seafarer Bill Wallace, 64, luu been an SIU member since 1947, and started shipping as bosuri that same year. A na­ tive of Alabama, brother Wallace ships out of the port of Mobile where he lives with his wife Rita and their three chil­ dren. Ame Hovde Seafarer Arne Hovde, 55, has been a member of the SIU since 1942, and started sailing as bosun in 1943. A na­ tive of Norway, Brother Hovde now ships from the port of Philadelphia where he makes his home with his wife Lola. ••r Jose Gonzalez Seafarer Jose Gonzalez, 48, has been sailing with the SIU since 1952, and has been shipping out as bosun since 1957. Born in Spain, he now makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Brother Gon­ zalez ships from the port of New York. Enrico Tirelli Seafarer Ernie Tirelli, 53, has been sailing with the SIU since 1946, and as a bosun for the past 20 years. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Brother Tirelli now lives in Hackensack, N.J. He ships out of the port of New York. Sebastian Foti Seafarer Sebastian "Jimmy' ^ Foti, 57, has been sailing with the SIU since 1941, and as bosun since 1954. Born in Boston, he now ships out of the port of Wilmington where he makes his home with his wife Irene. ^ •i"' . ' 'Vs.' ir • • ^ .-i-- fS -»-I i .-r •-, ,7 I i- :•-• .. y - William Morris Ardior Beck Daniel Ticer Seafarer William "Rocky" Morris, 48, has been an SIU member since 1950 and has been sailing as bosun since 1954. A native of New York, Brother Morris ships from the port of Baltimore, where he makes his home with his wife Mary and their child. Seafarer Arthur Beck, 45, has been a member of the'SIU since 1951, and has been scaling as a bosun since 1961. A native of New York, Brother Beck now makes his home in Newark, Calif, with his wife Young Mi and their two children. He ships from the port of San Francisco. Seafarer Dan Ticer, 56, has been a member of the SIU since 1944, and has been shipping as bosun since 1951. A native of Oklahoma, Brother Ticer now makes his home in Stockton,Calif. with his wife Alida and their three chil­ dren. He ships from the port of San Francisco. ^4K: . M' ^=•5 li, h,' i:> „ , Altsfett, Jidaa, Hoostoii liSSso, Robet^ San Jaais Audsmu, Alfred, Norfolk lAtapie, Jean^ New f AnOmoa, Edgar, New Yon. Lavoine, Raymond, Baltimore ^Annis, George, New Oriea$ Lee, Hans, Seattle Alfonso, Baltimo jbevhi, Jacob, Bidtimfwe Atkinsmi, David, Seattle Leyal, Jow^ Fhiladelpliia Baker, Elmer, Houston Libby, Gei^e, New Orleans Bamhill, Elmer, Houston Mackert, Robert, Baltimore Baudoin, James, Houston Maiming, Denis, Seattle Beaven, Norman, New Orleans Bfattfoli, Gaetano, New York ij Beck, Arthur, San Francisc^ MteCadiey, Earl, New Orleans I i Beechmg, Marion, Houstoii McGinnis, Arfliur, New Orleans Beiger, David, Norfolk Meehan, WflUam, NorfoOk Bcye, Jan, New York Mmill, Charles, Mobile Bojko, Stanly, San Francisco IMBBeivCtyde,SeBtBe Bcney, Andrew, Norfolk : Momurdo, Sylvester, New Orleami Bourgot, Albert, MobQe Morrfo, Edward, Jr., Mobfle Bryan, Ernest, Houston A Morris, William, Baltimore jBryant, Vernon, Tampa floss, John, New Orieans iBondi, George, New Orleans Moyd, Ervin, Mobile Burke, George, New York / Mallis, James, Mobile Burton, Ronald, New Yorlj JMhrrry, Ra^h, San Francisco Bnshong, William, Seattle I rr Nash, Walter, New York fBiit^rton, Walter, Norfolk Nichrdson, Etqgene, Baltimore iBiodi^ Bbuhion, Houston .Nieli^ Vagn, New York fGalddra, AiDihony, Houston CPCoimor, William, Seatte Castro, Gofllermo, San Juan iB8on,Fr^Shn Francisco 1 Chrfo^beny, Ridiard, San Fiandseo:(koaamer, AUiert, San Fnmdbcp. . ^ Ciriecl^ Jol^ San Francii CO .» \ Barker, Jam^ Hoostos New York Bedefsen„Ofio, New Orleans ^ Gafooii, JstteS, Seattle Pkilil^, FNldeli^ MObi^ , £ AAlWper^ Fred, Mobfle Bimce,''Fla!yd,'i^iistmi ,> V' ^ IPAirtico, Cimries, Houstoi » ' Bnty^ WaUace, Jr., San Frmicbi^ V ilhirvflie, RMiard, Houston Pierce, Jrdiit,Bhifodelphia A IDel^^fiiBo, New York ^ A ^ Fdiianen, Viekko, New Orieans ' ; JDIcldriafm^ll^^ Mobile M .{>1 PiNdsen, Verner, Seattle Itlnsoii^ Jaraes^Mohile '^'^'^^A'PresBly, Donald, New York . ri New York ^ ? Pachalski, Kas^ PuiBami, Jain^ San Francisco Fmnen^ RayiiOnd, New (hfeam Radkh, Tony, New Oriiauis EAgteie, New Yorjr RBn, Ewhig, New Oiieans Fotk Sebasdni, Wilitiingtoil Rih^, WBllte, San FraBKibcb ^ Galu^an) Hmmedi, Houston Mngnefte, Albert, Satt Franciseo ~ I Jhu&es, New Orleans Rivoa, Alfoimo, San Juan pflai^hiidmio, Doiiato, Rodrfques, Lancelot, San Jnan |:Gpam^ RPIM^ Jacksonvile l^dr^m^ OvUio, New York papazslcz, New Yorkj ilttiey^Efibard, Bailiniore ll^rttea, Robert, New Yorii^ Schwui^ieob^ Mobfle l^riiiao,^Jiimi<A» New Ybrl^ S{df,TlHMnias^^^B^ (Nik Seattle Francisco , >Biw4,NewYdrk Sheldrake, Peter, Hopston" gflhmstvedki Alh^ New Ydrk VNbrfoflk au^Iaik Seattle ,D(N|j|If^|i}e^ - •? ,c " ' ly ' .-n-AlW.,a:iVr. • ;,|^|^lto,'I^,York Charles Merrill Seafar^ Charles Merrill, 53, has been a member of the SIU since 1942, and has been sailing as bosun since 1945. A native of Mobile, Brother Mer­ rill ships from that port city and makes his home there with his wife Mattie and their son. Politics Is V:;- ' John Spuron Seafarer John Spuron, 48, has been a member of the SIU since 1942, and began sailing as bosun in 1946. A na­ tive of San Pedro, Calif., Brother Spu­ ron now ships out from the port of San Francisco where he makes his home. Frederick Pehler I Seafarer Fred Pehler, 47, has been sailing with the SIU since 1945, and as a bosun since 1950. A native of Iowa. Brother Pehler now ships from the port of Mobile, where he lives with his wife Margaret and their three children. I, Nev^^'' ' lihnk'Neiv.Y^" - TMstfDittkSistoFraaci^ Koeni,Johts, Mobfle. konis, Perry, New York Donate to SPAD Wpace^ William, Wardlaw, Richard Houston ^ Harold, Houston \^^'Alrt», New York;' SanFrnite^ :r-'y r^-i "•i ^ Following arje the names and departments df 109 Seafarers who have ajmpleted the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. Heidk,C^oll,Dcck,;^A:. Hnmason, Joii, Dedk Restaino, Joiin, Engine • A-: AUisnn. Murohy, Engine Hwmmeri JjEUBes, Jr., SfCwapd , Ripfoy, rrililaiti, Deck Andrepout, P. J., Eu^e Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine Rivers, Sam, Engine ^ "A, . Anudd Mott, Di^ - tRoback, James, Deck Bartol, Thomas, Deck Deck . : Johnson, Rodriguez, Charles, Engine .% Baxter, Alan, Engine ° Jones, Lcj^ette, Deck Rogersj George, -I Bean,P.L.,Deek Keg^ey, Thomas, e S^bb, Caldwell, Jr., En^e V Beanvm-d, Arthur, Engine Kelley, John, De^ , / SaHey,Robert, Jr.,Engine Aianll«1Hi^Tlatrrv Wnomuk BelUnger, Wimam, Steward Kemey, Pan!, Engine ASandeiB, Darry, Engh» liiS BhukhA, Richard, Engfoe Khksey, Chades, Enj^ne r,Ai&ed*th^ fill Bolen,Timothy, Deik . Kiftleson, L. Q., De<k ' r , Shaw, Ronald, Engine : Buike, Lee Roy, Engine KnigiU/I^ Slmohetfi,j<^eph, Steward Burke, Tim^hy,D€^ « Simpson, Spnigeon, En^ne CasUe, Stephen, Deck ^" ' Sisl^Kdth, D^ mm Clark, Garrett, Deck Kandrat, Joseph, Steward - - ' Shiiith, p. B., Sti^ Conklin, Kevin, Engine Lehiiiann,Ai1hiir,Deck / Smith, Robert, D^ Cunningham, Robert, Deik Lentsch, Rrdrert, Dedc Spell, Gary, En^ne ^ Daniel, Wadsworth, Engine Lnndeman, Louis, Deck , %eU,JoseDh,D^ Davis, Williaiii,Ded( ' Makarewicz, Richard, Engine < • ' Spenwr, H. D., Ei^uie Day, John, En^ne Manning, Henry, Steward Starter, David, EngihC Deike, Mkhaei, £B^ Marcns, M. A., Deck Svobodb, Kvetosbiv, En Deskins, WiUlam, Stemurd McAndreWy jMrarniiy ^ ^ Di.iog,kaii«.,B#r • McCahe, -• John," Engine . Tbonms^T1nM>fhy,De<k Ewing, Larry, Steward , "_McCalie,T. J., Engine ~ ' T^raittor,Rob(^Deck /; Flla, Marion, Detk Minix, Jr., R.G., Engine ;Lntterbadk, LAno', Dedt'A;: ~ lit ' ' MiraMiia lnlhi» Windnntt Galka, Thmnas, Miranda, John, Engine /, Yam^Thontas, Deck Gamy, Stephen^ Dedk Moore, C.M., Deck ^ Valten, Mdney, Garcia, Robert, De<k VanykllioHnas, Steward Gilliam, Robert, Steward Moore, Wliiiani,Deik Vnlanir, George, Dedc Walker, Marvra, En^e * - ^ Gotay, Rank Steward ^ Mortier, William, Deck Wambach, Alb^ Dedc ' Gower, David, Engine \ ' JV Fainter, Philip, Engine Graham, Patrick, De<k ^ Paloumbis, Nikrtaos, |WI!S<N%RI^^ Griines, M.H., Deck. : - 'x/y.,;'' _ _' Wohb, JrmikDedc Hari, Ray, Deck ^ Parker, Jasrti, Deik Hawkei^ Patrhkj'Dedc y^:-.Potetti,Pier8ttgdd,D^ pReam^^ Haynes, fliake, Engbte • •V 'A' Book Means Job Security Five Upgraders gain a better understanding of die ping opportimides are much better. industry they work in, and the Union The total number of Seaforers who diey belong to. And, once diey re­ have gone through this Upgrading ceive their full Books, their ship- Program has now reached 109. George Rogers Graduate Every month the Seaforers Inter­ national Union gives more Seaforers the opportunity to insure their job security for the future by putting them through a Seniority Upgrading Program in which they may learn the technology on newly-constructed ves­ sels. Seamen of the future will have to know these latest adv^cements in order to properly man American merchant ships in die years ahead. At the same time, those SHJ mem­ bers participating in die program Seafarer Steve Castle has been a member of the SIU since 1967. Born in Los Angeles^ Brother Castle now makes his home in San Diego. He ships out of San Fran­ cisco as an AB. Michael Deike Seafarer George Seafarer Mike Rogers has been a Derke graduated member of the SHJ from the Harry since 1967. Broth­ Lundeberg School er Rogers received in January, 1972. a QMED rating at Prior to attending the Harry Lundethe 'A' Seniority berg School prior to Upgrading Pro­ completing the 'A' gram, Brother Seniority Upgrad­ Derke received a ing Program. A native of Oakland, QMED rating at Piney Point. A native Calif., he now makes his home in Sacra­ of Milwaukee, he ships out of the port mento, Calif. Seafarer Rogers ships out of Houston where he makes Ms home. of the port of San Francisco. Mnrphy Allison RobertSmith Seafarer Bob Smith graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in December, 1971. Prior to attending the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Pro­ gram, Brother Smith received his AB ticket at Piney Point. A native of Brooklyn, he now ships from the port of Houston where he makes his home. Seafarer Murphy Allison has been a member of the SIU since 1968. Prior to attending the Se­ niority Upgrading Program Brother Allison received a QMED rating at tlte Harry Lunde­ berg School. A native of Louisiana, he now makes his home in Oakland, Calif, with his wife Alma and their one child. Seafarer Allison ships out of the port of San Francisco. Page 17 '.y-l -'i 'it- i;' '• -I -.•f .1," :.4. V' . 'S „ Stephen Casde ^ii^NeYOrleansi Page 16 ' '* -•^T1rrt^k'Ettricd,: New Ydrik ^ Tbiiier^Pao!,NewOrteaiis ' f' NcY i �•f m fc look Out, Belowi ^ 21'/' •'if" .i+r': , ;,:V :..^¥-V~r.; .'V,- {'«f." • HISTORIC PRESERVATION; i li\ It's been a long time since you have heard from me, pro% ably more than eight years. In 1962 the SJU awarded me an ; Andrew Furuseth Scholarehip and in 1966 I graduated frdin Fairlei^ Dicldttson University, "^neck, N.J, Since that time, I have been working toward a goal that I laid before you as part of my scholarship appiicatiom s " I am happy at this time to tell you that I have accomplishetf:;; what I set out to do. On July 2, 19741 received notice from the Casualty Actuarial Society that I had passed my last exam and would be admitted as a "Fellow" at their annual meeting j in November in New Orleans, La. It will make me oitly the f seventh woman to become a "Fellow" in jhe Society's 60-year, 1 thought you would be glad to hear of my success since it was the SIU that has done so much to get me started. 1 am meet of your scholarship winners arc outstanding indland it pleases me to let you know that I have succeeded ^ Idie ppp^ op^ed for me;?,v i Let's Set the Record Straight r Final passage by the United States Senate of the oil imports quota bill (Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974) is a great victory which will benefit all segments of the American maritime industry. vestigated testimony was entered at the Senate hearings on the bill which con­ cluded that "there should not be any increase in the price of oil" to the con­ sumer, and that'charges for the transport of oil might actually be brought down. The fight for implementation of the oil bill has been a long, tedious, uphill, allthe-way struggle. But by no means is this fight over. The opposition's other favorite argu­ ment is that enactment of the bill will" spark retaliatory legislative measures by foreign nation's to implement their own cargo preference laws. This, they say, will cause international confrontation, and therefore the bill is not in the interest of national security. Led by the multinational oil com­ panies, the legislation's long-time opposi­ tion will continue in their campaign (o pressure President Ford into vetoing the bill—and if and when the bill is signed they will pour their forces into blocking its complete implementation. The opposition will continue to use the same old arguments that the bill is inflationary, and that it is not in the best interests of national security because it would violate existing treaties with for­ eign nations. Let's straighten a few things out right now. The oil companies claim that the bill would add anywhere from $20 to $60 billion to U.S. energy costs over the next decade. This is a completely unfounded allegation. First of all, what are the oil interests using for cost comparisons? Presently, because of the almost complete monopoly of oil transportation held by the multi­ nationals, diere are no tanker carriage rate structures available—^therefore noth­ ing with which to compare. - Secondly, expert, impartial, well-in­ Who's kidding who about national security and cargo preference? Venezuela recently enacted legislation providing for eventual 50 percent car­ riage. The Arab exporting nations have formed the Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co. to develop an Arab tanker fleet "large enough to carry 40 percent of Arab crude exports." Japan mandates 50 percent of oil imports on its nation's flag vessels, and France reserves two thirds of its oil imports for her fleet. Cargo preference is nothing new, and the United States is by no means setting, an international precedent. What the U.S. is doing, though, is creatmg an eventual 225,000 man years of employment for American workers, shoring up a deteriorating U.S. balance of payments, and writing a national in­ surance policy against oil transportation boycotts. - ir ~ ; mXiS ' it ^ (• \ ^ ^ f&i I We arsivcd in Vokohams sboaid Ihv SS Ibcfvill-? on Aug 22 with several beefs tibat had to be cleared dp. We also had several meclianicai problems involving the air-conditioning system, the ice-making machine, and a cold water shortage. Ed Morris, Yokohama patrolman, handled all of these cases promptly and efficiently. Therefore, in the name of the entire crew of the Iberville, I wish to commend and thank Ed for an outstanding Job. Frateniaiiy C. Tony Blake t' ' • , '•( : ' I 1974 Volume XXXVI, Hfl, > the.Seafarers interoatlanal Union North annertc#..^lentic, Guhr,^)^M and Inland Waters Qhi fccetaitlve Board i Cat Tanftor, £*ec«ffVe ViCB-PioMent gen Shepord, Vio^-Pmsitim Joe DtCiorsto, Seerafa/y-Treavurer iindsey Wimerns, Wca-ZVas/uertf Prs«H Wce-frasWfi/ir . Seefarers International Union. AtJanlie, ^ frill? { r . :>:A ine oil imports quota bill means na­ tional security, and the SIU will not rest until the bill is finally enacted, and its provisions completely implemented. Seafarers Log ui f-'MV.- �Z- Z'i . •. i'r [: fll pr^. H Alone ,., m an urban tower ., . high on a concrete floor ... with cold winds howling around me .. In the distance ^. . the hazy io^ of a bucaneer ,,. peering through the mist;. i luring my Imagihation . .. Conjuring up unfulfilled yearnings for a half remembered past... In some lost incarnation ^ . V A ship at the pier ... temporarily tied ... with the promise of adventure jUst ahead^,; While I. r. Uapped In my urban cell.,. doomed to a concrete prison v i'. a prisoner Of iwy Iwaginatipn and r .iAnd then . The telephone .., jarring the night... emotions... tangling up the wire Voices .., rasping ... fighting .. . fighting for life . Even anger is welcome ,. . the dissonant voices .. . cutting the vacuum sucldngme into The vdrtex::. > Willingly ... wiflin^y ... until the purpose is lost... the meaning gone ... the image i ,'I My nemesis ... tlie silence or the voice ..iikages running into images ... like tears... On..an inkfill^ sheet.. V V.'. CreaUng patterns where none exist.., diffusing the content.. ^ imitation of art and ', Z'l . . -V > ' * .... •peship...MiIsftOTthe^,..^y. .^CTlyrtBgoae..,a And my voyage ... ftom whimsey to anger snbsuies ... on a wave oT nostd^a., Returns... ^ Kapunsei <armdt let down her golden hair ... -<1 \-k • s ' X y Thfmis. ..A 'v-'v ' ^InThd. "The earth's nature out At sea is the' ^ Strangest force I have I Ever felt or seen" , : .'•ZKZZ:} Z--L ^' -> > ' t ,.} ,y •. ? ^ Sta«r'''' . Stars! ', « *-V ZiyZk V ^ The baby in the crib is happiness to keep The child with a toy is a ^ven Joy to see ^ /, The mind to love is a course you need i ^ ^ . Por the heart is all yon want to give. TE •. .,v.,.w .^r-v. -r --.v.v.- \ \ ^ ; Along the line of words as the memory keeps , J' I Knowing the books the thoughts and the deeds The viscissitude of life.where ends meet. . /? ' 's; ^ -.I; In the days and the n^hts when in the cradle you creep ^ Fedtog 4 tenderness when motor pms you to deep silent^ ' ^he sacriBee she has given you ouly nature can bear . L And only Gpd and country and mother can bear. Anton Eattawtch -?'' -'r' 'j,..' 'li. .r; ^ ,l f ~ " ' i- "^e Water in the current ' Thrashing against the steel ship Mm a:rV V g ^ ' - 7'^ ' ^ . >.7 •M- • ' Bypassesthenorthandthesouthwherefrigidzonesrest V v ^ * The wise man looks to the stare and leads the way to the goal-^ . rr- - * '• ;-fI1ieforce.l^^^^^^ ' ZZ'ZW J \ ' 7 Z^'Z " i:.^d then the ship drops li^ J^V;-"7l7" .^''^'"17 Books you see to the left and theshows to the right Water dripping out of a sj^ut jpout," 7- ;-J ' 7. ': ^ Neitherconcernsyouastowhatdirectionsyoutake U , And Fmstay'n right here at home ' Unaware of the thoughts you yourself could create. / I guess you could say that I'mancL. r Sea With chill and ram ... i-.. . TMI ^ ^ WiMiam ivutiai j diaf hits yon with cold pa^^ "But sometimes the heat will - flow hotter than hell and All of a sudden you'll feel ill." My sea boots are still here in the closet For I use them on snowy days Reminds you of an, vjasterrioe. Endless roller coaster ride." . - , < ' J. > / > '*You don't know when It will ever die." Passed and gone jWhen it's over you ^ Will sing a song."' ""Time out here runs on In place justlike Being in the outer space aip, many aays out at sea lakes you wonder if Someone can come iUpon land you can ' ^ • i miss me smpDoara.,»oises > > And the motion at night ui my bunk ^^hnnt'n thftbrfpzenn #4 hatch t' Page 19 September 1974 •7'', -vi v., •%.- �f Of •'S'? ' t s New SIU Pensioners i~^ ! William F. Janisch, 53, joined the SIU in 1943 in the pen of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He had sailed for 32 years. Brother Janisch walked the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the Robin Line strike in 1962. Bom in New York City, he is a resident of Union City, N.J. m Howard F. Menz, 65, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1957 sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Menz is an Army veteran of World War II and at­ tended a Crews Conference at the 'Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, Md. Bom in Sewickley, Pa., he is a resident of Bmce, Fla. Anacleto Doromal, 66, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing in the steward depart­ ment He had sailed for 43 years. Brother Doromal is a native of the Philippines and is now a resident of New Orleans with his wife, Carmelita. yy .Lk if;. Edward S. Fairfield, Sr., 66, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a wiper. Brother Fairfield was in the U.S. Marine Reserve from 1930 to 1934. Bom in Philadelphia, he is a resi­ dent of New Orleans with his wife, Elizabeth. Dalphin L. Parker, 70, joined the Union in 1940 in the port of Hous­ ton sailing for 41 years, 15 of them as a bosun. Brother Parker is a na­ tive of Alabama and is a pre-World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He had applied for the Bosuns Recertification Program last March, attended u SIU Crews Conference Seminar in 1970 and did picket duty in the Dis­ trict No. 37 beef. Seafarer Parker now resides in Mobile. Thomas W. Cassidy, 50, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an oiler. Brother Cassidy is a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. A native of New York City, he is a resident of Islip Terrace, N.Y. Elmer W. Rushing, 61, joined the Union in 1940 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother Rushing is a native of Mississippi and is now a resident of La Place, La. with his wife, Ethel. V Herman C. Dinger, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1954 sailing as an AB. Brother Dinger was bom in Michigan and is now a resident of Kaleva, Mich, with his wife, Florence. Auhrey H. Thunnan, 56, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Thurrnan was bom in Kentucky and is'now a resident of Murray, Ky. Barney Kelly, 52, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of NeW York sailing in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Kelly is a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He was bom in Alabama and is a resi­ dent of Houston. Johannes Rons, 64, joined the Union in 1948 in the port of New York sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Roos had sailed for 44 years. Bom in Holland, he is now a resident of The Hague, The Nether­ lands, with his wife, Willemina. Stanley S. Torres, 66, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Tor, res had sailed for 41 years. A native of Hilo, Hawaii, he is now a resident erf San Francisco with his wife Olga. Chris A, Markris, 50, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a chief cook and baker. Brother Markris is an Army veteran of World War II. Born in Alabama, he is a resident of Mobile. Urhln E. La Barrere, 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as a cook. Brother La Barrere is a native of New Or­ leans and is now a resident of Hous­ ton. Dale W. Fetrie, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1953 sailing as an AB. Brother Petrie was born in Echo Twsp., Antrim County, Mich, and is now a resident of fiast Jordan, Mich, with his wife, Barbara. Albert L. Bagley, 66, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Bagley is a native of Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. He is now a resident of Narrowsburg, N.Y., with his wife, Elizabeth. Fellcito Aponte, 62, joined the _ SIU in 1939 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. He had sailed for 38 years. Brother Aponte is a U.S. Army veteran. Born in Puerto Rico, he is a resident of Baltimore with his wife. Carmen. John H. Weglian, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1965 sailing as a cook. Brother Weglian was bom in Michigan and is now a resident of Southgate, Mich, with his wife, Julia. Houston Committee - 'V ^ .•v'- The SlU-contracted Houston (Sea-Land) paid off last month in Port Elizabeth, N. J. after completing a coastwise run that included visits to the ports of Jack­ sonville, Houston and Charleston. The ship's Committee members, from ths left, are: Gene Hall, deck delegate; Frank Rodriguez, ship's chairman; Tony Parker, engine delegate and Fred Kotm, steward delegate. Page20 MEMBERSHIP MEEnMlS' SCHEDULE Port Date New York ... .. Oct. 7 Philadelphia . .. Oct. 8 Baltimore .. Oct. 9 Norfolk ..... . . Oct. 10 Detroit ...... .. Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Houston .;.... Oct. 14 New Orleans . ., Oct. 15 Mobile .. Oct. 16 San Francisco .. Oct. 17 Columbus . . . 19 Chicago .. Oct. 14 Port Arthur . ., Oct. 14 Buffalo .. Oct. 16 St. Louis . .. . 17 Cleveland .... .. Oct. 17 Jersey City .. .. Oct. 14 • ' •. Deep Sea IBU UIW .. 2:30 p.m. .. 5:00 p.m. .., 7:00 p.m. .. ...,. 2:30 p.m. ..,.... 5:00 p.m. .., 7:00 p.m. .. 2:30 p.m. ..,.... 5:00 p.m. ... 7:00 p.m. .. 5:00 p.m. ...,... 7:P0p.m. — .. ..... 2:30 p.m. ..., , , , ••• .. • • • • • '' ••, 5:00 p.m. ... ,, .. ..,.. 2:30 p.m. .., 5:00 p.m. ... .. 2:30 p.m. ....... 5:00 p.m. ...> • . • ' .. 2:30 p.m. ..,• t • • • • • • •• • — , ,, .. ... 1:00 p.m. ,, .. ... 5:00 p.m. ... ,, •. • ... 5:00 p.m. ... — ... 5:00 p.m. ... • • • • • • • • • .. .. . . .5:00 p.m. . . . •• • • . . . — • '. , f • • • • •'11 • . • ;. f Seafarers Log �^ a . . i:—- - - 'avy Tanker Shenandoah Pays Off After Greenland Voyage •a '• f - •t "i- Ui • r J,''! >4"'-> ' ''4i The SlU-manned T-5 Navy TankI er Shenandoah, returning from a trip to Greenland, paid off at the Gatx 'oil Refineries in Carteret, NJ. on Aug. 18. ;The crew reported spotting hun­ dreds of loose-floating icebergs while laid over at Thule Air Force Base north of Baffin Bay on Greenland's East Coast. Seafarers have been manning die Shenandoah, one of the 13 Navy tankers operated by Hudson Water­ ways, since December of 1972. The vessels keep Army, Navy and Air Force Bases around the world supplied with essential fossil fuels. •i ' l. * The well-kept deck of the Shenandoah towers impressively over oil refineries and other industrial centers of Carteret, N.J. in the background. '« i f• Part of the Shenandoah's crew poses topside for a photo after returning from trip to Greenland. They are, from the left: James Brock, chief pumpman; Walter Sedej, QMED and engine delegate; G. Torche, bosun, and Brothers Frank and Jim Edmonds, both able-seamen. Chief Pumpman James Brock inspects one of the Shenandoah's tanks. \ --.V i..* # fj-iJ r Brother Seafarers and fraternal brothers Jim and Frank Edmonds secure tank cover on.the T-5 Navy tanker. Brothers Jim and Frank both sail as ableseamen. Chief Steward Thomas Bolton, left. Cook and Baker Fonnie Rogers, center, and 3rd Cook C. W. Tarver are three good reasons for a well-fed Shenandoah crew. The entire steward department on the T-5 tanker was given a special vote of thanks by their shipmates. ^ t -X.. .r. • Page 21 September 1974 -V I '"I I / a:.• �Columbia Committee A CLEAR ^ COURSEI If you are cravicted of possession of any iUegal drug—^heroin, barbitulates, speed, LSD, or even marijuana—the U.S. Coast Guard win revoke your seaman papers, wifliout appeal, FOREVER. . That means that you lose for the rest of your life the right to ihake a living by die sea. However, it doesn't quite end there even if you receive a suspended sentence. You may lose your right to vote, your right to hold public office or to own a gun. You also may lose the opportunity of ever becoming a doctor, dentist, certified public accountant, engineer, lawyer, architect, realtor, pharmacist, school teacher, or stockbroker. You may jeopardize your right to hold a job where you must he licensed or bonded and you may never be able to work for the city, the county, or the Federal government. It's a pretty tough rap, hut that's exactly how it is and you can't do any­ thing about it. The convicted drug user leaves a black mark on his reputation for the rest of his life. However, drugs can not only destroy your right to a good livelihood, it can destroy your life. Drug abuse presents a serious threat to both your physical and mental health, and the personal safety of those around you. This is especially true aboard ship where clear minds and quick reflexes are essential at all times for the safe operation of the vessel. Don't let drugs destroy your natural i^ht to a good, happy, productive life. Stay drug free and steer a clear course. have had tiieir benefit payments held up because to supply complete information when filing their claims. Please conTom Cranford at (212) 499-6fi00. Name Social Security Number Union |McDonald,.R.A. , 01] 011-18-0188 ; A&GII tKauffer.C. .-v',233 -5061 086-16-2506 |Ujo, R lAlexander, G. UIW;! A&G IS, S. -4/- jSnider,L. ; iMcKenzie, R. z, L. tKirk, S> , ,' iv, Moore, R. iNixon, E. ' ' psepn, I, fcDougall, W. 5ttaris, J. trlton,a .. UU,H. ' 054-44-3626 296-07-3738 372-18-5193 244-86-2424 487-16-9638 401-88-1534 494-28-7906 405-16-4569 IBU • UIW . • •- UIW T&D A&G , ''••-7-.'IBU ; A&G IBU JBU IBU ' A&G IBU A&G = 5, A. isi wm —A The SlU-contracted Columbia, operated by Ogden Sea Transport, paid off recently at the sugar docks near Kent Ave. in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her committee members are, from the left: Ramon All, engine delegate; Leslie Blanchard, steward delegate; Charles Shiroa, secretary-reporterj and Ed Tylutski, deck delegate. Usual run for the Columbia is the Far East. 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 recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and 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 headquarters of the various trust funds. 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 shipowners, 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. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles 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. 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 dealiqg with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should inunediatdy notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHI^. 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 which 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. 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 voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or 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 af any 4me a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters 1^ certified mail, return receipt requested. Seafarers Log Page 22 : ; ..v,. .• L ''.v. . l'; •' A.,' ", . . . '• •; '''VvV-' p/T - • �'ri r - f I— Digest of SlU AMERICAN VICTORY (Victory Carriers, Inc.), July 8—Chairman T. Price; Secretary S. McDonald; Edu­ cational Director D. K. Kelley; Deck Delegate Edward J. Rokicki; Engine Delegate A. S. Stankiewicz; Steward Delegate Angeles Z. Deheza. No dis­ puted OT. The crew pantryman fell and hurt his back on Jiily 10, was taken off in the Gulf by helicopter and taken to the Bayside Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Fla. Everything running smoothly. Next port Tampa, Fla. SEATRAIN MARYLAND (Hudson Waterways), July 7—Chairman Recer­ tified Bosun John Eddins; Secretary W. J. Fitch; Deck Delegate H. DeBoissiere; Engine Delegate J. F. Billot Jr.; Steward Delegate F. Urias. $4.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman suggests that all crewmembers read the June issue of the Seafarers Log which contains many articles of vital interest to all. Crewmembers will also have a better under­ standing of how their investment in SPAD is used. OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine Inc.), July 7—Chairman Re­ certified Bosun Robert Schwarz; Sec­ retary E. Kelly; Educational Director H. Wilkerson; Deck Delegate Luis A. Spina; Steward Delegate A. A. Smith. Chairman spoke on the Energy Trans­ portation Bill which is on the Senate calendar and the importance of con­ tinuing support of SPAD. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. ARIZPA (Sea-Land Service Inc.), July 6—Chairman Recertified Bosun S. J. Jandora; Secretary W. Seltzer; Deck Delegate Walter Gustanson; En­ gine Delegate Jose Pineiro. No dis­ puted OT. Chairman advised that anyone who had the required time for upgrading and needed an application they are aboard the ship. He advised that it is to the benefit to the individual as well as the Union to upgrade when­ ever possible. If any crewmember needed additional information on this program, the chairman offered his help. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. SAUGATUCK (Hudson Water­ ways), July 21—Chairman Recertified Bosun J. Delgado; Secretary J. Spivey; Educational Director H. Hess; Deck Delegate A. E. Weaver; Engine Dele­ gate V. T. Yates; Steward Delegate P. C. Stubblefield. Chairman advised crewmembers to read the Seafarers Log each month and to remember the im­ portance of their SPAD donations. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. DELTA ARGENTINA (Delta Steamship Lines), July 13—Chairman Recertified Bosun Tony J. Radich; Secretary S. B. Wright; Educational Director R. Lawson. Chairman com­ mented on how the SIU is getting new ships and jobs for all. That the Hany Lundeberg School at Piney Point is expanding and growing rapidly. Urged all crewmembers to contribute to SPAD so that legislation to protect the security of every crewmember and his family may be continued. No dis­ puted OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Belem. Strips' Meetings POTOMAC (Ogden Marine), July 7 —Chairman J. D. Blanchard; Secretary N. Johnson; Deck Delegate Henry Bouganim; Steward Delegate Henry Jones. $20 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Next port Dakar. ARTHUR MIDDLETON (Water­ man Steamship Corp.), July 14 — Chairman Lee J. Harvey; Secretary W. Braggs; Educational Director H. John­ son. Chairman held a general discussion on Union activities for the benefit of the young crewmembers on board. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Next port Durban. JEFFERSON DAVIS (Waterman Steamship), July 28—Chairman Louis L. Arena; Deck Delegate John O. Frazier; Engine Delegate Thomas P. Toledo. No disputed OT. Request that a new assortment of books be obtained for the library. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), July 11—Chairman L. Stevens; Secretary M. Phelps; Edu­ cational Director J. Watson. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. DELTA BRASIL (Delta Steamship), July 11—Chairman E. A. Ruhn; Sec­ retary R. P. Marion; Educational Di­ rector B. Cooley; Deck Delegate J. klondyke; Engine Delegate N. Garcia; Steward Delegate J. Huihmerick. No disputed OT. Any money in ship's fund to be used for purchase of food and refreshments for barbecue. Next port Santo Domingo. OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN (Maritime Overseas Corp.), July 21—Chairman Recertified Bosun T. Self; Secretary A. Brodie; Educational Director R. Guerra; Deck Delegate Henry E. Jones; Steward Delegate Malcolm Steven. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Everying running smoothly. Next port Manchester. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Mari­ time Overseas), July 14-^hairman Recertified Bosun F. Cooper; Secretary J. Thomas; Educational Director W. Linnette. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. * f Lyman Hall Committee > 11 I The Ship's Committee aboard the Lyman Hall (Waterman) poses for the LOG photographer during the ship's most recent payoff at Pier 7 in Brookiyn, N. Y. They are, from the ieft: Rosco Rainwater, steward deiegate; Clayton Thomp­ son, deck deiegate; Felix Diaz, educational director and Ralph Collier, secretary-reporter. The Lyman Hall, having just finished a Far East run, is bound for Europe. CONNECTICUT (Ogden Marine Inc.), July 7—Chairman Carl Linberry; Secretary George W. Luke; Educational Director H. S. Buder; Deck Delegate B. Hoffman; Engine Delegate Mike J. Berry; Steward Delegate John R. Eppersom. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of CHICAGO (Sea-Land Service), July silence in memory of our departed 29-Mrhairman Recertified Bosun O. brothers. Rodriguez; Secretary F. Vega; Educa­ SEALAND McLEAN (Sea-Land tional Director Radam. No disputed Service Inc.), July 5—Chairman Re­ OT. Observed one minute of silence certified Bosun Donald J. Pressly; Sec­ in memory (ff our departed brothers. retary T. R. Goodman; Educational Director E. C. Tyler; Engine Delegate OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime Over­ Daniel Dean. No disputed OT. Vote of seas), July 28—Chairman Walter Col- thanks to the steward department for a ley; &cretary John S. Burke Sr.; Edu­ job well done. Next port Elizabeth. cational Director Franklin Miller; Deck TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Delegate M. C. Cooper; Engine Dele­ gate C. Johnson; Steward Delegate Commercial Corp.), July 28—Chair­ Herbert Holling. $60.50 in ship's fund. man John P. Davis; Secretary HatSome disputed OT in engine and stew­ gimisios; Educational Director Charles ard departments. Vote of thanks to the Wagner; Engine Delegate William Slaysteward department for a job well done. ton. $10 in ship's fund and $154 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in en­ Next port Charleston. JOHN PENN (Waterman Steam­ gine department. Everything running ship), July 5—Chairman H. Braun- smoothly. GALVESTON (Sea-Land Service), stein; Secretary A. S. Freeman; Educa­ tional Director A. Barbaro. Some July 21—Chairman Recertified Bosim disputed OT in deck department. Karl A. Hellman; Secretary Gus Skendelas; Educational Director Roger P. Everything running smoothly. SHOSHONE (Hudson Waterways), Coleman; Deck Delegate David H. July 28—Chairinan Recertified Bosun Boone; Engine Delegate John A. Sulli­ B. F. Gillain; Secretary R. Robbins; En­ van; Steward Delegate Oscar Svenson. gine Delegate Byron Elliott. Some dis­ $36.05 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. puted OT in deck and steward depart­ Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. ments. Everything running smoothly. MERRIMAC (Ogden Marine Inc.), July 7—Chairman John C. Green; Sec­ retary W. T. Rose; Educational Direc^ tor V. D. India; Deck Delegate Edward O'Connell. $25 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Everything running smoothly. AMERICAN EXPLORER (Hudson Waterways), July 21—Chairman An­ drew N. Borre; Secretary E. Sylvester, Educational Director N. P. Oliver. No disputed OT. Chairman spoke to the crewmembers on the advantages that the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point has to offer the membership. Everything running smoothly. ROSE CITY (Sea-Land Service Inc.), July 14—Chairman Recertified Bosun F. E. Selix; Secretary R. P. Taylor; Educational Director N. Paloumbis. Chairman held a discussion on SPAD. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. COSSATOT (Hudson Waterways), July 8—Chairman M. Casanusva; &cretary R. Hannibal; Educational Direc­ tor J. Mata. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the cook for excellent baking. Everything run­ ning smoothly. t' f-- I OflScial ship's minutes were also"re­ ceived from the following vessels: PANAMA SL COMMERCE COLUMBIA MILLICOMA JACKSONVILLE BROOKLYN MIAMI FORTHOSKINS MX. VERNON VICTORY V-,. V . Page 23 September 19/4 N -criiA;., . v- I- �. ,} _ t :! i j:"'.'! • . iMi ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal ended December 31,1973 SEAFARERS VACATION FUND f . (Name of Welfare Fund) ' ' 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 - ^ (Address of Fund) 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at $ 967.308.50 Beginning of Year $8,871,727.56 18. Total Additions During Year (Item 7) ...... 8,075,077.55 19. Total Deductions Daring Year (Item 16) .... 796,650.01 20. Total Net Increase (Decrease) 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at end of Year (Item 14, Statement of As­ $1,763,958.51 sets and Liabilities) to the STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES End of ASSETS . Reporting Year SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of die 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 D-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. If you are interested in a more comprehensive treatment refer ij to Page 4 under the heading, "Additional Information is Available". CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) ,: V ADDITIONS TO FUND BALANCE _ Item 1. Contributions: (a) Employer (b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. $8,732,929.62 , ,, (d) Total Contributions .i...... Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds . from Insurance Companies .' Investment Income: (a) Interest .; (b) Dividends (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) (e) Total Income from Investments Profit on disposal of investments Increase by adjustment in asset values of investments Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) See Attachment ...; (b) r : (c) Total Other Additions ............ i ... Total Additions $8,732,929.62 • . 65,929.45 "^ v • : 65,929.45 Item ~r~Cash.. $ 201,717.03 2. Receivables: (a) Contributions: (1) Employer See Attachment 2,500,676.75 (2) Other (Specify).See Attachment 750,000.00 (b) Dividends or Experience Rating Refunds 385,519.45 (c) Other (Specify) See Attachment 3. Investments: (Other than Real Estate) (a) Bank Deposits At Interest and Deposits on Shares in Savings 1,022,337.11 and Loan Associations (b) Stocks: (1) Preferred (2)' Common (c) Bonds and Debentures: • rir (1) Government Obligations (a) Federal ' (b) State and Municipal ... .-. JO,000.00 : (2) Foreign Government Obligations .......^ (3) Non-Government Obligations (d) Common Trusts: (1) (Identify) ' (2) (Identify) (e) Subsidiary Organizations (Identify and Indicate Percentage of Ownership by this plan in the subsidiary) (1) % (2) % 228,820^4 4. Real Estate Loans and Mortgages ... ................ • • • • 7 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Othef than Real Estate) (a) Secured ;; (b) Unsecured 6. Real Estate: '" (a) Operated .i (b) Other Real Estate .... 7. Other Assets: • 1,996.56 (a) i\ccrued Income ............v....................... (b) Prepaid Expenses .^.... y.. i <.<.• (c) Other (Specify) See Attachmeht 23,714.50 8. Total Assets , $5,144,781.94 • ' • •; ' LIABILITIES ' 72,868i49^ 72,868.49 $8,871,727.56 DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND BALANCE 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (In­ cluding Prepaid Medical Plans) 9. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund 10. Payments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Bene­ fits to Participants 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independ­ ent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospital, Doctors, , etc.) ................................ 12. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc. (c) Taxes (d) Fees and Commissions '. (e) Rent '. .....' (f) Insurance Premiums .. i (g) Fidelity Bond Premiums ...: ,.. (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) See Attachment (i) Total Administjrative Expenses. ;. 13. Loss on disposal of investments 14. Decrease by adjustment in assets values of in­ vestments 15. Other Deductions: (Itgipize). (a) See Attachment - ii V ^ RECONCILEMENT OF FUND BALANCE Insurance and Annuity Premiums Payable ................ -Unpaid Claims (Not Covered by Insurance) .... Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses Other Liabilities (Specify) See Attachment Reserve for Future Benefits (Fund Balance) ........ Total Liabilities and Reserves "$2,609,419.62 748,570.20 22,833.61 1,763,958.51 $5,144,781.94 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE $6,874,541.32 ~ 910. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. REPORT ON EXAMINATION: This fund is subject to periodic examination by the New York State Insurance Department. All employee-members of the fund, all con­ tributing employers and the participating unions may inspect the Reports on Examina­ tion at the New York State Insurance Department, upon presentation of proper credentials. If you wish to see the Report, please contact the New York State Insurance Department, Welfare Fund Bureau, 55 John Street, New York 10038—Telephone: 488-4161 (Area Code 212). OTHER INFORMATION: Also available for inspection—to the public generally-— are the annual statements and registration documents filed by the Fund. These may be inspected during working hours at the above address, or at the office of the Fund.STATE OF. 101,486.66 7,697.09 8,139.40 32,611.95 25,281.60 5,212.43 SS. V- COUNTY OF. and. \':vi • .'f 338,162,93 518,592 Trustees of the Fund and affirm, under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this Annual Report are tiiie and hereby subscribe therejo. Employer trustee/ '681-944.17 (b) ......................v.............. (c) Total Other Deductions . . 16. Total Deductions .....; Continued on Page 25 ' Seafarers log Page24 .,r •• /- '••• 4 <:''l 1 iv; i. -A:) ,V -f' I. -I -ri.iMt .,:l --I. i'-^ • t..I.-,c �Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Peter Gavillo Please contact Mrs. H, S. Lincoln as soon as possible at 2716 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21218. James Edward Hughes Please contact Hazel M. Wagner as soon as possible at 522 Summer Ave., Burlington, Iowa 52601 or call (319) 754-8516. July 25-Aug. 21,1974 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident (2 $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums Frank Nagy Please contact Mrs. M. Nagy as soon as possible at 21 Ixia Rd., Wychwood, Germiston, Transvar, South Africa. Emett Thompson Please contact Bill Doran at his Brooklyn address as soon as possible. All Seafarers Mrs. Beatrice Suthard, mother of Seafarer Robert Morgan, wishes that anyone khowing the whereabouts of her son have him contact her as soon as possible at 416-A Chestnut Dr., Lakewood Acres, Rt. 6, New Port Richey, Fla. 33552. DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital • Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Desire Jean Louis La Berre Please contact your daughter, Mircille La Berre, as soon as possible at (305)851-2864. . PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions Special Equipment Dental , Supplernental Medicare Premiums Brother Katzoff Sends Greetings Seafarer Max Katzoff, whose poems often appear in the pages of the LOG, would like to say hello to his **old shipmates in the port of Son Francisco.** Brother Katzoff is presently living in Jerusalem, and if his friends would like fo get in touch with him, they can reach him at P.O. Box 6740, Jerusalem, Israel. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan Total Seafarers Pension Plan Total Seafarers Vacation Plan Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation SEAFARERS VACATION FUND ATTACHMENT TO 1973 NEW YORK STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1973 Other Additions Page 2—^Item6(a) $ Interest on delinquent contributions receivable Reduction in provisions for reserve for contributions doubtful of collection Increase in uncollectable contributions applicable to field administra­ tion Adjustment to prior years reserve for payroll taxes payable on vaca­ tion benefits paid Unclaimed vacation checks $ Otim Deductions Page 2-^em 15(a) ^ Payroll taxes on vacation benefits ^.... •. Write-off of uncollectable contributions Examination, expense—New York State Insurance Dept YEAR TO DATE 15 236 89 9 3 6,032 212 11 117 5,070 2,349 121 30 59,368 12 1,746 231 372 62 97 14 4 153 3,549 567 1,014 186 29 1,225 77,137.85 1,978.93 9,464.50 3,900.00 241.00 3,101.51 716,157.68 17,715.07 129,352.45 48,434.75 • 2,212.65 26,049.97 30,000.00 15,629.33 5,096.62 1,690.00 1,561.03 2 1 1,895 84 1,306 943 102 454 4 21 6 12,947 36.10 140.00 13,013.40 247,000.00 209,404.59 36,186.60 14,057.25 10,533.82 305.75 4,716.61 1,416.86 93,576.30 1 61 150.09 20,786.81 9,533 2,238 812 12,583 91,542 15,469 8,376 115,387 — ' 10 110 101 12 92 — MONTH TO DATE $ YEAR TO DATE 42,500.00 $ 316,295.88 236.00, 5,070.00 267.00 7,047.00 1,508.30 17,770.55 784.00 3,478.00 48,256.00 474,944.00 — 3,515.40 4,747.90 39,616.58 839.90 11,422.70 — I. •t. ^ I-; - i ^• Tabulating services Equipment rental Employee benefits Contribution to pension plan Port activity reports Repairs and maintenance Dues and subscriptions Miscellaneous Microfilming Temporary office help ' Personnel recruiting 259,379.97 5,281.40 5,963.28 21,633.91 18,200.00 2,070.63 317.28 246.86 525.46 12.77 1,518.27 $ 338,162.93 18,775.36 7' :i. 29,697.84 Statement of Assets and liiibilities 11,652.62 9,349.50 72,868.49 Item 2—^Receivables (a) (1) Employer contributions $2,560,976.75 Less Reserve for contributions doubtful of collection .... 60,300.00 $2,500,676.75 (a) (2) Time Certificates of Deposit $ 750,000.00 $ 597,665.22 79,046.46 5,232.49 $ 681,944.17 s (c) Other Receivables Due from otheC Plans Miscellaneous . • ^ ^ ... ?r $ 382,492.70 3,026.75 $ 385,519.45 * $ $ • I 65,377.92 41,663.42 23,714.50 9,436.82 ... 9,665.65 1,761.85 -• 2,148.78 Item 13—Other Liabilities Contribution^ receivable—credit balance . $ ' 22,833.61 Page 25 •» . •i&M • *f 262,279.46 2,457,067.27 538,303.71 3,729,706.50 407,374.28 4,458,173.40 $1,207,957.45 $10,644,947.17 Item 7(c) Other Assets Furniture, fixtures and equipment Less ^cumulated depreciation Stationery, supplies and printing Postage, express and freight September 1974 MONTH TO DATE 3,393.17 Other Administrative Expenses Page 2—Item 12(h) Telephone and telegraph Amount •• j Continued from Page 24 Detroit office expense Number �I II i •. - t V-", • • y.: .1 M'"" pp5?rSv'i r''' ' " ^ -r.~.: ; ;v. T ,.rS • i' -'-' { y ' • I #•- /K ! ^ » i' • ' t.-'"-':- 'm •i f 1I ^ - • ! !• ^citt(^out^^a«€ /4ticic«tt ;4nt t ' 5 "Sir i 1 ?.i«. I r' 53^!^ • 0 i ^ y- I#- .f^\ ?'3C / 1- O/i Lydia, Oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia? \,Lydia the tattooed lady. — Groucho Marx . . . from "Lydia The Tattooed Lady" The art of tattooing is an ancient one, dating back thousands of years. There is evidence that the people of Egypt were tattooed as early as 1300 B.C., and burial remains of people in Siberia show evidence of tattoos in 300 B.C. Julius Caesar claimed that natives of Britain were tattooed when he invaded that land in 54 B.C. Tattooing—as most people know—is the pro­ duction of patterns by inserting dye under the skin. The word tattoo originally comes from the Tahitian, "tatu", and was introduced into English and other European languages after it was first recorded by members of James Cook's expedition to the South Seas in 1769. People get tattooed for many reasons, and vari­ ous cultures and customs have a lot to do with the motives. Some anthropologists think the practice originally developed from painting the face and body. Tattooing is usually done for either decora­ tive purposes; as an indication of status, or as a means of obtaining magical protection. There are several methods of tattooing, and these, too, vary according to culture and geograpWc location. For exaniple, in the Pacific Is­ lands the tattooer follows an outline traced on the skin, tapping the back of a comblike arrangement of thorn or bone to force the row of points re­ peatedly through the skin. The comb is dipped into a dye before tapping, or the dye may be rubbed into the freshly made wounds. The dye used is a dark pigment made of soot and water or oil, and sometimes vegetable juice. There is not much pain during the process —the points don't penetrate deeply. Designs are permanent—any mistakes can't be corrected. In New Zealand, the Maori warriors marked their faces with individual combinations of curves and spirals as dye was laid into grooved lines cut into the skin. This was used rather than the punc­ ture design process and it was an important mark of a man's identity. Some of the most complex tattooing took place in the Marquesas Islands of Polynesia, where sometimes the entire body was covered, including the scalp, eyelids and inside of the lips. The de­ signs were of human figures and objects of every-' day use. .Both men and women were tattooed, especially those of high social status. Aside from decorations and as an indication of social status, people in various parts of the world would get tattooed for superstitious and magical reasons. Burmese people had themselves tattooed with demon figures to protect against snake bites, and with cats to increase their agility; or so they beUeved. And up until the middle of the 20th Century, people in Iran were tattooed not only to beautify themselves, but to cure sickness and pro­ tect against the "evil eye." The art of tattooing has always been more pop­ ular in the Far East and Pacific Islands than in Eurppe and the United States. After the advent of Christianity tattooing was forbidden in Europe. In the Americas many Indian tribes customarily . \ i , 7 - ' yy. Seafarers Log �i r ?-r tI:.-''• % , -v 'Z3» !| I fejf <l?U -C^ ,, m. ? • .••'^^•''•;ir:'n «;>.• -•••r ; .x%; r ;^ ; ' ^ feSBSW r-: ImBSm -. ;t'S5: -; r' ^a^fev fr f fcM:- ijS'V } :: •M' _,..sl. 1. :-21' •\^ ' t ' ^ '• StM ^n^eticcd ^odaxf tattooed the body or the face or both. Tattooing was rediscovered by Europeans when, because of exploration, they came into contact with American Indians and Polynesians. Tattooed Indians and Polynesians, and Europeans tattooed abroad attracted quite a bit of interest at exhibits, fairs and circuses in Europe and the United States during the 18th and 19th Century. -Before long tattoo "parlours" sprang up in many cities (especially port cities) throughout Europe and the United States. These parlours had many designs available, and with the advent of electric tattooing (first patented in the U.S. in 1891) the tattooing business flourished. The best customers for these parloi'.rs were (and still are) seamen, those serving their country in its navy and men in the merchant niarine. Among all the world's professions, the greatest number of tattoos can be found on men who go to sea. It is not really clear how or why this custom began among seafarers, but it probably started because many of them visited foreign ports (i.e. Far East and Pacific Islands) and decided to try out on themselves what they had seen on the na­ tives. Many seafarers who get tattooed don't give it much consideration or thought, although once you have had it done it is extremely difficult to remove. If, after you've been tattooed, you find you dislike it—you're stuck. There are many classic tattoos'among seamen. Some which are common and popular with U.S. seaforers are: The American Eagle and/or an , ''' i ^j •/••'•y/v'-'A/.-A'''//'-,. " American flag; the Statue of Liberty; any type of ship; the words"Homeward Bound"and "Mother" under an appropriate design; and either a girl­ friend's or wife's name, usually inside a heart. Another popular and classic tattoo is a naked woman. Tattooing—especially in foreign ports—is a fairly lucrative business. Most ports have tattoo parlours, but in some—notably Bombay, Oki­ nawa, Amsterdam and a few in Korea—men with attache cases roam the streets or hang out in places that seamen frequent, peddling tattoos. They carry both the equipment for applying them and whole "catalogs" of designs and patterns. Many seamen today get tattooed in foreign ports, however there are a few American ports which have tattoo parlours. One such port is San Francisco, another is Honolulu. [Tattooing has been outlawed in some states, including New York, because there is some evidence of a con­ nection with such diseases as skin cancer and hep­ atitis.] Prices for tattoos vary according to the size and complexity of the design. Small and medium ones usually range around $10; more elaborate ones are closer to $20 and up. The practice of tattooing is still quite common today although it has never really caught on in Europe and in the Americas as much as in other parts of the world; there is a major diflference in that the practice is very commercial in Europe and on the American continent, while it is done more as a ritual and as part of the culture in other sec­ tions of the world. ' I• 1 '.i '' .19P^ I •'•V^vS I Si, •v f Page 27 September 1974 �•- ..s» ^ 'U I t •-r«" •I %• r • : PART IV—.SECTION B | '-'i. . • -- STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For the fiscal year ended March 31,1974 .|! i; •:W ? ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION PLAN Name of Flan: Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan For year Beginning April 1, 1973 and Ending March 31,1974 fwl File No. WP-! 57217 (Name of Welfare Fund) b'* •: 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 (Address of Fund) tothe V SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS of the \ : STATE OF NEW YORK i NOTES: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual Statement. Where a copy o£.U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2 is required to be filed in lieu of Pages 7 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Part IV, Section A) and the Statement of Receipts and Disbursements (Part IV, Section B) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, within five months after the close of the fiscal year used in maintaining the records of the fund. Address replies to New York State Banking Department, Employee Welfare Fund Division, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007. (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 Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Banking Department, Employee Welfare Fund Division, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007. CASH RECEIPTS | . Item . . 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) a. Employer (Schedule 1) $ 223,996.83 b. Employee 64,156.05 c. Other (Specify) d. Total Contributions $ 288,152.88 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds From Insurance Companies 3. Receipts From Investments: a. Interest $ 95,790.89 b. Dividends 38,533.92 c. Rents ...'. d. Other (Specify) e. Total Receipts From Investments 134,324.81 4. Receipts From Sale of Assets: a. Sales to parties-in-interest $ b. Sales to others 1,354,869.23 c. Total Receipts From Sale of Assets (Schedule 2) 1,354,869.23 5. Other Receipts: a. Loans (Money borrowed) $ b. Other (Specify) Exchanges and insurance refund $ 582.51 c. Total Other Rweipts 582.51 6. Total Receipts :. $1,777,929.43 CASH DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and Annuity Premiums Paid to Insurance Carriers 8. 9. 10. i- ( 11. . >• ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION PLAN ' f. ASSETS^ 4' • A -1:1 •4 t 1. Cash: a. On interest $ 265,874.50 b. Not on interest 12,093.72 b. In office . $ 277,968.22 2. Bonds: a. Government obligations $ b. Other obligations 1,324,739.08 1,324,739.08 3. Stocks: a. Preferred $ 99,239.22 b. Common 895,245.26 994,484.48 4. Mortgage loans on real estate ' 5. Real estate, less $ encumbrances and less $ allowance for depreciation 6. Interest and other investment income due and accrued 24,463.91 Other assets (List each separately): 7. Contributions receivable 9,359.14 8 9. 10. Total Assets $2,631,014.83 LIABELITIES 4- 1 il 1(r 1, 1 I i W' . 11. Outstanding benefit claims not covered by insurance carriers ... $ 384.88 12. Other amoimts set aside for payment of benefits 13. Premiums and annuity considerations due to insurwce carriers for member benefits 14. General expenses due or accrued .' 8,783.40 Other liabilities (List each separately): 15 16 17. ;r. 18. Total Liabilities 9,168.28 19. Balance of Fund , ^ 2,621,846.55 20. Total $2,631,014.83 1 The assets listed in this statement must be valued on the basis regularly used in valuing investments 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 statemetit is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department. Page 28 a lu.-•' 12. 13. 14. 15. and Payments to Service Organizations (Including Prepaid Medical Plans) $ Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund 89,202.99 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 administrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Organizations ^ or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, hospitals, doc^ tors, etc.) Administrative Expenses: ; a. Salaries (Schedule 3) $ 14,858.66 i • b. Allowances, expenses, etc. (Schedule 3) .. 3,001.35 j> c. Taxes 1,176.27 d. Fees and commissions (Schedule 4) 9,785.31 " e. Rent 4,238.99 f. Insurance premiums 141.44 ^ ~ g. Fidelity bond premiums 52.00 ; t? h. Other administrative expenses (Specify) _ Tabulating and office expense 21,126.50 i. Total Administrative Expenses 54,380.52 Purchase of Assets: a. Investments: (Other than real estate) (1) Purchased from parties-in-interest $ (2) Purchased from others ' 1,379,475.27 b. Real Estate: (1) Purchased from parties-in-interest (2) Purchased from others c. Total Purchase of Assets .TTTTTTTTTTT 1,379,475.27 Loans (Money loaned) Other Disbursements: (Specify) a. N.Y.S. Examination and filling fees $ 971.39 b. Exchanges 107.75 c. Total Other Disbursements 1,079.14 Total Disbursements $1,524,137.92 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION PLAN STATE OF NEW YORK SS. COUNTY OF KINGS and Trustees of the Fund and ^ ' ' •- being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Employer Empl9^ trustee: Seaf^re^Loig �-1':rr - SIU pensioner Osborne M. Brooke, Jr., 54, died of em­ physema in Mobile General Hospital on May 18. Brother Brooke joined the Union in 1939 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing in the engine department. He had sailed for 37 years. Seafarer Brooke was born in Portsmouth, Va. and was a resident of Prichard, Ala. He was a pre-war veteran of the U.S. Army. Bur­ ial was in Wilson Annex Cemetery, Whistler, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Faye; three sons, Osborne, Jr., Ill, Robert and Albert; a stepson, James E. Cox of Prichard; four daughters, Ruth, Diana, Russella and Laurie and his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne M. Brooke, Sr. Jacob C. McLaugblin, 62, died of a gunshot wound on July 12 inflicted by robbers. Brother Mc­ Laughlin joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington in 1969 sailing in the steward department. Born in Spring Run, Pa., he was a resident of Baltimore. Surviv­ ing are two sisters, Mrs. Ruth M. Musser of Granada Hill, Calif, and Mrs. Betty L. Blackmon of Las Vegas, Nev. SIU pensioner Na­ poleon A. Blanchard, 75, died of a heart attack while under­ going surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa on Mar. 1. Brother Blanchard joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a chief cook. Born in Massachusetts, he was a resident of Tampa at his death. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving are his widow Bonnie and a son, Ernest. Robert G. Dona­ hue, 43, was found drowned in waters of Rotterdam Harbor on July 22. Brother Donahue was. ashore from the 5S Overseas Rose (Maritime Overseas). He joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as an AB. Seafarer Donahue graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1959 and attended an SIU Crews Con­ ference at the HLSS in Piney Point, Md. He was a Navy veteran serving aboard the USS Des Moines. A native of New York City, he was a resident of Hous­ ton. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Alice M. Donahue of Bergenfield, N.J. Gus W. Smalls, 24, expired on Mar. 22, 1971. Brother Smalls joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1968 sailing as an OS. He gradu­ ated in that year from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New Orleans and attended a SIL[ Crews Conference in 1970 at Piney Point, Md. Born in New Orleans, he was a resident there. Interment was in Oakville Cemetery, Oakville, La. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; his daughter, Shawand; his father, Albert of New Orleans and his mother, Rosemary of Algiers, La. Francisco Da Salla, SIU pensioner Edward Granderson, Sr., 66, passed away on July 12. Brother Granderson joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Or­ leans sailing in the steward department. Born in Riverside, La., he was a resi­ dent of New Orleans. Interment was in McDonoghville Cemetery, Gretna, La. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Bailey of New Orleans. 70, passed away on July 7. Brother Da Salla joined the Union in the port of Baltimore In 1965 sailing as a firemanwatertender. He had sailed for 32 years and was a U.S. Navy pre-World War II veteran. Born in the Philippines, he was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Jean. IBU pensioner Floyd W. Hughes, Sr., 50, died of a heart attack on July 4 in the USPHS hos­ pital in New Orleans. Brother Hughes joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as a deck tankerman for the Crescent Tow­ ing and Salvage Co. from 1953 to 1973. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Born in New Orleans, he was a resident of Gretna, La. Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna. Sur­ viving are his widow, Ethel; six sons, Thomas, Glenn, Steven, Anthony, Jason and Kenneth; a daughter, Maria and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes. William G. Kieswetter, 77, died on May 14. Brother Kieswetter joined the Union in 1939 in the port of Norfolk sail­ ing as an AB. He had sailed for 44 years and was a pre-war Coast Guard veteran. A native of Balti­ more he was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, Clara of Baltimore. SIU pensioner Luther A. Roberts, 68, died of a heart at­ tack in the Broward General Medical Center, Ft. Lauder­ dale, Fla. on May 30. Brother Roberts joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a chief steward. He had sailed for 36 years and had also sailed on the Great Lakes. Seafarer Roberts attended a SIU Crews Conference in 1966 at HLSS. Born in Avawam, Ky., he was a resi­ dent of Ft. Lauderdale. Interment was in Ft. Lauderdale Memorial Park. Sur­ viving are a son, Luther and a daughter, Mrs. Joan R. Harrell, both of Ft. Lauderdale. September 1374 Warren G. Lewis, 70, passed away on June 22. Brother Lewis joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing in the engine department. He was awarded three war zone com­ mendations in World War II from the U.S. War Shipping Administration. A native of Tampa, he was a resident of La Comb, La. Interment was in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving are his widow, Kathryn of Gibsonton, Fla.; a son. Warren of Houston and a daugh­ ter, Shirley. Gibson F. Banks, 64, passed away on July 12. Brother Banks joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a mate for the Dela­ ware Ferry Co. from 1948 to 1951 and McAllister Brothers, Inc. from 1951 to 1974. A native of Norfolk, he was a resident of South Mills, N.C. Surviving are his widow, Pauline and a son, Robert. Robert B. Calla­ han, 65, succumbed to a heart seizure in the USPHS hospital in New Orleans on June 19. Brother Callahan joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Bom in New York, .he was a resident of New Or­ leans. Burial was in Restlawn Park, Gretna, La. Surviving are his widow, Sonia and his mother, Mae of Syracuse, N.Y. IBU pensioner Walter T. Deiotte, 78, succumbed to lung cancer on July 4 in the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. Brother Deiotte joined the SIU-afl5liated IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1963 sailing as a chief electrician for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., he was a resi­ dent of St. Petersburg. He was a U.S. Navy CPO veteran of both World War I and II. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery, Ft. Meyers, Va. Surviving are his widow, Marie; a son, Walter and a daughter, Jeanette of Virginia Beach, Va. SIU pensioner Rafael Montalvo, 57, died of natural causes at home on June 30. Brother Montalvo joined the Union in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as an AB. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Interment was in Ever­ green Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Sur­ viving are his widow, Rosa; three sons. Angel, Abraham and Miguel; four daughters, Mrs. Diana Pantojas of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Maria D. Vegas of Las Vegas, Nev.; Loli and Jeanette and a niece, Evelyn of Ponce, Puerto Rico. SIU pensioner James E. Curry, 85, passed away on July 10. Brother. Curry joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 failing as a cook. A native of I Virginia, he was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Carrie. IBU pensioner Henry J. Day, 65, died of pulmonary complications in Tampa General Hos­ pital on June 24. Brother Day joined the Union in the port of Tampa in 1956 sailing as an engineer for Coyle Lines. Bora in Perry, Fla., he was a resident of Tampa. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving is his widow, Emma. ^ i. f /- i I 1 I> 9. . Stanley S. Oiicwlszewski, 52, died of natural causes on Apr. 12. Brother Orkwiszewski joined the Union in the port of New York in 1966 sailing as a wiper. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Bora in Philadelphia, he was a resident there. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Pa. Surviv­ ing is a brother, Theodore of Vincentown, N.J. Charles A. Fete, 37, died of a heart attack while at sea aboard the S-L 7 containership the Sea-Land Resource oflf the port of Kobe, Japan on May 23. Brother Fefe joined the Union in the port of San Francisco in 1969 sailing as a firemen-watertender. A native of Luling, La., he was a resident of Berkeley, Calif. Burial was in Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Rich­ mond, Calif.. Surviving are his widow, Lorraine and his mother, Mrs. Ethel Johnson of Hammond, La. Frank M. Puglisi, 50, expired on Mar. 25. Brother Puglisi joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as an AB. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Bora in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident there. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puglisi of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a brother, Stephen of-Pearl River, N.Y. and a sister, Mrs. Jeanette Cotraro of Hampton Bays, L.I., N.YMurfre Williams, 32, died of pulmon­ ary complications on May 26. Brother Williams joined the Union in the port of New York in 1969 sailing in the steward department. He was bora in New Orleans and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow. Ruby; a son, Murfre, Jr.; a daughter, Kim and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Williams, all of New Orleans. >!• f< I I ' ' I' '"-K .> Page 29 *• I, • ;.v �Vocational Instructor at PIney Point, Charlie Nalen (I.) and Bob Kalmus (r.), Director of Vocational Education, show Chief Electrician Al Meglio the engine room simulator they are building to use in the upgrading programs at the Harry Lundeberg School. Photographed at an angle to show a better view of the ^ control panes and wiring diagram, this simulator will train upgrading Seafarers to operate the controls in the engine rooms of the new ships. SlU's upgrading programs at Piney Point are essential if we are to keep pace with new ship technology. Upgrading Class Schedule t.23 3 15 17 t. 31 V. 4 -^LNG/LPG —QM£1>^ Lifeboat Weldbigi, Able Seaman, and all SteW' aid Department Ratings —FOWT —QIMpSD, Lttebeaf^ and^li jr—QMED, Lifeboat, WeMfaij^ Qimrtermaster, and all'. Steward D^partoent Rating^ —Pumpman (Special) Nov.Il Nov. 29 D«:.12 D(k. 25 : Jan. 6 i^t^Abl Seam daDSt wardb — QMED, LlfelM«^^ Go to an SIU office in any port and you will be ^ven a GEO FreTest. This test wUI cover five genend areas; EngUsh Grammar, and LIteratnre; Social Studies, ScieuM and Mathematics. The test will he sent to the Lundebeig School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to the Harry Lundeberg School. A tert booklet and an answer sheet will be mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the tests and mall both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundebeig School. (See application on this page.) During your stay at the school, you will receive room and board, study materials and laundry. Seafarers wiH provide their own transportation to and from the school.. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: 1. OIK year's seatime. 2. Initiation feer paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary obliga­ tions, such as does and loads paid in fnlL j I am interested in furthering my education, and I would like more information I on the Lundeberg High School Program. I I Name .Book No.. I I Address (Street) (City or Town) (Zip) I I I Last grade completed. .Last year attended— I I Complete this form, and mail to: Margaret Nalen I Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I Piaey Point, Maryland 20674 fage 30 Feb.3 Feb. 6 — QMED,IJfebb«t,Weldfe^ Mar.3 Mar. 5 - A FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, and aU Stewaid Depaif^ent * j AB Course Scheduled High School Program is Available to All Seafarers Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to continue his education can apply in two ways: Jan.13 Jan. 23 Tfe date and cuBC Me subject to change at my toe. •S^:FOWT.- 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. rF ?r, ! QMED, IJ&lKmt, Qearteneaster, aiid aB Stews^ partment Ratings •—jDiesel —QMED, Ltfeboat, Weld&ig, and aU Stevrard Depai^ ' Ratings —FOWT •-^QM£D,Lifeb<^, Able Seanmn, and aU Steward Departmcat Ratings ^ ^ rt ment Ratii^ ^sr-QME^ lifeboat, FOWT, Welding, and all Stewaid Twenty four Seafarers have already successfully completed studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. Jaa.9 kr The SIU's first four-week AB course is scheduled to begin on Oct. 3 at the Harry Lundebeig School in Piney Point and each Seafarer eligible is encour­ aged to participate in this comprehensive program for his own benefit. Thin course, taught by HLS's experienced staff instructors, vdll emphasize the practical applications of the materials covered, in addition to formal class­ room stndy. For example, as part of the cargo handling segment of the course, each student will top and spot booms. Also, each Seafarer will participate in a one-day training cruise during the last week of the course, and will be expected to take soundings, recognize navigational aids and stand a watch at the wheel. Other areas covered in the course will include the tying of knots, splicing of wire and use of braided lines. Practical firefighting work, first aid and safety will be stressed throughout the entire four week course. By the end of this course, each man will be a knowledgeable and competent member of the deck department on any ship. The equipment with which Sea­ farers will be working is of the most modem and up-to-date. TO be eli^ble for thoxourse, you must be at least 19-years old and have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman, or he a graduate of HLS with eight months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. You must also be able to pass the pre­ scribed physical which requires eyesight of 20/100—^20/100 without glasses, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and normal color vision. J a siuertju coume! J on Nov. 4 imd finishing on Nov. 27. As automation has been steadily reducing the size of crews, it has becom^l necessary lor each member of the crew to have more expertise iq become extremely evident in the case of id fewer of our ships carry the rating second pumpman and more and more tankers foln oar ficct every day. The coarse being offered at the Lundebeig School is geared towards giving the pumpman that training which he would lionnaily have received as second pumpman. The schooPs staff has researched the latest developments on autmnated tankers and with the use of its operajfional tank barge wifl conduct a Concentrated f'hands on" traininjg program to ascertain fiiat the SIU pumpmen of tomorrow wUI maintain the same i; The coiwse of insfmctfon leading to certification as pump- ^ of both dassroom and practical work to include: Tanker Seafarers Log �i ' (' i \ I- Deck Department Upgrading Qoartermaster 1. Must hold an endorsement as Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters. Able-Seaman Able-Seaman—12 months—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. u® ' 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 scatime 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.) Abie-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 20/100-7-20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or AB—12 months. 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 three months seatime as wiper. (Those who have less than the six months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) FOWT—(who holds an engine rating snch as Electrician) 1. No requirements. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pompman, Deck Engineer, Jonior En^eer, Machinbt or Boilermaker— (who holds only a wiper endorsement) 1. 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 in engine department as wiper. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist or Boflermaker— (who holds an engine rating such as FOWT) 1. No requirements. QMED--4my rating 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 Eng;ineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. Welding 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. LNG/LPG Program Cook and Baker 1. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or; 2. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as 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. 12 months seatime asCook and Baker or; 2. Three years seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Tliird 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. 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. 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. i 'n I II i 'It •:|il ^ h: i| HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION Name. M -Telephone. (AreaCode) (Zip) Seniority. (City) (Stole) Book Number Port and Date Issued. Social Security HLS Graduate: Yes • No • Dates Available For Training I Am Interested In: DECK n AB 12 Months • AB Unlimited • Quartermaster • Lifeboatman .Age- (Middle) (First) (Last) Address. (Street) ' -Ratings Now Held. Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No • - ENGINE • • • • • • • QMED • FWT • Oiler • Dk.Mech. • Reefer • Boilermaker • LNG-LPG • STEWARD • 1 Electrician • Assistant Cook Dk. Eng. • Cook & Baker Jr. Eng. • Chief Cook Pumpman • Steward Machinist Welder Pumpman (Special) RECORD OF SEATIME — (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rat­ ing checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) SHIP RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT DATE OF DISCHARGE 1. Engine personnel must be QMED—^Any Rating. All other (Deck and Stew­ ard) must hold a rating. Pumpman (Special) 1. Must already hold Coast Guard endorsement as Pumpman or QMED—any rating. Steward Upgrading I: Chief Cook PORT- -DATE. i J i SIGNATURE. RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO; LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER,. PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 If I-/::- r • •1' f. '• i " September 1974 Page 31 I • -t' �LOG SEAFARERS September, 1974 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Blood Bank-AGood Health Investment For All Seafarers and Their Families , i", •• ."• v v.;-'T'-• ,Yf' lSr> '' A \ -1 • &• V/V•'5'hi.V' ' i J ^ :VJ' ' •I -. . IBAUB.'.' •• ".<•-••• SsSSS^ 'Ai*: .:S»« •. One of the most linpprtant ways in which Seafarers can show their concern for the well-being of their brothers, and at the same time help themselves and their dependents, is to donate a pint of blood to the SIU Blood Bank. It is a deeply gratifying feeling to know that yoii have done somethlRg which may one day save another human being's life. In order to safely protect the health and security of all SITJ brothers and their dependents, it Is imperative that there always be an ample supply in the Blood Bank. If each member, who is able, would donate a pint each year, there would never be a danger of the supply running critically low. It's safe, painless and fakes about 20 minutes. The SIU Blood Bank vyas started in 1959, and since then Seafarers have donated over 10,000 pints of blood. They realize that it is one Uf-the best ways to insure that in a time of need either they or their dependents may draw upon the supply of. blood in the Blood Bank. It is a wall of protection for all Seafarers and their famOies. This protection does not change. It is available wherever a seaman may be-r-ashore or at sea—anywhere he and his family may live. But this protection must be maintained by the donations of all Seafarers. Today, as always, there is an ever present need for donations. So, whenever you are at the clinic at Headquarters in New York, or near^ an SIU hall in any port, find the time to donate a pfait of blood. You win be making the best type of "investment;" one for the health and welfare of you, your family and your brothers of the sea. WSi-x :m.- - mrnms.wi; •72 • ,. .V '5 Am m MA '•hf> rh'. ; • •i' If You Haven't Donated in '74, . V. a Lite � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource September 1974 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SHEPARD U.S. PENSION BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW OIL IMPORT BILL PASSES SENATE BY VOTE OF 42-28 ACTIVE MOBILE SEAFARERS TO-TO FOR MEETINGS WEST COAST AFFILIATE FISHERMEN'S UNIONS MERGE 19 YEAR OLD - 24TH SEAFARER TO GET HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRAD OF 1ST HLS CLASS IN M.D. NOW 3RD ENGINEER OVERSEAS VALDEZ PRAISED FOR FUEL TRANSFER AT SEA HLS GRAD FINISHES 1ST RUN BOSUN HARVEY BEGAN CAREER IN WORLD WAR II HIS HOBBY MAKES HIM MICHELANGELO OF SIU SEAFARERS AID STRICKEN GIRL BOB PRENTICE KNOWS WHAT EDUCATION CAN DO FOR YOU 142 BOSUNS HAVE GRADUATED LET'S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT NAVY TANKER SHENANDOAH PAYS OFF AFTER GREENLAND VOYAGE TATTOOING - AN ANCIENT ART STILL PRACTICED TODAY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS SIU BLOOD BANK - A GOOD HEALTH INVESTMENT FOR ALL SEAFARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 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 9/1/1974 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. 9 1974 Periodicals Seafarers Log