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Bis-aant—^-1-'—' .. • -k-••'•'•. .': . tf Meany Urges "Put America Back to Work" AFL-CIO: Ford, Congress Act on Jobs, Tax Cuts, Oil The AFL-CIO has placed before President Ford and the Congress a major six-point economic program to pull the country back from the brink of economic disaster and "put America back to work." The detailed and documented pro­ gram was unanimously adopted for im­ mediate action by an emergency session of the AFL-CIO General Board held . ;• , -: .• >•_ M'- "%¥• ^ i late last month in Washington, D.C. Fom hundred and fifty Union leaders representing the AFL-CIO's 110 affili­ ates, as well as its departments, state federations and major local central bodies participated in the program's adoption. Keynoting the urgency of the nation's economic condition, AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany pointedly affirmed Rep. Sullivan Opens Round 3 In Fight for Oil Quota Bill Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan (D-Mo.), Chairwoman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, has begun the third round in the fight to reserve a portion of U.S. oil imports for U.S.-flag ships by introducing into the House of Representatives HR 1071, an oil preference bill almost identical to the measure vetoed by President Ford last December. Similar oil preference bills have also been introduced in the opening session of the 94th Congress by Rep. James J. Delaney (D-N.Y.) and Rep. John Mur­ phy (D-N.Y.). These new bills would require that -20 percent of all American oil imports be carried on U.S.-flag ships immedi­ ately, with the quota rising to 25 per­ cent in 1976 and 30 percent by mid1978. The bills have all been referred to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com­ mittee. This legislation is essential if the U.S. is to maintain a merchant marine cap­ able of competing with foreign fleets, whose cost of operations are almost totally subsidized by their governments through cargo preference laws, direct subsidies and grants and special tax concessions. A' recent study conducted for MARAD showed that governments of seven major maritime powers pro­ vide more than $2 billion annually for their merchant marine, whereas the U.S. only provides 25 percent of this amount for building and operation subsidies. The SIU's legislative battle for an oil cargo preference bill began in 1972 when a bill calling for 50 percent car­ riage of oil imports for U.S.-flag ships was introduced in Congress. the ift:. I- PRESIDENT'S PaulHaU REPORT: V '. •• Victory Over Recession '•¥ " ' • < Can Be Won For over a year now, the dangerous currents of inflation and recession have been unchecked, creating an economic whirlpool that is dragging under virtually every segment of American industry. And being pulled down right along with the nation's industries are thousands upon thousands of American workers who have lost their jobs. Among the hardest hit areas of the American work force are: the building and construction trades which reports 15 percent of its workers unemployed nationally and as high as 30 percent in certain geographical regions and specific crafts; the textile industry with an unemployment rate of 10.7 per­ cent; the auto industry with over a quarter of a million people out of work, and the manufacturing and production industries with 766,000 Americans imemployed. And now, the U.S. maritime industry, which had been holding up well against the economic deluge, is also beginning to feel the crunch. Americanflag tankers as well as some liner vessels are being laid up due to a lack of ' ' that "our program must be one of ac­ tion. Actions the President can take immediately. Actions the Congress can take within 60 days. It will be an emer­ gency program." In brief, the comprehensive program calls for: • An immediate tax cut of at least $20 billion, primarily for low and mid­ dle income taxpayers to stimulate the economy through added purchasing power. • Immediate government measures to reduce America's dependence on im­ ported oil and establishment of a fair and equitable system of allocation and rationing of fuel. • Immediate reduction of interest rates and allocation of credit for high priority social and economic activities. • Immediate massive federal efforts to create jobs for the unemployed. • Immediate action to protect exist­ ing jobs from unfair foreign competi­ tion. • Immediate government assistance Continued on Page 25 SlU President Paul Hall addresses the emergency session of the AFL-CIO General Board held in Washington, D.C. late last month. The Board placed before Congress and Presiderit Ford a major six point economic program to "put America back to work". Listening to President Hall, seated from the left, are: Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO; Peter Bommarito, president of the Rubber Workers; Joseph Keenan of the International Brother­ hood of Electrical Workers, and Jerry Wurf, president of the American Federa­ tion of State, County and Municipal Employes. cargo—resulting in a slowdown in shipping in most ports—and shipyards throughout the country have announced layoffs and work slowdowns. Most notably in shipyard cutbacks is Seatrain Shipbuilding which, since Decem­ ber, has idled 2,800 skilled craftsmen belonging to the SlU-affiliated United Industrial Workers, and has brought construction on its two supertankers at the former Brooklyn Navy Yard to a standstill. America's economic bulwark has a number of basic deficiencies which has weakened its foundation; yet they are deficiencies which can be corrected through wide-ranging, progressive legislative and social programs. The AFL-CIO General Board, representing over 13 million American workers, has developed such an economic program and has laid it out before President Ford and the Congress for positive action. Among its many impor­ tant features, the program calls for significant income tax reductions for low and middle income families, and a complete revamping of America's energy policies to break the devasting monopoly the oil cartel holds over production, refining and transportation of this country's energy supplies. It is a good plan, and a plan that we in the SIU, as an important part of the AFL-CIO, must support because it will provide both immediate relief for the nation's growing ranks of unemployed, and the basic long-term materials needed to construct a new, more solid economic cornerstone for all segments of American industry. As always, strong opposition to these programs will surface from the multi­ national oil companies, one of the major causes of our present economic situation, whose corporate profits have soared to record highs despite reces­ sion in most American industries, and near bankruptcy in others. The oil cartel, though, is no longer the seemingly invincible foe it once was. In the 93rd Congress, the SIU, with the complete backing of this mem­ bership and American labor throughout the country, dealt the oil cartel their first major legislative defeat ever with passage of the Energy Transporta­ tion Security Act. The.cartel was then temporarily reprieved with a last minute Presidential pocket-veto. Now, less than two month's later, the arena has been set again in the new 94th Congress for another confrontation with 'the oil cartel. A bill almost identical to the vetoed Energy Transportation Security Act has been intro­ duced in'the House of Representatives along with other legislation to curb the oil cartel monopoly. With the same unified support throughout the American labor movement that dumped the oil cartel on its head last year, ultimate victory in these legislative fights, so crucial to the economic health and strategic security of this nation, is imminent. ^ -5 • :--i(r- Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers Internat'onal Union, Atlantic Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn Nev/ York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.^ Y. Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, February 1975. Page 2 • 'i;. •' Seafarers Log �filBltiTITiBi Veto of Oil Bill Crushing Tanker Market i i: Seafrain Lays Off 1,800 UIW Members at Yard When President Ford pocket vetoed the Energy Transportation Security Act on Dec. 30, 1974 it resulted in a further, crushing blow to the already depressed U.S. tanker market, and forced the Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. last month to lay off for four weeks 1,800 SlU-afiiliated United Industrial Workers employed at its facilities in Brooklyn. The SIU had been fearful all along of the very negative effects a veto of the oil cargo preference bill would have on the entire maritime industry and in particular the slumping tanker market. This, combined with the fact that other countries have recently moved to benefit their fleets with pref­ erence requirements, has made the sit­ uation even worse. INDEX Legislative News New oil imports bills mtroduced Page 2 Washington Activities column Page 9 Jones Act under attack ...Page 3 Curb on 3rd-flag carriers ..Page 7 Union News Educational conference on contract Page 5 President's Report Page 2 1,800 UIW brothers furloughed ..Page 3 Headquarters Notes column Pages Tampa Port Agent Bennie Gonzalez passes away . Page 7 Membership meeting in port of Jacksonville ... .Page 4 1974 SPAD honor ' roll . Pages 12-13 Over $200 million paid out in benefits Back page Ecuador holding 7 tuna boats Page 5 Shipping Servicing on East Coast Centerfold Ships' Committees ....... Page 6 Dispatchers' Reports Page 24 Ships' Digests ..Page 20 Pennmar Page 21 Ships in Far East .Page 22 General News AFL-CIO holds general board meeting ........Page 2 Organizations exploiting senior citizens .page 7 20 countries protect merchant fleets Page 8 Supreme court rules against foreign flag picketing .. .Page 5 IMCO Meeting held Page 5 Training and Upgrading Seafarers participate in bosuns recertification and 'A' seniority upgrading .Pages 10-11 Automation in maritime industry : Page 19 Upgrading class schedule, requirements and application Pages 30-31 GED requirements and application Page 30 Membership News Retired seafarer pursues hobby :.. .Page 14 Final Departures ...... .Page 29 New SIU pensioners ....Page 23 Brother Vaccaro tends . bar ....:. ...... .Page 15 Special Feature ' Alcoholism .Pages 26-27 Work has been temporarily halted on the two super tankers currently under construction, the TT Stuyvesant, which is more than half completed, and the TT Bay Ridge, which is ap­ proximately 25 percent completed. Seatrain is re-evaluating its present completion schedule for the two ves­ sels. Two SIU manned supertankers, the TT Brooklyn and the TT Williamsburgh were built at the Yard. A meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 23 among representatives from the SIU-UIW, Seatrain personnel and representatives of the government and Congress from the shipyard area to further discuss what could best be done to maintain the work at the yard. Other Shipyards Affected The Seatrain facility in Brooklyn is not the only shipyard in the country which has been affected by the prob­ lems in the industry. Approximately 2,000 men at the Newport News Ship­ building Corp. in Newport News, Va. have been laid off, and a total of over 6,000 shipyard jobs and some 1,900 seafaring jobs have been lost in recent weeks as a result of the tanker industry depression. The federal government has a major interest in the construction of both the Stuyvesant and Bay Ridge because it has already paid out construction sub­ sidies totalling over $31 million. It must now decide what can be done to get production resuming again at the Yard. Assistant Secretary of Com­ merce for Maritime Affairs Robert J. Blackwell late last month dispatched a four-man task force to investigate the situation and make recommenda­ tions. After the Jan. 23 meeting, two Brooklyn members of the House of Representatives from the shipyard area Representatives Shirley Chisholm and Fred Richmond, issued a joint state­ ment saying that "Mr. Blackwell has promised us that the task force will operate with sensitivity to the plight of the workers at the Yard, the impact the shut-down will have on the com­ munity and the government's already sizable investment in the two partially completed ships now at the Yard." The Senate Commerce Committee also began holding hearings Feb. 7 on the "depressed condition of the U.S. tanker industry and the impact of Pres­ ident Ford's energy proposals on that industry." (See story on this page) The SIU will do everything in its power to get its affiliated UIW broth­ ers at the Yard back to work as soon as possible. Senate Probes Crisis In Maritime Industry WASHINGTON—Stating that the U.S. tanker industry is in a "seriously depressed" condition and is faced with "financial disaster," Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, asked the Administration what it has in mind "to improve this situation." Senator Magnuson blamed the Pres­ idential veto of the Oil Import Bill (Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974) for the growing crisis in un­ employment in maritime and related industries, and earlier this month called a hearing on the depressed conditions of the U.S. tanker industry and the im­ pact of the President's energy pro­ posals on the maritime industry. In letters to the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of the Interior and the En­ ergy Administrator, Sen. Magnuson asked them to appear at the hearing to answer specific questions concerning the decline in employment in the mari­ time industry and to offer solutions for the crisis. Commerce Secretary Frederick B. Dent and Acting Deputy Administra­ tor of the Federal Energy Administra­ tion Eric Zausner appeared and testi­ fied. Representatives from Treasury and Interior did not testify. Leadoff witness at the hearing— which was chaired by Senator Ernest F. Rollings (D-S.C.)—^was Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm whose dis­ trict includes the financially-crippled Seatrain shipbuilding Yard in Brook­ lyn. Following the Presidential veto, vitrually the entire work force at the yard was laid off. The Seatrain yard—located in a hard-core poverty area—has been hailed as a model project for training and putting people to work. Speaking emotionally about this project. Rep. Chisholm said: "Overnight, the 'dream' of persons who never had a real chance but could now make a productive contribution was shattered. These were people who were on public assistance, people who never really believed that the system cared about them, people who felt that the opportunity to move into the mid­ stream had become a reality . .. 1100 people idled in December and an ad­ ditional 1800 in January. The impact of these layoffs in Brooklyn—an al­ ready economically depressed area of our city—is particularly distressing and holds serious implications for the area's existence." Charging the Administration with a callous lack of interest in the nation's maritime industry, Mrs. Chisholm s^id that "no one seemingly is willing to speculate on the future, if any, for American-flag tankers." •' ^ J f. i.; Continued on Page 25 Jones Act Again Under Attack Oil Interests Petition for a Waiver to Carry LNG Major oii interests have instigated another attack on the Jones Act and petitioned the Treasury Department for a waiver to allow foreign-flag ves­ sels to carry liquified natural gas (LNG) from Alaska to New England. The New England LNG Inc., a con­ sortium of Northern Atlantic U.S. util­ ities, has filed for permission to use the Liberian-fiag Kenai Multina or the Norwegian-flag Ventaro to haul the LNG from the Phillips-Marathon fa­ cility at Kenai, Alaska because there are no LNG carriers operating now under U.S.-flag. In a telegram to Secretary of the Treasury William Simon, SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall urged immediate rejec­ tion of the waiver request, calling it "an outrageous attempt by tbe major U.S. oil companies to by-pass the Jones Act in order to gain windfall profits through the entry of tax-dodg­ ing foreign vessels into the U.S. do­ mestic trades." President Hall went on to note that Phillips-Marathon has been shipping LNG to Japan for four years and if they "had been genuinely concerned about the well-being of American fuel users, they could have long ago built one or more U.S. vessels to insure that Alaskan natural gas was used in the U.S. market." Now that Japanese demand for Alaskan LNG has decreased, the de­ mand for LNG in the U.S. has in­ creased. And while Phillips-Marathon i: t i Continued on Page 25 MTD To Seek Solutions To Maritime Problenris WASHINGTON—The AFLs€IO Maritime Trades Depart; menfr—-representing 44 natidnal and inbernatio^ unions —- ^1 meet ih A^mi, Fla. this month to plan a coordinated program to d^l Yrith p yvide range of pi^-lems, including the cmis in the maritime industry. Three major arei^ Will he ex­ amined in depth. "They are: flie energy and economic crisis in the United States; the problems and goals of the U.S. maritime indus­ try, and the increasing attacks on the Jones Act. Paul Hall, presidtent of the MTlt, said that other to he disciissed are: the minimum yrage policy, the U.S. Food Stamp Pro­ gram, School Lunch Program, a national food and nutrition policy and trade legislation. Recommendations of the MTD will be submitted to the AFL-CIO Executiye Council when that body meets later this month. A fuD report on the MTD meeting will be publiriied in the March, 1975 issue of the LOQ. Page 3 February, 1975 VW'- ',!' i-v. I- • ' • ' , • -jMr- I'i.-. ^• . • f M �* New Jacksonville Hall Has MembershipMeeting T i At the Jacksonville hall awaiting start of meeting is Paul Halloway, ableseaman. HE new, modem SIU-IBU hiring hall in Jacksonville, Fla. held its second general deep sea membership meeting on Jan. 9 since being christened last November. The meeting was well attended by Jacksonville Seafarers who heard updated reports on the many issues and problems facing the maritime industry today. The comfortably furnished Jacksonville facility, located at 3315 Liberty St., is actually two separate buildings. The main building, which is finished, houses the hiring hall and meeting hall, where a complete range of Union services are available to SIU and affiliated IBU members. The second build° ing, not yet completed, will eventually house a restaurant and recreational focilities for the Jacksonville membership and their families. The Jackson­ ville hall is just the first in a planned series of general upgrading for all the SIU's hiring hall facilities. SIU Jacksonville Representative Jim Davis, left, conducts job call following meeting as Seafarer J. Crowley, right, throws in for AO's job aboard the SIUcontracted Iberville. Attending the new hall's second mem­ bership meeting is Recertified Bosun Ward Wallace. Prior to membership meeting. Seafarers David Goosby, QMED, left; George Costango, able-seaman, center, and Tom Barlow, able-seaman, engage in friendly game of rummy. Awaiting start of membership meeting are Jacksonville Seafarers Kenneth Jefferson, left; Ellis Young, center, and Maurice Murray. All three sail in the engine department. Sign outside new Jacksonville hall. on the present state of the maritime industry at the second membership meeting to be held at the new hall. Page 4 • Vv • • Seafarers Log �S/U Vic^ President Shepard Attends Joint Conference IMCO and ILO Meet to Study Maritime Safety Proposals A joint committee of the Intergov­ ernmental Maritime Consultative Or­ ganization (IMCO), and seafaring and ship owner members of the Interna­ tional Labor Organization (ILO) met in Geneva last month to study labor's sug­ gestions and amendments to IMCO's proposals for international maritime safety regulations. These joint conferences allow IMCO representatives to show their proposals to seafaring labor representatives and Maritime Ad Hoc Committee Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Maritime Industry Problems met in Miami, Fla. this month to work out a unified program to meet the crisis facing seagoing, shipyard and related unions. The AFL-CIO committee is headed by John Dunlop who has been named by President Ford to become Secre­ tary of Labor. SlU President Paul Hall was a prime mover in setting up the committee. to modify them to partially reflect worldwide labor's needs. Seafarers were represented at this important conference by SIU Vice President Earl Shepard. HLSS Voca­ tional Education Director Bob Kalmus accompanied Vice President Shepard in an advisory capacity. By participating in these interna­ tional organizdtions, the SIU can moni­ tor all proposals for international maritime regulations that could affect unli­ censed seamen, as well as help shape these new proposals. At this joint conference, the SIU was particularly interested in a proposal to draft "mandatory minimum require­ ments for jimior ratings forming a part of a navigational watch." The proposal IMCO brought to the joint conference did not define the exact functions of a "junior rating" and the seafaring ILO representatives sug­ gested that language specifying that the junior rating should not serve as the sole rating on a navigational watch be included in the draft. This would in­ sure that a mate on watch could not serve as both an oflScer in charge of a watch and as a "junior rating", and that unlicensed members of the deck department would be required on board ships under international law. Unfortunately, both IMCO repre­ sentatives and ship owner members of the ILO would not accept a proposal that specified manning requirements. Therefore the changes were not added, though they will be attached to the drafted proposal as labor's comments on the proposed international require­ ments. This paper, with its attached com­ ments, will go to a drafting convention where an international maritime safety treaty will be drawn up, and may even­ tually become international law. For this reason, it is important that the SIU participate in these interna­ tional forums and work to insure that the unlicensed seamen's jurisdiction is not invaded or given away. The next international meeting which the SIU will attend will be an IMCO conference which will be held in Jime to set up proposed requirements for en­ gine room ratings. W-2 Forms W-2 forms for taxes withheld in 1974 from vacation pay were sent out to all Union members in Janu­ ary. These forms have been mailed to your home address, but if you have moved, or did not receive your form, a copy may be obtained at Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. For information on filing your tax return, see pages 16-18 of the January issue of the LOG. Committee Developing Educational Conference Agenda A pre-conference committee which included key members of the Harry Lundeberg &hool staff and SIU repre­ sentatives met this month to begin de­ veloping an agenda for the upcoming Educational Conference to be held in Piney Point this spring. A letter outlin­ ing all pertinent information concern­ ing the Conference has also been sent to all SIU members, to each SlU-contracted ship's chairman, and to all port agents. Also, a questionnaire will be sent out later this month to Seafarers asking for their comments and suggestions on such topics as the Constitution, pen­ sion, welfare and vacation plans, train­ ing and upgrading and a number of other topics important to all SIU mem­ bers. The conference agenda will include discussions on the evolution of the mar­ itime industry, its present state, the direction in which it is moving and how the SIU's political activities have- contributed to its development. Confer­ ence delegates will also make recom­ mendations for the deep sea contract coming up for renewal in June, includ­ ing possible revisions or additions in our shipping rules, the Welfare, Pen­ sion and Vacation Plans, and our train­ ing and upgrading programs at Piney Point. As reported in last month's issue of the LOG, the conference will be held at the Lundeberg School from Apr. 14 to Apr. 26. The delegation representing the membership will consist of 66 Sea­ farers, 22 from each of the three shiphoard departments, to he elected at special membership meetings in each A&G port on Apr. 10 at 2:30 p.m. The membership delegation will he partici­ pating in the Conference along with the Union's contract department and rep­ resentatives of all our beneficial Funds. Based on shipping and registration, and last year's activities in the various A&G ports, membership representation Supreme Court Rules Against Right to Picket Foreign Flags Rejecting all arguments by American maritime unions that the picketing in a U.S. port of foreign-flag vessels is "the lawful exercise of protected rights of free speech," the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote that the Taft-Hartley Act does not overrule the jurisdiction of in­ dividual state courts to issue injunctions to halt such picketing. This case, formally known as Ameri­ can Radio Associations, AFL-CIO, et al. V. Mobile Steamship Association et at., arose in 1971 when six U.S. mari­ time unions picketed foreign-flag ships at the Port of Mobile's Alabama State February, 1975 Docks to publicize the adverse impact the foreign operations had on both the American seaman and the American merchant marine as a whole. The Mobile Steamship Association immediately obtained an injunction in an Alabama State Court against the picketing, thereby touching off a fouryear court battle. The case reached the Alabama Supreme Court in May 1973 which ruled against the unions and af­ firmed the state court's action. And, a similar decision was handed down three Continued on Page 25 from each port will be; New York, 12; New Orleans, 6; Houston, 6; San Fran­ cisco, 6; Baltimore, 3; Boston, 3; De­ troit, 3; Jacksonville, 3; Mobile, 3; Nor­ folk, 3; Philadelphia, 3; San JUM, 3; Seattle, 3; Tampa, 3; Wilmington, 3; and Piney Point, 3. To qualify for election as a delegate to the conference, a Seafarer must: • be a full book member with "A" Seniority in good standing. • have 24 months seatime with SIUcontracted operators in ratings above entry (seatime will be con- sidered as any time for which con­ tributions have been made toward Pension and Welfare eligibility.) • must have at least 60 days of such employment in the period from Apr. 1, 1974-Apr. 1, 1975. Anyone wishing to be a delegate should be sure to bring along proof of his qualifications to the Apr. 10 Special Meeting. If any port fails to elect its quota, then Headquarters will hold a Special Meeting on Apr. 11 at 2:30 p.m. to elect that port's quota. Ecuador Holding 7 U.S. Tuna Boats and Crews In Salinas Seven American tuna boats and their crews are being held in the port of Salinas, Ecuador after being seized on the high seas, according to the Ecua­ dorian government, for fishing within the 200 mile coastal water jurisdictional limit this South American coimtry main­ tains. Two of the seized vessels are manned by members of the SIUNAaffiliated Fisherman's Union of Amer­ ica, Pacific and Caribbean Area. Ecuadorian officials announced that the boats would be held untU the catches were removed; but because of inadequate storage and cannery facil­ ities in Salinas, the vessels and crews could be detained up to 40 days. Ecua­ dor has also fined the vessels' owners in excess of $1 million. These seven boats are just a few of the numerous American vessels that have been seized by the Ecuadorian government over the past few years. The 1,350-member SlUNA-affiliated fishermen's union has called for im­ mediate Congressional action to "stop iJiese acts of piracy," and to "protect our men and property with whatever measures deemed necessary." Several bills have already been intro­ duced into the 94th Congress which would provide government assistance in many areas to the too-long neglected U.S. fishing industry. Specifically dealing with the problem of seizure. Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.) has introduced a resolution that would amend the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 to guarantee the safety of American fishing boats, their crews and equipment, against illegal harassment and seizure by foreign governments. In addition. Rep. Bob Wilson (R-Calif.) has advocated that the U.S. cut off all imports from Ecuador until a reason­ able solution to the seizure problem is worked out. The SIU will fight in the 94th Con­ gress to insure that American fishermen receive the same protection and safe­ guards at their jobs as Americans em­ ployed in other vital industries. Page 5 : r' �The Committee Page Seattle Committee Cities Service Baltimore -Awaiting a payoff in the port of New York on Jan. 23 following a coastwise run is the Ship's Committee of the SS Seattle (Sea-Land). From left are: smiling Bosun John Giannotis, ship's chairman;• Chief Steward H. Ridgeway, secre­ tary-reporter; J. Reeves, steward delegate; Robert Mealor, engine delegate, and Henry McCue, deck delegate. The Ship's Committee of the tanker, the SS Cities Service Baltimore are, from left: Isaac L. Alvarez, steward delegate; Henry Parkinson, ship's chair­ man; John J. Kulas, engine delegate, and Marvin Howell, secretary-reporter. The ship was on a coastwise run from Corpus Christi, Tex. to Stapleton Anchorage, S.I., N.Y. for payoff on Jan. 21. Brooklyn Committee Transhawaii Committee y'". •' . <4;" i'SSSft-Sw - :• • 4 '• «" '1 ? Paying off at the Blount Island Containerport in Jacksonville, Fla. after a coastwise run on Jan. 10 was the Ship's Committee of the containership the SS Brooklyn (Puerto Rico Maritime). From left are: crewmember Guy "Frenchy" Salanon, third cook; Chief Steward O. Fayne, secretary-reporter; Raoul Rivera, deck delegate; Chief Electrician G. Ortiz, educational director; Robert Bullock, engine delegate, and E. Odum, steward delegate. Overseas Traveler , ' U i'* • • .. After a coastwise run. Recertified Bosun Victor Carbone of the SS Trans­ hawaii (Puerto Rican Marine) (seated far left) waits for payoff in Baltimore on Jan. 4 with the containership's committee of, seated from left: Robert A. Outlaw, steward delegate, and Chief Steward Oreste Vola, secretary-reporter. Standing are, from left: Bernard Saberon, deck delegate; Herman Bergeron, engine delegate, and Chief Electrician Sadak Wala, educational director. Cities Service Norfork -V. y - •Am,:/ Recertified Bosun Arne Hovde, ship's chairman of the tanker SS Oyaz-seas Traveler (Maritime Overseas) bends over to talk to (seated) SlU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski about his report during a payoff in the port of New York on Jan, 15. Other Ship's Committee members are, from left: C. D. Crowder, educational director; Chief Steward J. C. Anderson, secretary-reporter, and Joseph Stanton, deck delegate. The ship came from the Far East and she is now on a voyage to Europe. Page 6 Seated from left is part of the Ship's Committee of the containership the SS Cities Service Norfolk. They are: Pantryman Malito Maldonado, steward dele­ gate; AB Arthur Fihnell, deck delegate, and Paul C. Guillory, engine delegate. Also, waiting for payoff in the port of New York on Jan. 23 on completion of a coastwise voyage was (in, background) Chief Cook Frank Adkins. Seafarers Log �High Legislative Priority Given Bill to Halt 3rd-Flag Incursion High on the Senate Commerce Com­ mittee's list of legislative priorities for the new 94th Congress is an important bill aimed at halting a growing incursion by third-flag carriers into the transpor­ tation segment of America's foreign trades. The bill would require that all opertrtors must file ahy rate reductions 30 days before the new rate becomes effec­ tive; and if the reduced rates are filed by a third-flag carrier, it must be proven by the operator that the new rate at least covers the full cost of providing the service. This necessary law would put a stop to the common practice employed by third-flag operators of indiscriminately lowering rates to stifle competition and then raising the rates when national-flag competitors have been forced out of business. The Federal Maritime Commission, which has been expressing deepening concern over the third-flag carrier situ­ ation, presently has very little authority to act against rate-cutting and price-fix­ ing practices proven detrimental to U.S. foreign commerce. A spokesman for the Senate Com­ merce Committee affirmed that the bill "is needed to enable the Federal Mari­ time Commission to more effectively prevent anticompetitive rate practices. Without this legislation, the recent emergence of the United States flag liner vessels as a positive contributor to our balance of payments position, as a vi­ able alternative to movement of our commerce on foreign-flag vessels, and as a naval and military auxiliary in time of national emergency, could be placed in jeopardy." The Commerce Committee had or­ dered an identical bill reported to the full Senate for a vote late in the 93rd. Congress — unfortunately too late for floor action. In this report, the Committee deter­ mined that 9.5 percent of the 1972 U.S. Jamaica Union Official Visits SlU X., A • Reg Ennis, right, general secretary of the Port Supervisors Union In Kingston, Jamaica discusses mutual problems of labor unions In the U.S. and In Jamaica—with SlU-Vlce-Presldent Frank Drozak. General Secretary EnnIs was participating In a month-long Labor Department-conducted program In which he viewed many U.S. labor Institutions. Atlantic Coast-North Europe liner trade was handled by third-flag carriers, with an expected jump to 13 percent by this year. The Committee also reported that 26 percent of U.S. Pacific liner trade in 1972 was carried in third-flag bottoms, with an expected 40 percent this year. No percentage figures, however, were released concerning the carriage of U.S. imported oil cargo. As usual in legislation that would foster the growth of a competitive U.S. merchant marine, the bill is receiving stiff opposition from the Departments of State and Justice. The Departments jointly stated that the bill was incon­ sistent with the administration's pur­ pose of improving trade relations. At a meeting held late last month in Washington, D.C., the national com­ mittee of the National Maritime Coun­ cil, which promotes the development of a strong, competitive U.S. merchant marine, took special note of this grow­ ing danger to the health of the American merchant fleet and vowed to get the Commerce Committee-supported bill through Congress. SlU Tampa Port Agent 'Bennie' Gonzalez, 64, Dies SIU Tampa Port Agent Belarmino "Beanie" Gonzalez died of natural causes in Tampa General Hospital on Jan. 28. He was 64. Brother Gonzalez was a charter member of the SIU, joining the Union on Nov. 12, 1938. He sailed as a chief steward on Union-contracted vessels until he became an SIU official in 1946. From 1954 he served the Union as a patrolman in the ports of New York, Seattle and Tampa. He was a patrolman in the port of Miami from 1959 to 1963 and was acting port agent there from 1963 to 1965. Finally, he served as Tampa port agent until his death. A native of Havana, Cuba, Seafarer Gonzalez was a naturalized American citizen..He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gonzalez of Tampa. Burial was in the Garden of Mem­ ories Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ana Josefa Torres Gonzalez; a son, Jos6 Collazo Gonzalez; three daughters, Mrs. Francis (Carmen Lidia) Perna; Mrs. Ana Josefa Colazzo Quintanilla, and Mrs. Nicholas (Norma Iris) Co­ lazzo Matassini of Houston; a brother. Belarmino 'Jennie'* Gonzalez Manuel Gonzalez; five sisters, Mrs. Luisa Arguelles; Mrs. Margarita Perez; Mercedes Gonzalez of Tampa; Mrs. Maria Paiz, and Mrs. Enedina Ed­ wards; a nephew, Jose A. Gonzalez of Tampa, and a granddaughter, Nicole Matassini, also of Houston. Besides the close family. Union of­ ficers and rank and file members were also in attendance at the funeral services. Flim-Flam Organizations Are Exploiting Senior Citizens Operating under the guise of non­ profit organizations genuinely con­ cerned about the well-being of elderly Americans, the National Retired Teach­ ers Association, the American Associa­ tion of Retired Persons, and similar organizations, are actually exploiting countless thousands of U.S. citizens who are either retired or nearing retirement age, according to information released by the national office of the AFL-CIO. Through multimillion dollar televi­ sion, radio, newspaper and direct mail advertising campaigns, the NRTA and AARP offer 55 year old and older peo­ ple supposedly unbiased advice on the best possible life and health insurance policies. However, these organizations maintain a profitable, cozy relationship with the various insurance companies whose policies they recommend. And for the most part, the policies are in­ ferior protection at extremely high costs. For instance, the honorary president of the jointly administered NRTA and J AARP also holds controlling interest in J an insurance company that specializes in health, automobile, and life insurance for persons over 55 years of age. With the help of NRTA and AARP solicita­ tions, ^is company's excessive profits jumped from $183 million in 1973 to $250 million in 1974. In return, the February, 1^75 NRTA and AARP received $5.8 mil­ lion from this company last year for "administrative allowances." Attempting to write their own life insurance policy, the combined NRTAAARP has been working in Congress to block labor-backed legislation calling for a national health insurance pro­ gram, which, if enacted, would severely curb their exploitation of the elderly. In the past, these organizations also op­ posed Medicare and on the state levels they support "right to work" legislation. The AFL-CIO national oflSce has condemned the profit motivated actions of the NRTA and the AARP, and urges all its Union affiliated brothers to join in the fight to put a halt to their exploi­ tation of the elderly. The AFL-CIO also urges its mem­ bership of 13 million workers to sup­ port the National Council of Senior Citizens, the only organization of older and retired workers that has the com­ plete endorsement of the AFL-CIO. The NCSC has consistently worked side by side with the AFL-CIO in fostering programs that are in the best interests of American workers. The SIU joins in support of this worthwhile organization. For further information on the Na­ tional Council of Senior Citizens and its programs write William Hutton, Ex­ ecutive Director, National Council of Senior Citizens, 1511 K Street, N.W.,, Washington, D.C. 20005. -M Public Health Hospitals Are Being Revitalized A little over a year after the SIU led a successful fight to keep them open, the United States Public Health Service hospitals are undergoing a Govern­ ment-sponsored revitalization. A new director of the system, Dr. Edward J. Hinman, was appointed last July and new funds were pumped into the budget to modernize the hospitals. The struggle to keep the hospitals open began in 1970 when the Depart­ ment of Health, Education and Welfare issued at least three closeout or transfer threats, and stated, as rcently as last April, that it did not know what the fate of the hospitals would be. This, despite the fact that Congress passed legislation providing for continuihg op­ eration of the facilities In November, 1973 Congress tacked an amendment onto a defense appro­ priations bill which guaranteed that the Public Health Service hospitals would remain open for both out-patient and in-patient service. The measure pro­ vided over $100 million to operate, modernize and upgrade the eight exist­ ing hospitals and 32 clinics in port cities across the nation. These hospitals over the years have had the primary mission of providing care .to merchant seamen. Coast Guard personnel and certain other Govern­ ment workers. They have been plagued by many problems, including the end of the "doctor draft," a decline in patient load, a slowdown in research and a very high loss of hospital and clinic staff. The passage of the 1973 legislation was the result of a long, hard fight waged hy the SIU and certain members of Congress who have supported mari­ time causes in the past. The victory was made possible by the help of SIU mem­ bers who support the Union's political activities with their contributions to SPAD. The current revitalization includes new and increased community patient care and research in alcoholism and drug abuse, day care for old and dis­ abled persons to keep them out of nurs­ ing homes, rehabilitation of heart dis­ ease and cancer victims, preventive dental care and health screening of poor^ children. P««7 1 ;•« 1 �•.K-a I -r TT.'i , ^aw^aww^w^^ioWKlSi'*-vj' Merchant Marine Pleets Protected in 20 Countries FIREFIGHTING The U.S. Maritime Administration began conducting its firefighting course at its new facilities in Earle, N.J. on Feb. 17. However, MARAD has announced that because the Earle, N.J. facility is not yet completed, only a limited number erf class openings are available for each class date. This is only a temporary situation. Upcoming class dates at the new firefighting school are Feb. 21, Mar. 7, 17 and 21. Brothers, firefighting is becoming an increasingly important endorsement, and the day will soon be here when this endorsement will be a prerequisite to getting a job aboard an SlU-contracted vessel. So participate in this one-day program as soon as possible and get this important endorsement. BOSUNS RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM Week after week, we have been receiving an increasing amount of mail here at Headquarters from both ships' Masters and SlU-contracted company of­ ficials, praising the fine performance of our recertified bosuns. The letters have noted that the ships are running smoothly and that most contractual questions are answered quickly by the recertified bosun, resulting in fewer overtime and other beefs aboard ship. The SIU is looking toward the future; and in the years to come it is plainly visible that the job security of the American Seafarer depends upon his ability to continually upgrade his professional skills in order to remain on an even keel with the rapidly advancing maritime technology. Those Seafarers who have participated in the Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram—one of the most successful educational programs ever conducted by the SIU—are now, and will continue over the years, contributing invaluable assistance to the SIU in building a secure future for our membership. I know you join me in congratulating the 12 bosuns who graduated this month, thus bringing to 201 the number of Seafarers who have completed the Recertification Program. They are: Carl Linebery; Basilo Maldonado; Carl Olesen; Enos Allen; Jose Aguiar; Clarence Pryor; Fred Johnson; Joseph Zeloy; Joseph Puglisi; William Reeves; Johannes Sorel, and Eddie Craddock. I Though President Ford has rejected Australian-owned shipping companies, Australian Transport Minister an oil import preference bill that would have greatly helped the American mer­ Charles Jones, announcing the new pro­ chant marine and U.S. shipbuilding, posal, said that six 65-70,000 dwt tank­ other countries throughout the world, ers would be needed to meet the quota. including Australia, Kuwait and Saudi The government suggested that its Aus­ Arabia, have now moved to protect tralian National Line provide three of their national merchant marine by im­ the tankers and Australian shipping posing import and export oil quotas companies the other three. According to Mr. Jones, "These pro­ that require the use of ships sailing posals, when put into effect, will give imder their flags. In addition, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Australia a greater measui*e of security Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, in relation to the availability of essen­ Venezuela, France, Spain, Algeria, tial supplies of crude oil." This new policy is also expected to Morocco, the Unit^ Arab Republic, India, Japan, Pakistan and the Philip­ foster a major expansion of Australianpines have for some time now reserved flag shipping operations.overseas. Prior to the Australian announce­ portions of water-borne imports and ment, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait un­ exports for their ships. The latest announcement of an oil veiled oil export quota plans aimed at import quota was by the Australian creating and sustaining national tanker government. This oil import quota pol­ fleets. These announcements bring the total icy will require that 40 percent of all the oil Australia imports be carried on number of countries protecting their Australian-registered ships, manned by merchant marine through cargo prefer­ Australian crews and operated by ence policies to twenty. Gets Quick Action on Claim ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES The SIU is in the process of filing charges against Sabine Tankers for firing an employee who had supported our efforts in the Sabine organizing drive. Sabine Tankers has tried this tactic of intimidation several times in the past; but in each case the SIU has intervened in behalf of the dismissed employees. Our efforts before the NLRB have resulted in the rehiring with back pay for every seaman fired by the company. Also, an SIU organizing drive is continuing aboard the Glomar Explorer. which is a deep-sea mining vessel operated by Global Marine Development, Inc., out of the port of Wilmington. During the past month SIU representatives have been actively engaged in contacting unlicensed employees aboard this vessel, and report success in enlisting support for the SIU. •-I . f '-S- •I r' «A' SENIORITY UPGRADING Since the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program started in mid-1973, a total of 138 men have achieved their 'A' books, Along with our recertified bosuns, these men are helping to build a stronger Union and a more secure future for the SIU membership. If you are eligible for the program, apply immediately. By earning an 'A' book in the SIU, you will have earned a working lifetime of job security in the U.S. merchant marine. I want to wish the six Seafarers who completed the program this month smooth sailing in the years ahead. They are; Carson Jordan; Ralph Egeland; Mickey Noble; Llwellyn Trott; Frank Cammuso, and Barney Burnette. NEW SHIPS Due to the layoff of approximately 1,800 workers in Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp.'s Brooklyn facilities, a new delivery schedule calls for the TT Stuyvesmt to be completed in December of 1975 and the TT Bay Ridge in December of 1976. (For more details, see story on page three of this LOG.) Aeron Marine Shipping Co. launched the Golden Monarch, a San Cleraente class tanker, on Feb. 1 in San Diego, Calif. Seafarers are already manning the company's Golden Dolphin and Golden Endeavor. .-'m EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE The SIU will be conducting an Educational Conference at Piney Point from Apr, 14 to Apr. 26 to discuss, among other things, the state of the maritime industry today and our new contract which is coming up for renewal in June. Each member and each ship's chairman has been sent a letter with full informatian on the Conference. (For further details, see article on page Ave of this ifiueoftheLOQi) Nlil In the port of Wilmington, Calif., Seafarer Richard Rodriguez happily displays Sickness and Accident benefit check he received shortly after filing the claim. His claim was quickly processed because Brother Rodriguez carefully filled out his claim and Included all necessary documents In his correspondence with the SIU Welfare Plan office. The veteran Seafarer has been disabled for the past three months due to a heart attack. He hopes to be shipping out again in a short while. Delayed Benefits The following members have hscl their benefit payments held up because they failed to supply complete information when filing their claims, Please contact Tom Cranford at illZ) 499<.6600. Name Social Security Number 076-16-6322 Delgado, S. Rivera, R. 073-24-2942 Alderate, B. 461-18-1347 WeUs. W. 285-34-9772 :- ^ 104-16-3454 Bleeker, IS. Trexier, R. V 217-14-4868. v-r 066-50-8005 Clarke, L. 159-26-7306 Hunt, M. ' 130-10-1426 . Hart, F. •,218-01-9856- • - ^ Taurin, J. ; 584-50-4883 Quinnone?, M„ 570-18-6179 Uzeta, 111 - 583-20-7873 fiantiagoi A. • •1 , . A _ 1 Union A&O UIW UIW UIW RMR " A&G UIW IBU AW " A&G • UIW AAQ UIW SHfirerfLog �-4. .-fM •^ "S 5\ »• .'^ Washington Activities By B. Rocker Since the 94th Congress convened last month, over 1,000 bills have been introduced in the House and Senate, a number of which concern the well-being of Seafarers, our brothers in affiliated unions, arui the maritime industry as a whole. So, this month the Washington Activities column has been expanded to keep the membership informed on these new legislative developments. Oil Import Bills Four new oil import bills have already been introduced in the House of Rep­ resentatives in the first session of the 94th Congress. These bills are similar to the Energy Transportation Security Act (H.R. 8193), passed by both houses in the 93rd Congress, but vetoed by the Presir dent. The new bills would guarantee 20 percent of all oil import cargo for U.S. flag ships, effective inunediately, rising to 25 percent after June 30, 1976, and 30 percent by mid-1978. The four bills have been referred to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The SIU was instrumental in rallying support for H.R. 8193 last year among Maritime Port Councils, AFL-CIO State Federations and maritime manage­ ment groups to fight the wealthy and powerful oil lobby. We believe passage of that bill was a major victory, although it was pocket vetoed. We have seen the beginning of tfie economic effect of the veto in ship layups and just recently with the layoff of 1,800 in the Brooklyn Shipyard. We are not giving up in our fight; we will begin again to work for passage of a bill which guarantees U.S.-flag ships a fair share of cargo to promote jobs and job security for our members. Maritime Authoriration Before the second session of the 93rd Congress adjourned in December, both houses passed the authorization bill for fiscal year 1975 for the Maritime Administration. President Ford vetoed the bill, he said, because of a provision to reimburse fishermen who suffer losses as a result of action by a foreign fishing vessel. Congresswoman Leonor Sullivan (D-Mo.), chairman of the Merchant Ma­ rine and Fisheries Committee, has introduced a new bill to authorize $562.9 million for Maritime Administration programs, including $275 million for construction differential subsidies and $242.8 million for operating differential subsidies. It also provides for a regional Great Lakes Maritime Administration office. The Great Lakes is administered through the East Coast office at present. Senate Commerce Committee Hearings on Oil Spill The Commerce Committee, chaired by Senator Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.), has held preliminary hearings on tanker accidents in the Far East, off the coast of South America and off our own coasts. Witnesses in the hearings have stated that passage of H.R. 8193—^the oil import bill—^would have been a step toward safer transport of oil since U.S. ships are belter constructed and U.S. regulations are more stringent than foreign-flag ships. Hearings on the Depressed Condition of U.S. Tanker Industry Hearings are being held in the Senate Commerce Committee to investigate the present state of the industry, and to formulate plans to revive American shipping. (See story on page three of this LOG.) Some of the questions to be discussed are the effect of increased oil import fees on American tankers; the loss of thousands of shipyard and seafaring jobs because of tanker industry depression; government mortgage guarantees for tankers; the effect of shipyard closings on the economy, and what the Admin­ istration plans to do to solve the problems. Alaskan Gas for the Lower Forty Eight The Federal Power Commission has agreed to consider the application of El Paso Alaska to transport LNG by pipeline and U.S.-flag ships. The Interior Department had attempted to require El Paso to apply for a right-of-way permit before making application to FPC. Shipping Violations Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan (D-Mo.) has introduced legislation which would amend Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (the Jones Act) to pro­ vide for a monetary penalty for the transportation of merchandise in violation of the Jones Act. Ocean Mining Rep. Thomas Downing (D-Va.) has introduced a bill, II.R. 1270, to help promote the development of the hard mineral resources of the ocean floor in the absence of an international ocean mining treaty. Nuclear Ships Authorization to aid in the developing, constructing and operating privatelypwned nuclear-powered merchant ships would be added to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 under a bill introduced by Rep. Thomas Downing. February, 1975 U.S. Fishing Industry A number of bills designed to help the fishing industry have been introduced in the House and the Senate. H.R. 1492, introduced by Rep. Leonor Sullivan (D-Mo.) and Rep. Thomas Downing (D-Va.), seeks to extend the protection given coastwise trade to the domestic fishing industry. Rep. John Dingell (D-Miss.) has introduced a bill which would amend the Fishermen's Protective Act 'of 1967 by strengthening the import restrictions which may be imposed to deter foreign countries from conducting fishing oper­ ations that adversely affect international fishing conservation programs. Also, Rep. Dingell and Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.) have introduced a joint resolution to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to insure the safety of U.S. commercial fishing vessels, crews and equipment against illegaj harassment and seizure. Authorization for the Secretary of Commerce to make loans to U.S. fisher^ men who have had their vessels or gear damaged by foreign vessels would bfc provided by legislation introduced by Rep. William Cohen (R-Me.). A similar bill passed by the House and Senate in the 93rd Congress was vetoed. These bills have all been referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. In the Senate, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) has introduced five bills designed "to allow the American fishing industry to revitalize itself." The Federal Fisheries Environmental and Natural Disaster Assistance Act, S. 194, would provide product insurance and indemnity against losses that occur as the result of a national disaster. S. 195, the Fisheries Development Act of 1975, is designed to encourage the efficient use of U.S. fishing resources. An amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, S. 196, would reimburse fishermen whose vessels or gear were damaged by foreign vessels. A similar bill, S. 145, was introduced by Sen. Robert Packwood (R-Ore.). S. 197 amends the Small Business Act to provide disaster assistance for individuals who are self-employed in the fishing industry. Under S. 198 the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act of 1954 would be amended to provide a 100 percent return of duties bn fish imports to the domestic fishing industry. S. 194, S. 195 and S. 196 have been referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce. S. 197 has been referred to the Banking, Housing and Urb^ Affairs Committee, and S, 198 to Agriculture and Forestry. Oa Pipelines Two bills to prohibit a pipeline company from transporting its own oil through its pipeline have been introduced in the House by Rep. Silvio Conte (R-Mass.) and Rep. Donald Fraser (D-Minn.). oa Import Fees A number of bills regulating the imposition of import fees on oil have been introduced in response to President Ford's $3 per barrel increase in import oil fees. A bill which would delay President Ford's import fee increase for 90 days was introduced by Rep. William Green (D-Pa.). Designated H.R. 1767, it passed in the House by a vote of 309 to 114. S. 140, introduced by Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.L), and S.J. Res. 3, intro­ duced by Sen. Edward Kennedy and 10 co-sponsors, would require Congres­ sional approval of all oil import fees. And legislation that would prohibit the imposition of duties, taxes or fees on the importation of petroleum and petroleum products has been introduced by Rep. Charles Bennett (D-Fla.). This bill has been sent to the Ways and Means Committee. Intermodal Transportation Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan has reintroduced legislation which would amend the Shipping Act of 1916 and facilitate intermodal transportation. A similar bill never went beyond the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in the 93rd Congress. 200 MUe Limit Four bills, introduced by Rep. Norman Lent (R-N.Y.), Gerry Studds (D-Mass,), Thomas Downing (D-Va.), John Murphy (D-N.Y.) and Peter Rodino (D-N.J.), would extend U.S. jurisdiction from 12 miles off U.S. shores to 200 miles. All have been referred to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. To Protect Your Job Security in the Fight for Fauorable Legislation Seafarers are ui^ to contribute to SPAD. It is the way to have your voice heard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. •- ! l-/- ! �-psaspB Edwin Craddock Seafarer Eddie Craddock, 46, has been sailing with the SIU for 30 years and has shipped as bosun for the past 20. A native of Mo­ bile, he makes his home there with his wife Doris. Brother Craddock ships from the port of New Orleans.^ Clarence Piyor Seafarer Clar­ ence Pryor, 39, has been sailing with the SIU for 22 years, and has been shipping as bosun for the past 10 years. A native of. Mobile, he ships from that port and makes his home there. Si Fred Johnson. Seafarer Fred Johnson', 53, has been a member of the SIU since 1942 and began sailing as boson the following year. A native of Boston, Brother Johnson now ships from the port of Mobile where he makes his home with his wife Orpha. Joseph Zeloy Seafarer Joseph Zeloy, 48, has been sailing with the SIU since 1950 and has been shipping out as bosun for the past seven years. A na­ tive of Mississippi, Brother Zeloy now makes his home in Gretna, La. He ships from the port of of New Orleans. Wnilam Reeves Seafarer William Reeves, 43, has been a member of the SIU since 1952 and started shipping out as bosun in 1965. A native of Mobile, he ships from that port and makes his home there with his wife Oleeta and their four children. Basilo Maldonado Seafarer Basilo Maldonado, 55, has beerfsailing with the SIU since 1953, and started shipping as bosun in 1972. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Broth­ er Maldonado now ships from the port of Baltimore where he makes his home with his wife Geraldine. Bosuns Recertificatfon Program y^ore Than 200 Graduated When the 19th class of recertified bosuns graduated at the general member­ ship meeting this month the total number of bosuns to complete the program went over the 200 mark. Two hundred and one of our bosuns are now asserting their leadership of SIU crews aboard our contracted vessels. After completing the two month program these men, who are the key unHcensed sramen on their ship, are better able to act as leaders in handling the new equipment of the modern, technically-advanced ships of today. The recertified, bosuns are also gaining a greater knowledge of their Union and a deeper insight into the entire maritime industry. Effective leadership aboard ship is the foundation of the continued growth of the industry, the strength of the SIU and the job security of our membership. The recertified bosuns are providing that leadership. Carl Lineberry Seafarer Carl Lineberry, 37, has been a member of the SIU since 1958 and has been sailing as bosun since 1968. A native of Mobile, he ships from that port and makes his home there. Car! Olesen Seafarer Carl Ol­ esen, 50, has been a member of the SIU since 1959 and has been, shipping out as bosun since 1962. A native of Copenhagen, he now ships from the port of San Fran­ cisco where he makes his home. Following are the names and home ports of the 201 Seafarers who have^ Enps Allen Seafarer Enos Allen, 52, has been a member of the SIU since 1946 and has been shipping out as a bosun for the past 10 years. A native of New­ foundland, he now makes his home in Novado, Calif. Brother Allen ships from the port of San Francisco. Jose Agiiiar Seafarer Jose Aguiar, 49, has been a member of the SIU since 1941 and started sailing as bosun in 1958. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Agui­ ar now ships from the port of New York where he makes his home with his wife Olga and their three children. Johaimes Sorel Seafarer Johan­ nes Sorel, 51, start­ ed going to sea in 1937, joined the SIU in 1947 and has been shipping out as bosun since 1953. A native of Rotter­ dam, he now makes his home in Pensacola, Fla. with his wife Isabella and their three children. Brother Sorel ships from the port of Jacksonville. Joseph PugUsi Seafarer Joseph Puglisi, 43, has been a member of the SIU since 1951 and has been sailing as bosun for the past 10 years. A native of New York, he ships from that port and makes his home McOfnahf, Arffiur, .NotfoBi as. :phen,NewVArik . Ihdrer, Elmer, Houston BaHtehin, Elmer, Hooston Aaiudoln, James, Houston Beavers, Norman, New Orieans BechKvanfe, Nicholas, New York Beck, Arthur,')^ Francisco Beiger, David, Norfolk , I • Boncy, Andrew, Norfolk Bourgof, Albert, Mobile Brendie, Mack, Houston Bimdcs, Tom, New York Bdilard, Baltiinore Del^o, Julio, New York Dkldnson, David, Mobile DixoB, Jamra, MobHe Drake, Woodrow, Seattle Drewes, Feter, New Ymrk Duct, Maurice, Houston l>nnn. ,i4 jinked, Arne. Seattle EddJns, John, Baltimore Falrcloth, Charles, Mobile ? k Feerera, Raymond,! z Foster, James. Foti, Sebastian, Wlimington unk, William, New York , Kenneth, Houston Garner, James, New Orleans Burke, George, New York Garaa, Peter, Houston I, Ronald, New York Glangiordano, Donato, Fhiia William, Seattle GiUain, Robert, Jacksonville erion, Walter, Norfolk Gillikirt, Leo, San Francisco itts, Bobby. Mobile Gonzalez, Jose, New Yoik Hnnaaon, Honstoa ••-'k Gorbea, Robert. New York ' Tain, Hubert, Mobile Gorman, lames. New York Ciddeira, Anthony, Houdon Greenwood, Periy, Seattle Cnrbone, Victor, San Joan • Gdma, Vincent, New York Casanueva, Michael, New Orleafm Mager, Bertii, New York Castro, Gniltcrmo, Ifcabfleb- giat, X4ew ¥e*k WW; ' vNewYoric Jansson, Sven, New York Johnson, Fred. Mobile Johnson, Ravaoghn, Houston t», Antoine, Kerngood, Morton, Baltimore Kleimola, William, New York f Rnoies, Raymond, i^FranchKo Ja< Lambert, Reidus, New Orleans Landron, Manuel, San Jpian lasso, Robert, San Joan Invoine, Raymond, Baltimore LeCiair, Walter W., New York Lee, Hans, Seattle Levitt; Jacob; Baltimore Libby, George, New Orleans Linebeny, Carl, Mobile ^ckert, Robert Baltimore Maldonado, Basilo, Baltimore Manning, Denis, New Orl' Page 10 Seafarers Log ,, r 'h '• i-.i'' i' • - Ribn, Ewi^ New Oriehns R0ey, Willlant, San Fmncisco Rlngueffe, Albert, San Francisco m Clyde, Seattie Rivera, Alfonso, San Juan , lacksonvOle Meffert, Roy, Eodriquca^ Lancelot San Juan Moen,. Irwin, Baltimore , , . . Rodrign^ Ovitfio, New York . Monardo, Sylvester, New Odeans Rnley, Edward, Baltimore Morris, Edwsrd Jr., Mobiie Schwarz, Robert, Mobile Mon^, William, Baltimore Sejifv l^omn^ Moss, John, New Orieans Moyd, Ervin, Mobile Sernyk, Peter, New York Mullis, James, Mobile , ^Idrak^ Mwrry, E^ph, San Francisco Siimu, Lener, Norfolk Nash, Walter. New York Sokol, Stanley, San Franckuo ''ib'akW Sorei, Johannes, Jacksonviiie . „ ijNewYoik Spuron, John, San Franc^co O'Brien, Witliam, New York Stocfcmarr, Sven, New Yoric O'Connor, William, Seattle Swearlngen, Barney, Jacksonv Olesen, Cari, San Francisco Swidemid, John, New York Fred, San Francisco Teti,Fraok, New York Maurice, Boston Thompson, J. R., Houston Tieer, Dan, San Francisco ay, New York Tillman, WUilam, San Franc Parker, James, Houston Tirelli, Enrico, New York Pederscn, Otto, New Orieans Todd, Raymond, New Orieanr^ Pebler, Frederick, Mobile Tolentino, Ted, San Frandsco Pence, Floyd, Houston Turner, Paul, New Orieans , , Wallace, Jr., San Francisco Wallace^ Edward, New York Pierce, John, Philadelpbia Wallace, Ward, Jacksonville PoUanen, Vickko, New Orieans Wallace, William, Mobile P(>iii.c.>n. Vjirnpr. Seattle Waiuiaw, Richard, Houston Pressiy, Donald, New York Wsnver, Harold, Houston Pryor, Clarence, Mobile Whitmer, Alan, New York Pucbalski, Kasinilr, San Francisco Wingfield, P. G. Jacksonville , Joseph, New York Woods, Malcolm, San Francisco Poiiiam, James, San Francisco Workman, Hosier, New Orieatm ^NeseOs ^^aragoza, Roberto, New York V • • �i- -:x;:'..,;_ ,,^1 [i- h: Barney Bnmette Seafarer Barney Burnette has been [ sailing as a chief cook with the SIU since 1967. A World War II vet­ eran, Brother Bur­ nette upgraded to I chief cook at the ' Lundeberg School in Piney Point before participating in the 'A' Seniority Program. Brother Bur­ nette, a native of Arkansas, lives in Lomito, Calif., and ships out of the port of Wilmington. 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program Six Receive Full 'A' Books The SIU's 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program is a fonvard-looking course aimed at protecting the future of our Union by providing fuU-book members who have a solid understanding of the maritime industry, a better appreciation of their responsibilities aboard sbip and a deeper insight into the SIU. Also, starting with the December class, the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Pro­ Llwellyn Trott Mickey Noble Seafarer Mickey Noble, 22, graduI ated from the Lun­ deberg School in 11971. He returned to Piney Point in 11973 to obtain his I AB ticket before at1 tending the A' Sen­ iority Program. A native of New York, Brother Noble now lives in San Francisco and ships from that port. g I Adams, Francis, Deck i^UIen, Lawrence, Engine I Allison, Murphy, Engine lAhmad, Bin, Deck l^drepont^ P. J., ]^in^ Arnold, Mdtt, Deck IBttrtoi, Thomas, Dedk i Baxter, Alan, Engine |Bean>P;L.,Deck IBeaiiverd, Arthur, Ei^hie iB^inger, WHMam, Ste'rt^ I jBerulls, William, Deck iBlackiok, Richard, Engine IBdlcn, lames. Deck I Bolen, Timothy, Deck |lBiarke, Lee Roy, Engine I Burke, Timothy, Deck I Burnette, Barney, Steward Cammuso, Frank, Deck Castle, Stephen, Deck Clark, Garrett, Deck Coiangeio, Joseph, week Conklin, Kevin, Engine Cunningham, Robert, Deck Daniel, Wadsworth, Engine Davis, William, Deck Day, John, Ei^iine Derke, Michael, Engine Dcsldns, William, Steward Dising, Maximo, Engine Egeland, Ralph, Deck ; Fj^cndero. Tomas, Engine Seafarer Llwellyn Trott, 36, has been shipping with the SIU for five years. Sailing in the engine department, Broth­ er Trott studied for his QMED rating at the Lundeberg School before re­ turning there for the 'A' Seniority Pro­ gram. A native of Bermuda, Brother Trott lives in New York-with his wife, Jonnie Mae, and ships from that port. ; ;Ewlng, Farmer, William, Deck FOa, Marion, Deck Frost, Stephen, Deck Galka, Thomas, Engine CaHiano, Marco,Deck V Gai^, Stephen, Deck Garcia, Robert, Deck gram has been expanded to include the American Heart Association's "Basic Life Support Training" in cardiopul­ monary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care. This month six more Seafarers have earned their full books, bringing the number of members who have achieved full *A' book status through this pro­ gram to 138. Ralph Egeland Seafarer Ralph Egeland, 33, started sailing with the SIU in 1969. Seafarer Egeland sails as an AB, and before at­ tending the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program, he ob­ tained his Quarter­ master endorsement at Piney Point. A Marine Corps veteran. Seafarer Ege­ land lives in San Francisco and ships from that port. Jordan, Carson, Deck p^n^ Thomas, Ett|^ »ecK pKeitb, Robert, Deck h:k lEcMey, Jphm Drt:k -ir . Kelly, John, Deck Kerney, Paul, Engine Kirks^, CharleSv E Kittlesou, L.Q.,Deck Giliiank Knight, Donald, Engine Sfewa^ Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Gotay, Raol, Steward Knnc, Lawrence, Deck Gower, David, Engine Kundraf, Joseph, Steward Graham, Patrick, Deck L^iBiv;ROnhi^-Ei^ Grimes, M, R., Deck LeCiair, Lester, Steward Hale, Earnest, Deck jillijl Lehmann, Artbar, Deck Kan, Kay, Deck Lentsch, Robert, Deck Hawker, Patrick, Deck Luttdeman, Lonis, Deck Haynes, Blake, Engine Makarewicz, Richard, Engine Heick, Carroll, Deck Manning, Henry, Steward Heller, Douglas, Steward Marcus, M. A., Deck Humason, Jon, Deck Hummerick, James, Jr., Steward McAndrew, Martin, Engine Hntchimon, Richard, Jr., Ejogine McCabe, John, Engine lvey,D.E.,Eni^e Johnson, M,, Deck Jones, Leggette, Frank Cammnso Seafarer Frank Cammuso, 36, has been sailing with the SIU in the deck department since 1967. A six-year Navy veteran, Brother Cammuso earned his quarter­ master endorsement at the Lundeberg School before attend­ ing the Senioriy Upgrading Program. Brother Cammuso is a native of Pitts­ burgh and now lives in Long Beach, Calif. He ships out of the port of Wil­ mington, Calif. Carson Jordan Seafarer Carson Jordan, 24, joined the SIU in 1971 when he graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School. A Navy veteran. Seafarer Jordan re­ turned to Piney Point in 1972 to earn his AB ticket. A native of Jackson­ ville, Fla., he ships out of that port. Miranda, John, Engine Moneymdlk%r, ] Moore, C, M., Deck Moore, George, Deck Moore, William, Deck Moitler, WUIiam, Deck MotttomTeiry, Engine^ Nohle, Mickey, Deck Painter, Philip, Engine Pdoumbi!^ Nikolaos, Einj^ ; Papageoig^ Parker, Jason, Deck Poletti, Pierangelo, Deck Reamey, Bert, Engine ResiainojJonn, Engine Ripiey, Wiiiiam, Deck Rivers, Sam, Engine Roback, James, Deck Rodriguez, Charles, Engine Rodriguez, Robert, Engine Rogers,: ~ • Sabh, Sailey, Robert, Jr., Engine Darry, Engine: ;er, Alfred, Decl _ SimonettI, Joseph, Steward Simpson, Spurgeon, Engine Shk, Keith, Deck Smith,D. B,, Steward. Smith, Robert, Deck Spell, Gary, Engine Spell, Joseph, Deck Spencer, H; D., Engine Stanter, David, EnklnO ^Stevens, Duane, Deck Svohoda, Kvetoslav, Engine Szeibert, Stephen, Steward Tanner, Leroy, iEOgine Thomas, Robert, Engine Thomas, Timothy, Deck Trainor, Robert, Deck Trott, Llewellyn, Engine Utterback, Larry, Deck Vain, Thomas, Deck Vaiton, Sidney, Engine Vanyi, Tuunias, Steward Wambach, Albert, Deck Wayman, Lee, Deck Wolfe, John, Deck i His Is a Knotty Hobby He's the One! OS Sidney "Frenchy" Le Blanc, 45, of the SS Overseas Vivian (Maritime Over­ seas) tells how he knots hemp into (pictured) bellcord, ship's wheel, ship's wheel picture frame, lighthouse lamp holder, rose, ship's wheel made out of a different cord, place mat, cross and a monkey fist. "Frenchy" also makes" hats from various materials, like the one he sports, and does fancy lettering. Pantryman Miguel Robles (center left) points to Chief Steward Marvin Deloatch aboard the SS Columbia (Ogden Marine) in the port of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and congratulates himrfor the "fine, wonderful Christmas Day dinner" he and 3rd Cook William Meehan (right of Yule tree) prepared together. Far left. Saloon Messman Victor Mondect holds dessert of spiced sweet potato pie with whipped cream to be washed down by chilled, spiked punch or spiked egg nog. February, 1975 'T �'"^4'- a" rs33a/4»f.W,'?r^ 275 Seafarers Donate $100orMoreinjO^ iTft./oHofoi"* lore vital to hoth pur jictivities Bomiton (SPAD) fu M.E.Ahmed #iS«n Francisco, Caltf. year 1974, T. Curtis Indianapolis, PlA E. K. Bryan Pasadena, Texas M.A.Alhoj pearhorn, Mich. G.M.Ally Richmond, Mich. hJ.Alorixo „ : Jeffersonvme,N,Y. P. Pellesa Covina, Calif. A.Campbell Brooklyn, IV.Y. R.Pias V New York, N. Y. A.Campbell Jacksonville, Fla. P.pick^ ColKngwood, T enn. J.W. Campbell IM Center,Wash. J. A.Bid0memc0 Massapequa, N.Y. P.Capito ^ Brooklyn,N.Y. J.Dies Jacksonville, Fla. A. H. Anderson Norfolk,ra. IJM. Anderson Yokohama, Japan J.Carr Mont Jay, Pa. W.J.Carter Puluth, Minn. I. Anderson Colon, Panama A. Aronica Jacksonville, Fla. A. AHefa . PembormMirh. P.B.Atkinson Adberwood,Wash. F.E.Aubusson St. Louis, Mo.f J.Castleberry Weatherford, Tex. Bqlthnore, Md. J. Cisieki Mt. Top, Pa. P. Cole ^ PalyCUy,Calif. F. Prosak Hackensack,N, J. J.L.Badgero Spring Lake, Mtch.MM J. Baun Superior^ Wise. ; H. Bents Pittsburgh, Pa. p. Berger Che8apeake,Va. T. P. Conway Baltimore,Md. Al Chesapeake, Va. y P.Correll MillbraeiCaUf^I* A. Costello Santa Rosa,Calif. DutrnCuinm J. Eddins Norvoon, N.C. R. P. Ellis Pt.Worth, Texas F.Essa Providence, R.'. W.J. Crowle Middla«c,nJ f Greeff Baltimore, Md MM. -vV SssSiil P. R.Green r ^ A.Lomas BronxviUei N.Y. A. F. Johnson Elperta,Mich. ' J. Lombardo Freehold, P. Lopes San Francisco, Calif. M. C. Laurie Mobile, Ala. J.J.Katie Cedarhurst, N. Y, MM- ^ R.N.Leight , a Winchester,Ta. . .. HAJargenson Bronx, N.Y. J. Green Baltimore, Md. ':/k0r H. S. Lee SeaUle,Wash. K. Jones Houston, Texas p.T. Green Tung Ku, Korea M- M. Lavoie Jacksonville, Fla. ^, A. Hooper Mniville,N.J. H. Gooding tacksonvHle,Fla. Jacksotv ' H. Lambert Crawford, N.J. M.R. Hobson Sarasota, Fla. >•,1 •< A. Kurta , Hawthorne, Calif. M.C.Uinton Seattle,Wash. s.Ginsburg Chicago, lU. ^ Wm. Kuhl Norfolk,Va.: T.Hines Pt. Angeles,Wash. K. A. Gill Lake Forest, III. •Sts^. M. M. Kowalski St. Ignace, Miss R.P. Hemming Waldford,Md. D.GiU Jacksonville, Fla. K.W. Conklin In I. Prayden, Md. J. Condon ^ ^ Northville, Mich. J.C. Kowalski St.lgnace,Miss. P.V. Hathaway Seattle,Wash. T.L.HebbJr. ^ Washington, D. C. E.J. Gilder sleeve Br0oklyn,N.Y. K.A.Dudley aftiiMinden,f^evi .« ~ L J' ^ ^Brooklyn,N.Y. J.Kordich San Francisco, Catif. G.D.Hawk Payton,Ohio R. Gibson Kanacjawa, Japan P. Prosak Houston, Texas L. Kool Concord, Tenn. J.Harmon ^ Newton, Miss. D.Geygln San Diego, Lalsj. iV,; F. Colon New York, N.Y. C.M. Aversano Islip,fijJ' E.L. Gardner San Francisco, Catsj. ; W. Koltcnuk Camden, N. J. A.Hanstvedt Jacksonville, Fla. S.Gerstein San Francisco, Lauj. P. Prews Brooklyn,N.Y. D. Knoles Torrance, Calif. R. Honey Anaheim, Calif. R.Garrido Oxonod Hill, Md. E. Colby Needland,Texas A. Klein Seattle, Wash. H.H.Halloieay Tampa, FUt. W.j.Gagne Melrose,Mass. E.Poruth Brooklyn,N.Y. S.C.Klaveno Walla Walla, Wash. R.M.Halley Baltimore, Md. R. Freeman River Rouge, Mtch. m M. Kinney Binghamton,ix. M. PHall Westtvood,N.J' J.Foster Jackson,Fla. J. Pi Giorgio Westwood, N. J. H.A.King, Jr. AchilleSfVa. B. Hall Brooklyn, N'Y" SA.Fallago KawitCavit,RP M.S.Digaugi V Portland, Ore, C.L.King St. Paul, Minn. A. Guillen fFoodside,N.Y. R. Ferehee Seattle,Wash. K. Burton Jacksonville, Fla. ^.O.Ammann Toledo,phio E.Esra Houston, Texas F.DebordeJr. Savannah Beach, Go. T. Burke Ogdensburg, ne *. H. Alexander IJacksonv^fPia' J. Grid vie. Jacksonville, Fla. W. Pagan ^ Pompton Plains, N. J. ReJ.Danos Kenner, La.. B. J.Buffalo Slidell, La. S.Alderson CarlinviUe, IIL '•- • more to the Seaferere Politicel WkM T. J. Lynch Brooklyn, N. •all Camita, P.L M. Mac Fadden Jacksonville,Fla. F. A. Bolton Houston, i ex* R. MakareWics:^ Baltimore, Md^ W-< t. D. Bonser Oakland, Calif. t.L. Bowman Garnet, Mich. p. Broncoccto Brooklyn,N,Y W.D.Makin Robertsdale,Ala. m?m P. Manafe Bronx, N.Y. Date. Contributor's Name _ State .City Address , _Zip Code G.W. Manning ' Baltimore, Md. S.S. No. S.Brooks ^ Baltimore, Md J. Martin Broiix,N''Yi: G. Brown Piney Point, Md M.MasoUx Brooklyn, N.Y. R. Browning Norfolk, Va. R.V.Browning Mobile, Ala. Is. Browning Page 12 "pSTitical and social Interests, wa OT'sKrKU''!."—^ $20' signature of Solicitor 1975 Port , G. McCartney So. Norwalk, Conn. ' ' k' E. Mc Caskey Mobile, Aid. Seafarers Log �\y Support of the SIU's Political Activities /. Mc Cray NorfolkyVa. W.F. Murphy Okinawa, Japan C.Powell Shepard, Texas M. Sacco Piney Point, Md. D. E. Streamer Baltimore, Md. V.Volimer jSricktown, N. J. D.McFarkmd JacksontfUle^Fla, J. i. Murray Seattle, Wash. S. Powell Baltimore, Md. M.Saif Dearborn, Mich. S.J. Tanner Frankfort, Mich. C.J.Volk Maple, Minn, a G, Mc Garity Codetta, Calif. M. Murray Jacksonville, Fla. S. L. Prince OxonHm,Md. A. Sattani Youngstown, Ohio G.T.Taylor JacksonvUle,Fla. V.Volovik Loiter N. J. /. Me Gonagle Jonehmtif Mast. F.NapoU Middletown,N.Y. E.B.Pulver Bayonne,N.J. M.M.Saleh Dearborn, Mich. B. Tede Jacksonville, Fla. Jf. C.Wedsworih Jacksonville, Fla* J.Michaci Bedtimore^ Md. W.l^ash Hackensack, N. J. F. RedsviUa Houston, Texam L. Selix Richmond, Calif. W.Tennam Tampa, Fla. T. €, Wmker Norfolk,Va. ^ C.E.Mitter Seattle^ Wath. R. Norman Salem,Ore, S.T.Rafferty Oakland, Ctdif. K.F. Setting CampHill,Pa. K.Terpe Santurce, P.R. G. F. Wallace NewRocheae,N.Y* I J. F. Miller BrooklyttfN.Y. R.O*Bryan Pittsburgh, Pa. A.Rajab Brooklyn,N.Y. A.Shariff Dearborn, Mich. A.Terxol New Orleans, La. L.Webb Jacksonville, Fla. Di P. Ochala Allen Park, Mich. W.Reheubdcher Bellvue,Wash. S.M. Shepard Baltintore,Md. C.Tesser DuluthfMinn. C.Wencakowski Baltimore, Md. C. Misak, Jr. Perth 'Ambof, N.J. W. O'Connor Seattle, Wash. A. Resendeslil San Antonio,Texas H. A. Shohatee Dearborn, Mich. D.T'MSer Duluth, Mimu A.E. Whitmer Freep0rt,Me, C.MoUard JFestfield,N.J. R. J. Oliver Berkeley, III. D. Riddle Brenerton, Wash. G.Silva Honolulu, Hawaii D.Thomas Naturita, Colo. E.WUisch,Jr. RockviUe,Md. V.l.Mondeci Chicago, III. U. E. Olson Paulsboro, Wash^ H. Riley Jersey City, N* j. R.Sinden Brooklyn, N.Y. T.Thomas Mu^o,La. B.WUUams Jacksonville, Fla. E.C. Moneymaker San Francisco, Calif. J.Olson Brooklyn, N.Y. W.Riley San Francisco, Calif. E.Slaney Jacksonville, Fla. G. Thompson Philadelphia, Pa. L. Williams Baltimore, Md. F.MongeUi Piney Point, Md. P.Pallas. Brpoklyn,N.Y. A. Rivera Jacksonville, Fla. H. Smith Baltimore, Md. j.Torres NewYork, N.Y. ' L. J. Williams New Orleans, La. E.X.Mooney Brooklyn,N.Y. S.J.Papuchis Virginia Beach,Va. R. Rodriguez W ilmington, Calif. C.N.Sopel Baltimore, Md. S. C. Tracy Naples, Fla, R. WiUiams Pasadena, Md. J.Moore Bronx, N.Y. L. Parker Gobb Beach, Ore. F.Rose Oakland Park, Fla* P. Soucy Bristol, Conn. A.L.Trotmdn Virginia Beach,Va. S. M. Williams Houston, Texas R. G. Partch Jr. Seattle,Wash. G.Rosen Vmanova,Pa. C.R.Spencer Norfolk,Va. S.Tummindlo Ferry Road, Md. R.Wilson San Francisco, Calif. ; D.G. Minnier ' Shrewsbury, Mats. • C. Morris '; :'MlChesapeake, Va. , t ^ T.J. Pate Mount Vernon, N.Y. ' C. Rasenhergtr : Venice, Calif. G.Spencer Virginia Beach, Va. E. Tyler Jacksonville, Fla. R. Womble Pascagoula, Miss. , E. W. Morris UBeUevitte, Mich. G.Patterson Seattle, Wash. O. Rosenthal Jl^rooklyn,N.Y. K.Starcher Dumnore,W.Va. M,Vacca Rosindale, Mass. R. Worster Medford, Mass. ^4 J^A. Morrison, 4 Dubuque, Jowa ' '• J. D. Pennington Richmond,Va. C.J.Stephens New Orleans, R.Vaugn San S.K.Yahia Traeyy Ctdif. E.J.Morrissey Brooklyn, Ti.Y, V. E. Perritt • Jacksonville, Fla. J.Stevens NewOrleans, la. O. S- Vmrett Baltimore^ Md. B.Ydland (rUmn,Mich. E. F. Stewart Saratoga,Cfdif* P.F.Visalem San Francisco, Calif BaUogePark,Md. E.Morris, Jr. piobile,AUi. . • . •. •. • jJ.MuciaI ij^ksan J.ts. J.E.Persson _ Cape EUsabeihfMe*,; G.A.Ray New York,N. Y. J-. Russell i Pomona, Calif. T.Russell Se0ner,Fla. mmmm J. Young • 4 ••4^44 IPkMurphy ^ lt0akland,CaUf4 • 1 . • Page 13 February, 1975 1 �ASHORE Bangor, Northern Ireland Two Seafarers are the proud owners of a restaurant-cafe in this little hamlet (20,615 souls) near Belfast on the Irish Sea in County Down. They are QMED Richard Sheridan, 28—no relation to the 19th Century Irish playwright who wrote "School for Scandal"—and AB Daniel P. Toman, 44. Sheridan left his New York City home in 1973 to visit kin from Ireland and Toman is an Irishman who has lived in New York. They met through Sheridan's Irish relatives and later sailed together aboard the 55 Steel Engineer in 1960. Operating the "Classic Cafe" is partner-manageress Ann Caldwell, 25. Jacksonville Late last year three of Delta Line's LASH ships, the 55 Delta Mar, 55 Delta Norte and the 55 Delta SUd had "checkups" in theiloating drydock of the Jackson­ ville Shipyards. All passed the tests following a year of service after their launchings. Boston Port Agent Ed Riley reports that paralyzed Seafarer Tom O'Connor is back in Soldiers Hospital in Chelsea and would like to hear from his old shipmates. I-/ L V . Port Said, Egypt The Suez Canal Authority says commercial shipping operations in the canal are expected to resume during the first half of this year. The World Bank has agreed to lend Egypt $50 million to aid in the reopening costs. & Port Everglades, Fla. Sea-Land Service is now providing a regular containership run between Northern Europe and here. Washington, D.C. Experimental research continues in the possibility of using bacteria to clean oil tankers with subsequent use of the bacteria, which contain valuable protein, in the manufacture of animal and chicken feed. Portsmouth, England Kicking off the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration's "Operation Sail 1976" will be a transatlantic race starting here and finishing in Newport, R.I. Like the first Operation Sail of 24 ships in 1964, 100 training ships from countries all over the globe will sail to N.Y. Harbor for a review by the President of the United States and a parade up the Hudson River. Some vessels will anchor at the South St. Seaport in the East River. v>;. 1: North Pole Information re^rting buoys here used by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration in an experiment have revealed data which could mean safer navigation in the dangerous waters of the Arctic Ocean and could aid in future meteordlogical forecasting. Stationed in 1972, two of the seven 340-pound buoys sent data for more than a year and a half, weathering damage from the cruel elements and maurading polar bears. U.S., Canadian and Japanese scientists will use the facts in future studies connected with the Arctic Ice Dynamics Program. Washington, D.C. A joint research program undertaken by MARAD and the U.S. Navy focuses on the defense capability of the merchant marine fleet. The effort will concentrate on developing a logistical support system to quickly modify commercial containerships to be naval auxiliaries for underway supply and sedift to ports lacking cargo offloading facilities. Seafarer Takes Up Hobby Seafarer Adrian Ease, on the eve of his retirement, has renewed a childhood interest in painting and sketching that's tempered by the 27 years he has spent sailing in the deck department of SIUcontracted ships. Though he's never had any formal training. Seafarer Ease discovered as a youngster that he had a good eye and a memory for recalling scenes and pic­ tures, and recreating them in oil, watercolor or charcoal from memory. A native of Rotterdam, Brother Ease began his sailing career on the canals of Holland around the same time that he discovered his painting avocation. Eollowing his natural inclination towards both the sea and art. Brother Ease left the canals after a few years to start ship­ ping on Norwegian ships, taking his oil paints and canvases with him. But in 1941, Brother Ease's ship was sunk in the North Atlantic by a German torpedo, and though he escaped safely, all of his paints and canvases were lost. The cost of replacing the expensive oil paints and canvases, especially dur­ ing the war-time material shortages, was too great, and Seafarer Ease was forced to give up his hobby. In 1947 Brother Ease joined the SIU, and within a few years he began sailing as a bosun. And, though cost and short­ ages were no longer a problem. Brother Ease was busy pursuing a full-time career as a Seafarer and never found the time to take up his hobby again. After sailing with the SIU for 27 years. Brother Ease began preparing to retire and his dormant interest in paint­ ing and drawing was reawakened when he began thinking of the idle hours his retirement would bring. So, using charcoals and pastel cray­ ons, he began trying to recreate paint­ ings he had seen in museums, especially seascapes and ships. And once he started. Seafarer Ease found he still en­ joyed working with his natural ability and good memory to skillfully repro­ duce the various scenes he could recall. Now ready to retire. Brother Ease spends much of his time drawing and is planning to return to Rotterdam where he hopes to get some of the formal art training he missed as a young­ ster. Between the picturesque canals of Rotterdam and its booming port. Broth­ er Ease is looking forward to an active retirement spent capturing and record­ ing his home port's nautical life with his paints and charcoals. W: v. . W- - • -;y,V-r ','• Seafarer Fase, who retired on an SIU pension,displays some of his drawings. Page 14 Seafarers Log ''V-."fs •• y , , �y I AT SEA SS Overseas Alice Retired Seafarer Joe Vaccaro takes time out from cooking meals and serving drinks in his restaurant to play the role of entertainer. At Sea or Ashore, Once A Bartender Always A... SIU pensioner Giuseppe (Joe) Vac­ caro probably can't remember the last time he wasn't standing behind a bar serving drinks to customers. For over 50 of his 72 years he has been tending bar, starting in 1919 in Juarez, Mexico, lasting throughout his SIU sailing ca­ reer and now with his own bar and grill in a suburb of New Orleans. While he was still shipping with the SIU he purchased about six acres of land along the Madisonville Highway about 35 miles east of New Orleans. In 1953 he had his restaurant built on the land and since he retired he has been using it regularly as his "hobby." "My father had a restaurant for many years in the French Quarter in New Or­ leans. It was called "Tony's Spaghetti," and it was located on Decatur Street. He also tended bar for mahy years." Joe's restaurant is a very cozy place with two separate rooms. One contains a well-stocked bar and a juke box, and the adjacent room has a piano, a wine rack and about 15-20 tables. Aside from tending bar Joe also cooks the meals and makes sandwiches (aided by his 1 '^-year old stepson) but then adds mischievously, "When I don't feel like cooking I tell the customers that the chef has the day off and we're not serv­ ing food today." Joe Vaccaro shipped with the SIU for over 25 years before he retired eight years ago. Throughout his career he sailed on passenger ships serving as bartender on all of them. In fact, he says if the passenger ships were operat­ ing today he would still be an active seafarer. "I loved those passenger ships; those were the happiest days of my life. I wish I could still ship." Bom and raised in New Orleans, Seafarer Vaccaro was out on his own when he was very young. He was only 16-years old when he tended bar in Fond Memories Juarez. "Those were some days, very Although he says his restaurant is wild and dangerous" he says, the only a "hobby" (it is not his sustaining twinkle in his eyes revealing fond re­ income) the former seafarer lives on membrances of an exciting youth. "You never knew what to expect down there." the premises behind the bar. He recalls vividly his shipping days and his mem­ When Vaccaro spent time at home bership in the SIU all with fond mem­ in New Orleans he used to go down to ories. the docks and "sell clothes to the guys "Going to sea is the greatest life in on the ships. Not only clothes, but dl the world. The Union is realiy great, sorts of junk. I had a lot of contact with especially for the young guys today with seamen when I was still very young. I all the medical benefits, job security and got to be friends with many of them vacation pay. As for me, I've got my even before I started shipping." pension and I'm very satisfied." Anyone entering Joe's place is liable Finally he started making some short trips out of New Orleans, mostly to to find him sitting at the piano playing and singing, or accompanying a song Cuba. Vaccaro had been an active union on the juke box, like Tony Bennett's supporter since he was a young man. T Left My Heart in San Francisco.' He He shipped on the West Coast for many is a very friendly, gregarious person years even before the SIU was estab­ with many, many colorful stories to tell. In short, the perfect bartender. lished. Crewmembers of the SS Overseas Alice (Maritime Overseas) were greeted Christmas Day with a beautifully illustrated, mimeographed luncheon and dinner menu festooned with bells, stars, candles, and holly. For appetizers. Seafarers had deviled eggs, stuffed celery hearts, spiced cocktail weiners, smoked fish and pickled mussels. Beside all kinds of olives and pickles, they could whet their appetites more with spring onions and rose radishes. After that the hearty eaters could have clear consomme or cream of tomato soups or shrimp cocktail with sauce. For entrees there were: roast Tom Turkey, savory dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce; roast prime rib of beef au jus to order; Virginia baked ham with pineapple sauce or baked red snapper with lemon butter sauce. Last but not least, you could order grilled strip loin steaks with garlic saiice, too. Hot dinner rolls, of course, were also served. Vegetables included fluffy snowflake potatoes, asparagus spears with white sauce, Maryland candied yams, French fried onion rings and buttered cauliflower clusters. Desserts were pumpkin and mincemeat pies, English fruitcake, unshelled nuts, fresh fruits and filled (cream) candies. All this could be washed down with hot Swedish Julglogg. The back page featured the Happy New Year Baby 1975 naming Seafarers in all departments especially those in the steward department who cooked and served such a feast, namely Chief Steward Everett R. Perry, Chief Cook William White, Cook-Baker James J. O'Hara, Saloon Messman Barry Leeper, Crew Messman Wilhelm Van Luyn and Steward Utility Masayoshi Omura. SS Overseas Arctic The tanker, SS Overseas Arctic (Maritime Overseas) carried 47,000 tons of oil on Jan. 26 to the United Kingdom from the Persian Gulf. SS Ogden Challenger On a voyage to the East Coast and the Gulf on Jan. 14 was the tanker SS Ogden . Challenger (Ogden Marine) carrying 33,000 tons of oil from the Mediterranean. SS Golden Endeavor The OBO Golden Endeavor (Westchester Marine) offloaded 90,000 tons of oil on Jan. 20 in the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe from the Red Sea area. SS Ogden Champion m Also on the run from the Med was the SS Ogden Champion (Ogden Marine) to the Gulf and the East Coast with 36,000 tons of oil on Jan. 16. SS Long Beach Recertified Bosun Manuel Landron sent us a Christmas dinner menu from the SS Long Beach (Sea-Land) with Santa Claus and a Christmas tree on the cover page. Chief Steward J. E. Higgins and Deck Delegate Ah Sai Wong and the whole steward department wished the entire crew a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Leading off with cold egg nog or hot Tom and Jerry, followed by fresh shrimp or fruit cocktail with sauce or three kinds of chicken soup or Waldorf or tomato aspic salad, hungry Seafarers aboard the Long Beach could choose Tom Turkey with oyster, corn bread or old-fashioned sage dressing, roast leg of lamb with mint sauce, broiled fillet of fish with lemon butter sauce, rib of beef au jus, Virginia ham in pineapple sauce and Parker House or clover leaf rolls and com or blueberry muffins. Like hot vegetables? The crew savored whipped Idaho and candided sweet potatoes, buttered string beans, fresh lima beans and garden peas, asparagus and broccoli spears. Harvard-style beets, savory black eyed peas, whole kernel com, and steamed cauliflower. Finally, they topped the meal off with pecan, peach or cherry pie or cheesecake with ice cream or sherbet and dates, figs and candy. SS Ma/aguez Seafarer W. F. Bellinger reports Recertified Bosun J. C. Mullis is aboard the SS Mayaguez (Sea-Land) which has been shifted to the Orient shuttle run operat­ ing out of Hong Kong to Saigon and Singapore. Also on board, he says, is Pmey Point grad, Darryl Kastle of Lundeberg School Class 119. "We have on one occasion made Sattahip, Thailand and expect to make Manila and Subic Bay before the present articles mn out. We have an excellent crew with all departments cooperating in the best traditions of the Brotherhood of the Sea," adds Bellinger. SS Erna Elizabeth Politics Is Porkchops Ptii Donate to SPAD Fefiruary, 1975 An SIU brother had to get off the SS Erna Elizabeth (Hudson Waterways) recently in St. Croix, the Virgin Islands, because his wife passed away. Before he shoved off down the ladder, his SIU shipmates and licensed personnel stretched the blanket to collect $409 for him. He asked Recertified Bosun James B. Dixon to thank all of the crew for him. After calling at Norfolk, the ship headed for layup in Mobile. Page 15^ .. in> �• v': ,t- W« iis- 'j'"' ^ ' Servicing SlU Crews on the East Coast: a Time for (^esfions, Settling Beefs and Getting the Latest News w' When the Overseas Aleutian (Maritinie Overseas) paid off at the New Haven Terminal in Conn. last month, an SIU Patrolman was waiting to service the Seafarers aboard. Coming from the Persian Gulf, France and Wales, the sh^ had been out for over four months and the crewmembers were anxious to hear the latest Union news from the patrolman. After emptying its tanks in New Haven, the Aleutian left for Corpus Christi where it was laid up. S.'i lr m\ #7-' ' "• ' yj i rr The SS Brooklyn (Puerto Rico Maritime), a C-4 containership, was on its normal Puerto Rico-East Coast run when it called on the port of Jacksonville. During the ship's stay at the Blount Island Containerport in Jacksonville, an SIU patrolman visited the crew to make sure the Seafarers aboard had no unsettled beefs or outstanding overtime claims. Regular servicing by Union representatives is one of the most important functions of SIU officials. I"^'''7' '-'1^ .1 —i:. • •W • • • -• ^ 111. ., ,'1. V. , •: • 9 .yyyyyyyyy 'yiy "'U r ,j?r I I • -V^.• wrMv'- i f!;. {V^4 1,; V, ^ - '• '9^0^' ' ¥ t • 'v' lk.&. NO . yW''-" '- • J;/ SMOKING!' Ir ' V ,'No"u« I ON OOCK S The Cities Service Baltimore cames 35,000dwt of oil. This view forward showa the tanker's deck covered with a maze of pipes, vaives and winches. [• i •. li; m The Cities Service Baltimore, a 35,000 dwt tanker on a coastiylse rim, was hoarded by an SHJ patrolman when it dropped anchor for a payoff last month in New York City's Stapleton Anchorage. Carrying kerosene and heating fuel, the ship used the lay over to load stores and hunkers, while the crew took advantage of the patrolman's presence to pay dues, get in­ formation on the Union's various legislative battles, offer contract sugges­ tions and donate to SPAD. The crew of the Overseas Aleutian, a 40,000 dwt tanker, spent their Christmas in Waies before ieaving for New Haven, Conn. Pictured here at the New Haven Terminai, \be Aleutian was carrying heating oii for New Engiand customers. If -; vl u Chief Cook C.R. Ramos prepares a hearty meal for the Brooklyn crew's lunch. i " -'.tf- I i,; ••: « » The SS Brooklyn, a C-4 containership, was visited by an SiU patroiman when it called on the Blount Island Containerport in Jacksonville. u ^ t. jl/ • » -- f-'- ¥-'• 'A . y . ;.y^W9 - J ' - ,| 9r \ ,Vrv--rp'i;- L'" f I • J.' .f ' : , " "' I. ' t(A; I f Fireman/Watertender Marcel Romano checks the water level in the Aleutian's boiier. " '7 Cook and Baker Wiiiiam McDonaid prepares chopped steaks for the OS Balti­ more crevi's^mer. 'S M n •> Seafarers Robert Fellciano (left) and Reyes Floras, both sailing in the AB B. Ledo pulls up a chair and gets ready to deck department, take a break in the Brooklyn's crew mess for lunch, dig into his lunch. Oiler Dennis Convey checks vaives in the engine room. a Hi!' Wk ' • " - • -' • ' 'ft;-:.*. • ^ :-<• y ^ J t •-^- ''IT tj'' n- / L '.-k ~ -'-'I - I •P'P.P t •'.'if •'•••" J r '• y 4 :c * ;-':- , '•yjV: ,,, -•(i 3 • i'- • I W I If Mm ftp "»''J .yy\, : 1 ^ • •!=-,•-• Is -'My •-•• ' •*-"'''4 " creW" III"" •'iSv I '1. .1 AN From left to right, Wiper Ernest Waters, OS Robert Fellciano, AB Raul Rivera. OS Reyes Flores and OS Edward Willsch,,, .. • pose together on the deck of the containership Brooklyn during Its visit to the Jacksonville containerport facilities, ^^755 • • • • • '••••'• Biisiisaaaaiapsa^ a-.'A".-.''• • vJ- • ^ ^ ' -ch- • �' v,> ' paoW«*s*'«***^ -7^1 Sio^reESERVATION Thanks SlU Welfare Man ThSnKS ,„ ,he Seafarers Wdfara I K-rC.,™. ^ „„ mv aoprea"""".„.m«con»nen I vrish to ex^ess^»P^^°Se^ms ferray conf^^ : i Ddtona, Fla* •; , Oil Bill Uii o«" Veto ^ ::w:iKe*i » a Disappointment Jones Ad Most Be Protec^d . .tub Major oil tashioned out of * point out to Secrem^; shortconsumers, E'rrx?«s; SS/.'Si'S^ •""" "* IngandDrydock dutmg^^^^^^ SIU There is ,^ered by the comwould like to have ^ windfall profi^® p^y tot «^Jnn LNG^f' from the sale of conglomerate. phfflips-MatatbM natural gas to New Etigiand Desmce 1969, « foreign-flag been shipped » ^ j^ber PhiUips or Depkrtmeat offici^ fense and Treasury F kNG vessels, ^ for the conto believe tnai "i supply of natMarathon ®''®'^/°°rican-buttt LNG catJones Act is gra ' defense facilistruction of an ^ gainings that there ural gas to .-f^gd This possibility, ties will be je^ . grounds for «ould som besenou they ages in the to" ^ .reined to eu t1^^ "«r":'bTsSLn3®-r'; rS5£"""'-S3't.- this LOG) . g^^gupient is only ReaUmg thrt to aa offered m an attempt r loophole, codd no^^^^^ ously by either th g ^ issued ^ubhc. New Ens'^^^fo? natural gas veiled '„^!l,d bring about proshortages d curtailed profits for SISS"—--"'' • '"s'S'rsrTJS"iR- -.: : LNG'S stated waiver that wou a Norwegian or ^ them to charter vessel to company points out that there canier available n , "enwtgoncy ?as ^ ' Secretary of the ^sk New England V « natural gas oarne next winter peak, the »i , r < J- > Sea-Land Economy bea*^ , >: Ai. Cr.; Wong, a veteran of many ' r\»r brother Seafarer, Ah Sai ^ tfe will be retiring thia -.SSSSSU—K^ • 1 r55Strs...vxu«. f SSLdngBeach vvttvfs had sufficient time to 'Sf Act provisions and they VRlum# XXXyUf N9-' s"-'rsr„;s= Exacuav® BO"'^ : •Ppgj Hall, PfSSff®"' SS'StfAwS?'"'* for the •''flf'"'ntoning, or a plot Whether it be to' PMQ and pipehne to open the Alaskan LNG a^ PP^„,^ oil trade to f°tof^\Sfor failing , these eoinpatos j( a,as too late. p j,^ps to act untiltbey thougM i^^_^ 5,, uli Fortunately, 'to n „ ^ ys^jasljan England gas '.""'""bhont the Alaskan be through this winte jgjs will he before the LNG; U.S.-flag LNO gas eonfinished before *® ^ fi. no need to sumption period, to there waive the Jones Act. 'ft Page 18 Presfdeat Paul Hall's te« :i!:?j;nr«flk.V<ce"Pfe®''^®"' ft iiilf i ; I BraoMy"> ^.Y. •;>' 'ftS LLZL------f——. '-7/* , - sSH I -^44"7'- .-ft ^ ^ - SeafafSfs Log �'.' '''•;^' .J • ..," I •', A'""^- y . '•> -.• <• •'v;-v.^,-v:,, "I".''" • " '. v;- J .' 'r^, , ' /J* u.'V. • ' •' Loading and unloading oil aboard the 80,906 dwt Notre Dame Victory (Eco­ logical Shipping Corp.) Is regulated and monitored by remote controls In the ship's modern console room. Four-Week Course Offered at HLS The complex bridge of the Ultramar (Westchester Marine), an 80,500-ton oil, ore bulk carrier. Incorporates some of the most advanced navigational equip­ ment used today to guide modern merchant ships. Automation Is Already Part of Maritime Industry In the past decade, the world maritime industry has technologically advanced far more rapidly than any other segment oif cargo transportation and transfer. Today's merchantman, as compared willh the ship of 10 or 15 years ago, has undergone a radical evolution in terms of vessel size, type and design, speeds, cargo capacity and cargo handling systems. And, today's new vessels—the LNG, the LASH, the ore/bulk/oil, the roU-on/roll-off, the supertanker—^are driven by highly automated, complex diesel, steam, and gas turbine propulsion and engineering systems. Despite the literally scores of technological advancements already in operation aboard modern merchant vessels, the trend toward installation of automated shipboard systems for increased speed and efficiency in cargo carriage is relatively in its infancy. In the next ten years alone, further auto­ mated improvements will, among other things, include satellite navigation and communications equipment, computer-controlled engineering and cargo-handling systems, and advanced electronic detection systems. No matter how complex, though, or technologically advanced automated merchant vessel systems become, the serious responsibilities of safe ship operation and maintenance still fall into the hands of professional seafarers. However, just as marine technology and shipboard systems have become increasingly more complex, so have the professional seafaring skills needed to supervise them. Today's merchant sailor can no longer depend totally on the basic seamanship skills of 20 or even 10 years ago. The old shipboard ratings are rapidly disappearing and are being replaced with new ratings requiring a high degree of technical skill and operating proficiency. And, in the near future, shipboard personnel will have to command a sufficient flexibility to be able to perform important duties outside their ovm specialty in case of emei^ency or breakdown in a vital automated system. The changing skills needed to safely man the new vessels can only be acquired through upgrading of skills and training in new technical areas. To enable our members to keep on an even keel with this demand for well-trained, technically proficient seafarers, the SIU has instituted at the Lundeberg School a new upgrading program dealing specifically with marine automation and related systems. This four week course—^as in all the SIU's training and upgrading pro­ grams—includes both classroom and practical on-the-job instruction. Utilizing a full scale engine simulator and console similar to those found aboard automated ships, the course covers training in automated boiler equipment; systems analysis and operation of remote controls; generators; fire pumps; sanitary systems; bilge pumps and other associated engine room equipment. A Coast Guard endorsement as QMED-any rating is a require­ ment for the course. (See page 30 of this issue of the LOG for dates.) The training and upgrading of seafaring skills can no longer be put off to another day. Automation on merchant vessels has arrived and is here to stay. And, in the not too distant future, specific training in automation will be a prerequisite to obtaining a job aboard American-flag vessels. However, as responsible Seafarers, the need for training goes beyond simply getting a job. The new automated vessels, although technically advanced with hundreds of built in safeguards, pose serious problems to human life both aboard ship and ashore, marine life, and general environmental safety because of the potentially dangerous cargoes—^such as LNG, LPG, hazardous chemicals, and crude oil—they carry. Recent disastrous collisions caused by foreignflag vessels, manned by improperly trained people, attest to this fact. A ship, no matter how automated, remains only as safe as those who man her. Seafarers, by participating in the SIU's training and upgrading programs at Piney Point are insuring personal safety, the safe operation of all SlU-contracted vessels, and the safety of marine and coastal environ­ ments as well. ft i Remote monitoring systems on the 225,000 dwt TT Brooklyn (American Petroflno) enable engine room watchstanders to survey fuel oil, water and draft levels instantly just by checking the engine room's central console. February, 1975 HLSS Vocational Director Robert Kalmus designed and supervised the con­ struction of this full-scale engine room console simulator. This simulator Is used to train Seafarers taking a four-week marine automation systems course at the Lundeberg School. Page 19 . < �TfT" mm t: i: Ships' Meetings Digest of SiU s . .!- y' ''*'r BOSTON (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 8—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun L. E. Joseph; Secretary J. Keno; Deck Delegate Leonard Grom; Engine Delegate Frank Sandy. Chairman dis­ cussed President Hall's report from the latest Seafarers Log and recommended that every crewmember get the Sea­ farers Log, read it thoroughly, discuss the articles with their fellow crewmembers so as to be fully aware of what is going on in the industry. Also, discussed the importance of volimtary donations to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for an excellent Thanks­ giving dinner. JACKSONVILLE (Sea-Land Serv­ ice Inc.), December 15—Chairman W. Butts; Secretary H. Galicki; Educa­ tional Director G. Roy; Engine Dele­ gate Curtis Ducote. Chairman discussed the importance of voluntary donations to SPAD and noted that the SPAD pos­ ter was received and will be placed on the bulletin board. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a great Thanksgiving dinner. Next port Eliza­ beth. MISSION SANTA INEZ (Hudson Waterways), December 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun W. L. Tillman; Sec­ retary L. Crane; Educational Director Jim Dryden; Deck Delegate Jack Aives; Engine Delegate R. Mullen; Steward Delegate Herbert E. Olson. Thanksgiv­ ing dinner was celebrated in Adiak, Alaska. A SPAD poster was received from headquarters and placed on the bulletin board. Chairman will answer questions and keep all crewmembers in­ formed on what the Union is doing for them in Piney Point and New York. No disputed OT. Next port San Pedro. TRENTON (Sea-Land Service Inc.), December 8—Chairman, Recertified Bosun O. Ipsen; Secretary Di Carlo Educational Director Horn; Deck Dele­ gate John J. Carey. Chairman held a discussion on the importance of volun­ tarily donating to SPAD. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Service Inc.), December 22—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun V. T. Nielsen; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educa­ tional Director P. Koroe. Chairman dis­ cussed the importance of voluntarily donating to SPAD. Letter was posted that was sent to the movie company about the poor grade of pictures that are being sent to the ship. $27.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. A vote of thanks to the steward department for excellent holi­ day meals. Next port Portsmouth, Va. SEA-LAND McCLEAN (Sea-Land Service Inc.), December 22—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun David H. Berger; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Educa­ tional Director W. J. Dunnigan. Chair­ man informed membership about SPAD and called attention to the good reading in the Seafarers Log. $30 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. LONG BEACH (Sea-Land Service), December 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun M. Landron; Secretary J. E. Higgins; Educational Director W. Carroll; Engine Delegate Mason Hall. $26 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Received SPAD poster and placed same on bul­ letin board. Everything running smooth­ ly. Next port Oakland. Page 20 > SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service Inc.), December 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun A. E. Bourgot; Sec­ retary L. Nicholas; Educational Direc­ tor J. C. Speer; Deck Delegate J. H. FuUford; Engine Delegate D. Sanders; Steward Delegate J. W. Watkins. R.eceived SPAD poster and placed same on bulletin board. No disputed OT. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Rot­ terdam. CARTER BRAXTON (Waterman Steamship Co.), December 29—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun Raymond Hod­ ges; Secretary V. Pizzitolo. Chairman discussed the importance of vountary contributions to SPAD. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Next port Charleston, S. C. TAMPA (Sea-Land Service Inc.), December 22—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Vincent Grima; Secretary Stan­ ley F. Schuyler; Educational Director J. Keating. Old TV set was taken ashore and replaced with a new one. $4 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Posted communication from President Paul Hall on oil bill. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land Service), December 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Sven Jansson; Secretary A. Seda; Deck Delegate Richard Mason. It was suggested that all crewmembers donate to SPAD in order to continue the fight to revitalize and strengthen our mer­ chant marine. SPAD poster was re­ ceived and placed on the bulletin board. Also, telegram from Paul Hall on Sen­ ate passage of the oil bill was received and discussed. Some disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a good Christmas dinner menu. Next port Elizabeth. DELTA URUGUAY (Delta Steam­ ship Lines, Inc.), December 29—Chair­ man Herbert J. Ballard; Secretary W. P. Kaiser; Educational Director Hugh F. Wells, Jr.; Deck Delegate Jack Olsen; Engine Delegate Oscar R. Bird; Steward Delegate Francis B. Howard. Received a telegram from headquarters about the passage of the oil bill in the Senate. $505 in movie fund. $61.76 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Next port New Or­ leans. Official imip's miniJ^^'Were also received from the loiiuwiugvcf^sels: ^ LUS ANGELES SEA-LAND EXCHANGE " KEVAIDEAL:; :SEA-LANDVENTiptE '-VV 4 NEWARK CITRUS SAN JUAN SCHUYLKILL TRANSINDIAN PITTSBURG IBERV iiN FAIRLA DELTA BRA CAN'TIGNY MERRIMAC V • CHICAGO HirAGO ' . ' , " •• • MAUMIE THETIS 4:1 % OAKLAND ^ ROBERT TOOMBS SEA-LAND GALLOWi' JOSEPH HEWES OVERSEAS Al / SUGAR ISLANDI^ lELTA SUD • BETHELOR ST. LOUIS THOMAS LYNai ARECIBO -4'^ ' ^ SEA-LAND FINANCE: BRADFORD ISLAND / DELTA NORTE CITIES SERVICE MLARH;^ , EAGLE TRAVEUR MOBILE VANTAGE HO SAN PEDRO 2'' NEW YORKER *' GEORGE WALTON SEAMAR (Calmar Steamship), De­ cember 21—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Robert F. Mackert; Secretary Claude Garnett; Educational Director Wm. Sears; Engine Delegate John P. OToole; Steward' Delegate Lorenzo Rinald. No disputed OT. Telegram on the passage in Congress of the Oil bill from President Paul Hall, was read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a good Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Next port New­ ark, N.J. DEITA ARGENTINA (Delta Lines Steamship), December 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Arthur McGinnis; Secretary L. Santa Ana; Educational Director U. Sanders, Jr.; Deck Delegate Earl Davis; Engine Delegate James Brack; Steward Delegate Wiiburt Free­ man. Chairman urged all to upgrade themselves at Piney Point because most of the new ships they are building call for certified ratings. Everyone should donate to the blood bank and chairman suggested they donate to SPAD for their own and their family's security. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas Corp.), December 8—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Horace Rains;Secre­ tary B. Fletchef; Educational Director Ross Hardy. Chairman held a discus­ sion on Piney Point and what it is doing for the membership. Have two crew­ members from the Piney Point school on board and they are a very good ex­ ample of what the school is doing. Some disputed OT in deck department. Held a safety discussion on the fire hazards aboard ship. Everything running smoothly. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (SeaLand Service), December 22—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun William Bushong; Secretary W. J. Moore; Edu­ cational Director S. Senteney; Deck Delegate Wilber Schug; Engine Dele^ gate Joseph Forque; Steward Delegate Vincent Chavez. Received telegram from President Paul Hall which was good news on the passage of the oil bill in Congress. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Next port Port Everglades. OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine), December 1—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun E. K. Bryan; Secretary E. Kelly; Educational Director Wilkerson; Deck Delegate Martia Hammond; Engine Delegate A. J. Vogel; Steward Delegate S. A. Smith. Chairman sug­ gested that all crewmembers donate to SPAD. No disputed OT. All communi­ cations received, read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Everything running smoothly. DEL ORO (Delta Steamship), De­ cember 8—Chairman Francisco Charneco; Secretary Teddy Kross; Educa­ tional Director Lee A. Smith; Deck Delegate Patrick M. Graham; Engine Delegate Charles A. Henley; Steward Delegate Gasper Noto. Talked about Paul Hall beiifg named to the advisory panel by President Ford. $71.15 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. A vote of thanks to the steward department. Everything run­ ning smootUy. BROOKLYN (Puerto Rican Marine Operating), December 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun N. Bechlivanis; Sec­ retary O. Payne; Educational Director G. Ortiz. Chairman held a discussion on the vote for the oil bill in Washington this month. Suggested that all give to SPAD so we can continue to fight in Washington. Full report on the oil bill will be in the Seafarers Log. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. SEA-LAND MARKET (Sea-Land Service), December 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Anthony Palino;'S^retary Ange Panagopoulos; Educational Director Angelo Meglio; Engine Dele­ gate Thomas Keaney. No disputed OT. Chairman reported to crewmembers on news of last Union meeting of Decem­ ber 2, 1974. Also, on President Paul Hall's comments and advice for confer­ ences to be held in Piney Point regard­ ing coming negotiations. Telegram from Paul Hall regarding oil bill was read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a superb Christmas din­ ner. Next port Elizabeth. COLUMBIA (Ogden Marine), De­ cember 1—Chairman, M. Welch; Secre­ tary M. Deloatch; Educational Director D. Norris. $8.65 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a fine Thanksgiving dinner. Next port in Saudi Arabia. PANAMA (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 29—Chairman, Recertifi^ Bo­ sun Arthur Beck; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco; Educational Director Ola Storness; Deck Delegate Francisco Rivera; Engine Delegate George S. Byoff;Stew­ ard Delegate Curtis L. Brodnax. No disputed OT. Telegram from headquar­ ters that Senate passed the oil bill 44 to 40 was read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Christmas dinner. Next port Long Beach. DELTA MAR (Delta Steamship), December 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun R. Lambert; Secretary D. Col­ lins; Educational Director E. Synan. $29 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Held a discussion on safety aboard ship. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a splendid Thanksgiving din­ ner. Seafarers Log �J'k $Gofarers Sovor q Holiday Foast Aboard th© SS PGnnmar vfl Enjoying a fe^ve holiday merf aboard the SS Pennmar (Calmar) recently (left above 1. to r.) were OS Jack Taylor, AB George Baker and OS OHie Puroy. (Center c* faWecloths and bowls of fruit in place for bis Brothers of the Sea. Meanwhile, back in the galley (ngbt above 1. to r.) Chief Steward Sidney Garner, Chief Cook Paul Gariand and Saloon Messman Kenneth Weaver take a breather after preparing and serving such a sumptuous rej^st to the crew. an U.S.-circling intercoastal run, the C-4's forward and aft deck cranes and caigo booms took on structural steel and pig iron into her four holds in Baltiinore on Dec. 20 for a port of call on Jan. 29 in Portland, Ore. There she onloaded lumber for final delivery in Portsmouth, N.H. Besides tra­ versing the Panama Canal, the Pennmar usually c^lls at Eong Beach and Richmond, Calif, (where she was built). Coos Bay, Ore. and Seattle. 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. STEER A CLEAR COURSE! ntUST 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 sh^wners, 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 dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because off race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denjed the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Jts proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including but not limiteu to furthefing the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation .and ifurthering 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 l^cause 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 union concepts and Seafarer seamen. It at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denM his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt lequested. February, 1975 If you are convicted of possession of any illegal drug—heroin, barbitu­ rates, speed, LSD, or even marijuana—^tbe U.S. Coast Guard will revoke your seaman papers, without appeal, FOREVER. That means that you lose for the rest of your life the right to make a living by the sea. ifowever, it doesnl 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 be licensed or bonded and you may never be able to work for the city, the county, or the Federal government. If s a pretty tough rap, but thaf 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 yoiiir 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 aU times for the safe operation of the vessel. Don't let drugs destroy your natural right to a good, happy, productive life. Stay drug free and steer a clear course. > Page 21 �'•^-< • ' • "-U • -•' S'r :v: Mi. Washington, Raphael Semmes, Bienville Sail the Far East In addition to the SlU-contracted ships engaged in the U.S. Pacific Coast-Far East trade, a number of vessels manned by Seafarers remain in the Far East, usually on a one or two year charter, shuttling cargo between ports in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South East Asia. Although thousands of mOes from a U.S. port, the vessels are still regularly serviced out of the port of Yokohama by SILldl^resentative Frank Boyne. The six photos on this page show ships and men from three SRJ-contracted vessels in various Far East ports. The SlU-manned Raphael Semmes, operated by Sea-Land, at a berth at the Taikoo dockyard in Hong Kong for minor repairs. Another shot of the Raphael Semmes shows the SiU-manned vessel leaving Kwai Chung harbor with tug escort. 'After their ship was laid up indefinitely for repairs at a shipyard in Kobe, Japan, the crew of the containership Bienville paid off and was later sent to San Francisco. Before leaving for'San Francisco, the Bienville ship's committee headed by Recertified Bosun Dan Ticer stopped for a quick photo. They are, frorn the left: Frank Gonzalez, engine delegate: Gary Hoover, deck delegate; Dan "Senator" Ticer, ships chairman; Al LaMonthe, steward delegate, and Jack Mar, secretary-reporter. The SID deck crew aboard the tanker Mount Wash­ ington swings gangway over the side and into po­ sition while docking vessel in port of Yokosuka, Japan. As the Mount Washington discharges her cargo in Yokosuka, Pumpman Pricilo Silva checks to see if tanks are discharging properly by floating cloth over inspection hole. Suction on the cloth shows that discharge is in progress. Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Joseph L. Grey Please contact Edith Washington as soon as possible at 1106 President St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225, or call (212) 771-1865. Edward James Broader Please contact your sister, Alice, as soon as possible at 353 Endsleigh Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21220. Alexander W. Weir Please contact Mrs. Lillian Weir as soon as possible at 13-A Azalea Ct., Eatontown, N.J. 07724. numinado R. Llenos Please contact your daughter Mary Smith as soon as possible at 594 Harri­ son Ave., Tonawanda Township, N.Y. 14223. / Richard V. Gefiing Please write or call Mary Gelling in San Francisco as soon as possible. Albert Raymond Randall Please contact your wife immediately at (415) 992-2502. Cheynne Morris Please contact M. B. Peterson, attor­ ney, 1220 Americana Building, 811 Dallas St., Houston, Tex. 77002, or call collect (713) 228-4455 as soon as possible. Page 22 Dec. 24,1974" Jan. 22,1975 Number SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical ; MONTH TO DA I E YEAR TO DAI E 14 2,030 140 14 2 6,902 2 159 12 14 2,030 140 14 2 6,902 2 159 121 360 49 103 17 3 .156 360 49 103 17 3 156 67,010.80 2,239.19 14,295,60 5,100.00 199.00 3,461.54 67,010.80 2,239.19 14,295.60 5,100.00 199.00 3,461.54 12 116 ' 107 15 871 2 1 14 36,000.00 17,264.79 3,699.10 2,603.25 1,755.20 72.00 754.55 1,200.00 532.90 36,000.00 17,264.79 3,699.10 2,603.25 1,755.20 72.00 754.55 1,200.00 532.90- 2,117.20 2,117.20 '• PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS 12 Death ...................... ..... ^ 116 Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses '.. . 107 15 Surgical 87 Optical . 1 ; Blood Transfusions 2 rSpecial Equipment .................... J l^ental ...................«........ . u 14 ; Supplemental Medicare Premiums ........ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan .,....... . Total Seafarers Pension Plan ........»... Total Seafarers Vacation Plan Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation Amount 5 ; 10,323 18 1,323 11,664 5 10,323 18 1,323 11,664 MONTH TO DATE $ 37,610.00 2,030.00 420.00 902.27 269.00 55,216.00 245.63 3,819.39 1,245.10 YEAR TO DATE $ 37,610.00 2,030.00 420.00 902.27 269.00 55,216.00 245.63 3,819.39 1,245.10 260,062.51 260,062.51 34,466.80 34,466.80 811,630.04 811,630.04 $1,106,159.35 $ 1,106,159.35 Seafarers Log �New SIU Pensioners Joseph L. Collins, 57, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a bosun for 15 years. Brother Collins had sailed for 27 years. He is a Navy veteran of World War II and had applied for the Bo­ suns Recertification Program in 1973. Bom in Roda, Va., he is now a resident of Arabi, La. with his wife, Ruth Mae. Gettys B. EUzey, 66, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Ellzey is a native of Mis­ sissippi and is now a resident of Galveston with his wife, Olive. Paul O. Lacy, 64, joined the Union in the port of Duluth in 1960 sailing as an AB. Brother Lacy is a native of Cotter, Ark. and is a resi­ dent of Pocahontas, Ark. with his wife, Ina. Robert L. Garriss, 63, joined the Union in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother Garriss was bom in Georgia and is now a resident of Dickinson, Tex. with his wife, Viola. Chester A. lannoli, 55, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun for 22 years. Brother lannoli had applied for the Bosuns Recertification Program in 1972. He also attended a Piney Point Crews Conference and was active in an organizing drive on the Isthmian Line in 1956. Searfarer lannoli is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He is a native of Rhode Island and is a resident of Milford, Mass. Joseph George, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother George had sailed for 27 years. A native of . Lebanon, he is currently a resident of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. with his wife, Rachel. William J. Clegg, 48, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1955. He was one of the first bosuns to graduate from the Recertification Program in August 1973. Brother Clegg had sailed since 1951. He last worked from 1969 to 1973 on the Sea-Land shore gang in Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. Seafarer Clegg also walked the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and was a post-war veteran of the U.S. Navy. Bom in Queens, N.Y., he is now a resident of Scranton, Pa. with his wife, Claudette. James S. McRae, 65, joined the Union in 1940 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother McRae is a pre-war veteran of the Navy. A Georgia native, he is a resi­ dent of Houston with his wife, Fan­ nie. John Kallaste, 63, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a pumpman. Brother Kal­ laste was on the picket lines in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the Robin Line strike in 1962. Born in Estonia, USSR, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and is now a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Paolo Pringi; 61, joined the Union in 1940 in the port of New York sail­ ing as a fireman-watertender. Broth­ er Pringi had sailed for 30 years and walked the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. Born in New York City, he is a resident of Est-Da Rio, Brazil with his wife, Rosalie. Fernando Munoz, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Munoz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is a resident of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.with his wife, Irma. Antonlos J. Sakeilis, 53, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1957 sailing as a bosim. Brother Sakeilis applied for the Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Program in 1973. A native of Ismilios, Egypt, he is now a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Potenciano B. Paculba, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Paculba won a personal safety award in 1960 on the accident-free ship, the SS Chocataw. Bom in the Philip­ pines, he is currently a resident of Anaheim, Calif, with his wife, Felicidad. Thomas H. Bubar, 80, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York saUing both as a bosun and in the steward department. Brother Bubar had sailed for 52 years. He walked the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and attended a crews conference at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. Bom in Maine, he is now a resident of Bumham, Me. ^ with his wife, Orpha. William H. Underwood, 51, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Underwood is a Navy and Army veteran. He was bom in Ports­ mouth, Ohio and is a resident of Phil­ adelphia with his wife, Jean. Carlos E. Vega, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Tampa in 1957 sailing as an oiler. Brother Vega had sailed for 28 years and is a Navy veteran of World War II. Bom in Tampa, he is now a resident there. Julian Wilson Jr., 48, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a bosun. He is a Navy veteran of World War II. Brother Wilson is a native of Forsyth, Ga. and is now a resident of New Orleans with his wife, Mary. John E. Floyd, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Floyd was born in St. James, Mich, and is now a resident of Toledo, Ohio with his wife, Mary. Great Laker Gets 1st Pension Check lieiBERSHPIIIIEETlNeS' SCHEDULE Port New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Detroit 1 • • • • SIU pensioner Fred J. FIdler, 65 (left) accepts his first pension check from Frankfort, Mich., Port Agent Harold Rathbun. Brother Fidler joined the SIUin the port of Detroit in 1960^ailing as an oiler. He resides in,Sturgeon Bay, Wise, with his wife. Ruby. February, 1975 ~ Houston .... New Orleans . Mobile San Francisco Wilmington ., Seattle Columbus ... Chicago ,.8... Port Arthur . Buffalo St. Louis Cleveland .... Jersey City .. >• • UIW IBU Deep Sea Date 5:00 p.m. ...,... 7:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. .. Mar. 3 ... Mar. 4 ........ 2:30 p.m. ... ... 5:00 p.m. ... ... 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. .. Mar. 5 ... ... 7:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. ... Mar. 6 .... — 2:00 p.m. ... Mar. 6 — 2:30 p.m. ... Mar. 7 .... '" * • • • SlOO palTla • • )> • • • Mar. 10 ..., 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. .. Mar. ID .... — Mar. 11 ... 5:00 p.nu ... Mar. 12 ..., Mar. 13 ..., ... 2:30 p.m. ... Mar 17 ,... 2:30 D.m. ... Mar. 21 .r Mar 15 —— ... Mar. 11 .... Mar. 11 .,.. •• • Mar. 12 .... ••• Mar. 13*..., < • • • 5:00 p.m. *«. Mar. 13 .... • • * 5:00 p.m. . •« • • • Mar. 10 .... ' • « « • • 1 • • • • <•• '• VMM • • • —MM Page 23 �i'-; • i DISPATCHERS REPORT JANUARY 1-31, 1975 TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A aassB Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia ^ Baltimore ... Norfolk Tampa ...... Mobile New Orleans . Jacksonville .. San Francisco Wilmington .. Seattle Puerto Rico .. Houston .... Piney Point .. Yokohama .., Alpena Buffalo Cleveland .... 4 80 15 38 20 6 31 69 30 63 38 26 11 72 0 3 5 1 5 8 0 0 2 517 Detroit Duluth Frankfort .... Chicago Totals •I Port Boston ...... New York Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Jacksonville .. San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle Puerto Rico .. Houston .... Piney Point .. Yokohama ... Alpena Buffalo ..... i !*> (.1 1 A \ A r. • •: a• •- \ 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 5 4 0 48 24 8 1 0 23 0 2 3 0 1 11 1 2 10 0 1 0 46 5 0 21 4 43 13 0 1 0 0 39 0 5 0 2 2 50 6 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 79 336 3 REGISTEREDON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 15 177 26 - 67 42 8 71 151 56 142 56 72 21 146 0 6 10 1 4 17 4 5 4 1,101 4 32 7 6 9 2 17 28 8 20 14 18 2 35 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 212 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 9 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 34 1 135 23 58 38 8 46 116 40 111 • 31 40 21 115 0 0 5 1 4 25 2 1 3 822 3 96 11 18 10 2 19 51 24 50 17 24 6 51 0 3 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 396 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 27 3 75 19 31 22 2 53 80 30 73 25 38 25 82 0 4 4 1 1 5 0 0 3 576 0 12 1 4 3 0 2 5 3 17 7 7 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 81 13 29 20 8 19 51 21 56 14 27 10 57 0 1 5 1 2 17 0 1 2 436 Cleveland Detroit 1 . * 2 8 3 2 5 2 7 5 2 6 9 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups ClasAA Class B Class C Duluth Frankfort .... Chicago ..... Totals ...... 2 39 6 13 5 1 6 12 8 23 7 16 1 23 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 169 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 ~^,5 5 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 • 0 0 58 2 14 4 5 7 36 8 32 5 24 4 40 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 252 3 23 3 4 0 0 1 4 5 18 1 7 0 8 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 87 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - I •' I.,; • f-% ^ I. ••' K' if Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans STEWARD DEPARTMENT • •••••••••a " 38 a San Francisco .... Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico ...... Houston Piney Point Yokohama Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort ........ Chicago .. Totals i a H.r ........ 14 4 ........ 26 .... • .. . .... 40 9 22 7 41 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 Port Boston .......... New York ........ Philadelphia ..... Baltimore s®/ • • ^i",' '' •r:"' Mobile New Orleans ..... San Francisco .... Wilmington ...... ........ Seattle Puerto Rico • Houston ........ •'•••••••a* ........ Piney Point Yokohama ........ Alpena .'... Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth ........ Frankfort ........ Chicago Totals Totals All Depts.... aaaaaaaaaa aa«aa*aa«* •'aa*a«.aa«» • aa'aaaafaa a . a a a a a a^a a • •aaaaa«a« . - .rc'/vy:-. 10 33 0 1 , 3 12 4 4 3 4 2 2 0 37 14 6 4 31 19 2 2 21 12 2 3 26 15 0 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G O 0 0 10 0 0 182 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 ENTRY DEPARTMENT aaaaaaaa** hir: f,:,. :- 2 31 7 13 4 33 0 0 2 19 0 4 3 249 1,467 1 97 27 19 22 6 13 54 25 54 10 26 11 56 25 4 10 0 5 11 0 2 0 478 746 7 18 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 7 1 2 0 9 0 4 4 3 3 10 0 0 0 79 101 770 300 11 2 60 15 36 15 4 25 59 13 47 12 30 25 43 0 2 4 7 6 37 2 5 5 454 ,953 1 221 40 56 40 4 39 133 55 134 44 44 28 96 1 5 13 2 4 15 2 4 2 983 1,665 12 63 0 13 9 1 0 21 6 9 2 7 1 42 0 5, 16 9 12 27 5 7 2 269 332 PRESIDEItT PaiilHaU SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe ijiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Fra^ Dfozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS f75 4ATenBUl«.n232 (212) HY ALPENA. Mkh. IN N. 2 Ave. 49767 (S17) EL 4.3416 BALTIMORE. Md. 1214E.BalllsMinSt212t2 (391) EA 7.49M •USTON. Mass. 215 Ewi St 92111 (617) 482.4716 BUPFALO, N.Y.... .299 FraiiUia St 14292 SiU (716) TL 3.9259 IBU (716) IL 3.9259 CHICAGO, OL. .9383 S. Ewisg Ave. 68617 SIU (312)SA 1-9733 mu (312) ES 5*9579 CLEVELAND, OUo 1299 OH RhrerRd. 44113 (21^ MA 1.5459 DETROIT, Mkh. I Ave. 48218 19225 W., (313) ¥13.4741 .2914 W. 3 St 55896 DULUTH, (218) RA 2.4119 . PX). Bos D FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Mafai St 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tel. ....5894 Caisi St 77911 (713) WA 8-3297 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St 32206 JERSEY CITY. NJ. 353-5011 99 MsMewy at 97392 (291) HE 5-9424 MOBILB. Als.:... .IB. Lamce-St 36692 (295) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLBAM^ La. 639 lachsoa Ave. 79139 (594) 529-7546 NORFOLK. Va. 115 3 St 23519 (894) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky.........225 S. 7 St 42M1 (592) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Ph.. .2694 & 4 St 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR. Tn... . .534 9 Ave. 77649 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCBCO. CaM. 1321 Mkdoa St 94193 SANTURCE, P. R., 626*6793 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724*2848 SEATTLE, Wa*. 2595 1 Ave. 98121 (296) MA 3<4334 ST. LOUBk Ma.. .4581 Gnvok Ave. 63116 (314)752-6599 TAMPA, Fbu 312 HaRfaoB St 33692 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, OHO 935 SammH St 43694 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, CaST- 519 N. Broad St 99744 ai3) 549.4999 YOKOHAMA. JOpai PX>.Boa429 YokohauPirtPX). Naka-Ka 231-91 281-7935 IH; 281 For the second month in a row, shipping has dropped off somewhat in most ports. The dropoff is due partially to the general depressed state of the U.S. economy; partially to the sagging worldwide tanker market, resulting in iayups of U.S. tankers, and partially to the veto of the'oil bill which has resulted in widespread layoffs throughout the U.S. maritime industry. Com­ pared to other industries in the country, though, employment in SIU is relatively good, and according to the Maritime Adminis^tion general employment on U.S.-flag ships should remain stable. If' 'I .r:' 'i „> 1. Seafarers Log Page 24 • i i i' « �_ ' AFL-CIO: Ford, Congress Act on Jobs, Tax Cuts, Oil Pave 27 Continued from Page to the unemployed to minimiyi'. their hardships. Pointing out that the country's down­ ward economic spiral is gaining momen­ tum, the General Board warned that "without this emergency action, unem­ ployment will feed on unemployment; production cutbacks will spread further, and the threat of widespread bankrupt­ cies of businesses and banks will be­ come reality." Energy Report Looking more closely at the General Board's economic proposals, the most extensive report was filed on the na­ tion's energy situation. The Board urged _ Congress to immediately enact a quota on oil imports, including a ban on im­ ports originating in countries that em­ bargoed oil to the U.S. and Holland last year; to take the importation of oil out of private hands and place it in the hands of government; to establish a fair rationing system that minimizes re­ gional, industry and individual hard­ ships, and to enact a genuine, effective excess profits tax. The Board also declared that it would fight to block the Administration's pro­ posals to deregulate the price of natural gas, decontrol the -••ice of domestic crude, and impose a , per barrel duty on imported oil. Jones Act Again Under Attack Oil Interests Petition for a Waiver to Carry LNG Continued from Page 3 can now only sell Alaskan LNG to Japan for 510 per Mcf (thousand cubic feet), the company plans on re­ ceiving approximately $2.50 per Mcf on the New England market. To grant the waiver now when PhilHps-Marathon feels they can make a larger profit by selling the Alaskan^as to the U.S., President Hall said "would only reward the intrasigence of the oil companies." Herbert Brand, president of the Transportation Institute, a research organization sponsored -by all seg­ ments: of the-maritime industry, has also urged Secretary Simon to reject New England LNG's application for a Jones Act waiver. He noted in a 13-page letter to the Secretary of the Treasury that it is highly imlikely Alaskan LNG can be shipped to New England in time to have an impact on this heating season and that U.S.-flag LN& carriers will be available by the next heating season. The Liberian-flag LNG carrier Kencd Multina, partially owned by PhilUps, was originally called the Kentown and was slated to sail under U.S. registry. The SIU was negotiating to man the Kentown before its operator. Interstate Bulk, sold the ship. If Phillips-Marathon and New Eng­ land LNG are granted this waiver, a dangerous precedent will be set aUowing oil companies to use foreign-flag ships on the grounds that there are no U.S. flag-ships available after those companies have refused to build ships in U.S. yards to be operated by U.S. seamen. (See editorial on page 18 of this LOG). Rising to support the Board's energy proposals, SIU President and AFL-CIO Vice President Paul Han affirmed that "we must live up to and support these recommenda­ tions if we are to correct the na­ tion's energy problems, an area that needs correction very badly." RecalHng last years' oil price goug­ ing which caused widespread .energy shortages, uncontrolled inflation, and undue personal hardships on millions of Americans, President Hall noted that the price of imported oil "has now gone four and five times over what it was 12 to 16 months ago." However, he stated that by supporting and implementing the AFL-CIO's energy program, "we can force the price of oil back to the $3 barrel limit which we were paying 16 or 18 months ago." . "By working together", said Hall, "we decisively beat the oil cartel in Con­ gress where it counts; and even though Ford did veto it, by working together again, we can dump them head on again." File S&A Claims Within 60 Days In filing for Sickness and Accident benefits. Seafarers are reminded that they must submit their claim for in­ patient or out-patient benefits within 60 days of discharge from the hospital or from the first date of disability. Claims for S«&A benefits filed after the 60-day period must be denied ac­ cording to the regulations of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. Seafarers should acquaint themselves Hall further pointed out that the pas­ with the SIU Surgical, Pension and Wel­ sage of the staunchly labor-supported fare Digest so they will not be denied Energy Transportation Security Act last a claim due to an oversight. A copy of December proved that the powerful the digest is available at any SIU hiring multinational oil cartel was no longer haU or by writing the SIU Welfare Plan invincible in Congress. office at Union headquarters. Bosun Renews His Clinic Card Supreme Court Rules Against Right to Picket Foreign Flags Continued from Page 5 months later by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. More, of course, is at stake in this case than the right of American mari­ time unions to picket foreign-flag opera­ tors. Presently, national foreign-flag ships, and "flag of convenience" vessels domi­ nate carriage of U.S. foreign liner trade and hold a virtual monopoly on the transportation of imported oil to Amer­ ican ports. This unfortunate situation not only infringes on the rights of American sea­ men to secure jobs on U.S.-flag ships, but poses a serious threat to our nation­ al security and the health and well-being of the entire American maritime in­ dustry. In addition, the carriage of oil and other hazardous cargoes on sub-stand­ ard foreign-flag vessels manned by im­ properly licensed crews creates a real threat to the environmental protection of our shorelines and coas(ai waters. Issues of this magnitude involve more than one individual state. They involve Justice William O. Douglas, one of the four Supreme Courf justices dissent­ ing on the picketing decision, discussed the growing problem of pollution of our coastal waters, and stated that no public issue is more important to the life of the oceans of the world than "keeping marine traffic in more responsible hands than those which 'flags of convenience' commonly use," The issue of foreign-flag picketing, of course is not a dead one. The SIU, along with other maritime unions, will continue the fight to make the public aware of the serious economic and en­ vironmental dangers that follow in the wake of foreign flag vessels, and will continue to work legislatively to enact laws that would curtail any harmful operations. A participant in the current Bosuna Recertification class, Seafarer Richard Chiasson (left) accepts his renewed clinic card from Headquarters SIU clinic receptioniat Jean Dreher. While he spent a month in Brooklyn. N.Y. in the class, Brother Chiasson made sure he got a new clinic card when his old one ran out. SIU medical clinics give physical examinations free of charge for ail Union members. Seafarers waiting to ship out should check their clinic card and have it renewed if it is running out. In last month's LOG, Mrs. Dreher was identified as Headquarters SIU clinic secretary Florence Penny in a photo with Recertified Bosun Robert Butts, who was receiving his new clinic card. Senate Probes Crisis In Maritime Industry Continued from Page 3 Following the hearing, which pro­ duced no tangible Administration pro­ posals tp halt the decline in employ­ ment in the maritime industry, Senator the general well-being of the entire Mapuson told Commerce Secretary country, and the federal governntent Pent that he wants to Itnow a lot more of the should maintain control over the car­ ahout the "gloomy riage of this nation's foreign goflitneree! Specifically, Senator Magnuson wants Dent to explain why the Presi­ dent vetoed the Oil Bill last December because it was "inflationary" and then turns around and calls for a $3 a bar­ rel increase in oil import fees. Pent told the hearing that a suheoromittee of the nahinet-level Beonfunie Polipy Board had h«en nwaed to look into the tanker industry crisis. He also said that plans are being made to have the President meet with maritime union leaders, ship operators and the shipyards to "see what we can do." Responding to that announcement, Senator Magnuson said that the "very grave" eondition of the tanher indastry ^nawres a sense of urgeney.'', �^rv.Maiii'i • • -• Alcoholism - a Disease That Slowly -•,r 'i'V .. I ! V Ogden Yukon Committee , •' Ship's chairman Recertified Bosun Harold L. Weaver (second from left) of the SS Ogden Yukon (Ogden Marine) resolved beefs of the crew last year and brought a clean tanker in to payoff recently in Yokosuka, Japan, before sailing for Okinawa. Members of the Ship's Committee are (I. to r.); AB Charles T. Scott, deck delegate; "Buck" Weaver; 3rd Cook Sylvester Zygarowski, steward delegate; Chief Steward F. P. Kustura, secretary-reporter, and Wiper H. R. "Bob" Newell, engine delegate. Not shown in the photo in front of the U.S. Consulate is Chief Pumpman Ramon Digon, educational director, who stayed on board. , {ej-' i' Page 26 by Dr. Joseph B. Logue SIU Medical Director The ship has been out at sea for several months. You're bound for port. The routine life on ship, the confinement to the ship's quarters, the ritualized ex­ istence, it will all cease as the ship docks. After the payoff, you can get another ship, go on the beach, or go on vacation. Everyone's mind is on renewing old acquaintances and meeting new faces. If this is your home port, ypu are anxious to see friends and family. Often the first stop is a seamen's bar. A seamen's bar is unique too, just like your career. It might be likened to a haven or refuge, and is an integral part of many a seamen's life ashore. It is unlike a cocktail lounge or a commuter bar. It is a bridge between ship and shore. At sea, homeward bound, it was tensions and pressures mounting. There is tremendous antici­ pation and drinking is a way of releasing tensions. The seamen's bar is a place to sleep if you have no other, a place to store gear, to borrow money, to lend money. The most important thing, there are friendly people there, and it is a comfortable place. To the lonely seaman, it is symbolic of home. There is always someone there who knows you; or someone you know of. Here, casual acquaintances can blossom into brotherhood. So with a shore leave, the sailor may go no further in his adventures than the focal point of the bar. Alcoholism Affects Anyone A life at sea is unique compared to other careers. Each career has its assets, as well as its problems. Alcoholism affects anyone, no matter what an indi­ vidual chooses to do; go to sea, sit behind a desk, or become a politician. Despite one's chosen occupation, the disease called alcoholism can develop, just like any other disease. An individual can be a diabetic, have cancer, be an alcoholic, or have a heart condi­ tion. All these diseases can be arrested if they are treated properly—or they can cause death. Alcoholism is threefold, in that it affects the body, mind and spirit. The alcoholic suffers from a real illness which he has no control over; it is not caused by a desire to hurt others, a weakness of will or immorality. We live in an age where ignorance and prejudice are being over- Baltimore Comrhittee Recertified Bosun Sven Stockmarr, ship's chairman (seated rear right) of the containership, the SS Baltimore (Sea-Land) gets his dues receipt on Jan. 24 from SIU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated center) during a payoff in the port of New York. The rest of the Ship's Committee are, standing from left: Robert Bridges, steward delegate; Torry Kid, Jr., engine delegate; Chief Steward William L. Nihem, secretary-reporter, and Kenneth L. Hart, educa­ tional director. Seated foreground is H. L. Hansen, deck delegate waiting his turn to pay his dues. a .-I ' ^ i ''i �Leads to Death, Insanity or Recovery drinks to avqid waiting for slow ones; at home always fixes drinks; if out, insists on doing it; carries secret supply any­ way. Prefers pre-meal drinking at bar instead of home; if' lunch or dinner is out, he arrives "high," late, or both, or insists on drinking before meal. Eating is irregular, made up for by eating at odd times, day and night. He is always "dog-tired," "nervous," worried, depressed, and must drink for it. New symptoms: drinking times are added to, 11 A.M. and 4 P.M., for instance; drinking alone; signs of drinking show at embarrassing times; weekend bouts; Monday hang­ overs; morning drink; he starts "going on the wagon"; in­ creased irritability during periods of non-drinking. A LATE SYMPTDMS (advanced alcohol­ ism; until death, insanity or recovery) thrown by knowledge and understanding. Society is rapidly accepting the fact that alcoholism is very much a real disease. The alcoholic cannot have that one drink, or a whole cycle is set up. Alcoholism is when you can't stop after one drink. Alcoholism is affecting a goodly number of seamen, just as it is the rest of the populace. (There are nine million alcoholics in America.) More and more alcoholic clinic doors are opening. Education about matters affecting an individual* is always essential. Alcoholics Anonymous—for the al­ coholic, Alonon—for family and friends of the alco­ holic, Aloteen—for the teenage children or friends of an alcoholic, and other similar groups supply this most needed education. Most groups are as close as a tele­ phone directory even if you are in a foreign country. What Causes Alcoholism What causes the disease called alcoholism? There are many theories as to the causes of different diseases the human being endures. Two of the theories on the cause of alcoholism are the compulsion to drink which may be psychological and that alcoholics may have a different psychomotor-activity level on a biochemical basis. Alcohol, which is a sedative, artifically brings down the psychomotor level of the alcoholic, and makes the alcoholic feel more relaxed. However, the second effect of alcohol is to increase psychomotoractivity. When alcohol is consumed, within 15 to 20 minutes a certain blood level is attained and within one to one and a half hours it reaches a peak. Chemically the blood alcohol level rises, the psychomotor-activity level goes down, the person is relieved, relaxed, less anxious, less frightened, less worried than before. At the end of the second hour the blood level starts down. The second effect of a sedative is that psycho­ motor-activity is increased. And so the tensions and pressures that caused the need for the alcoholic to drink and were somewhat alleviated by the drink, give way to more pressing agitating effects and there is more tension. Thus the alcoholic drinks more to al­ leviate these feelings. And so goes the cycle. All sedative drugs, or soporifics, are qualitatively identical and can replace one another. Cross-tolerance to these drugs develops. So if a tolerance is built up for alcohol, which is a sedative drug, the individual has a tolerance to the other sedatives. If given these seda­ tives, he usually returns to alcohol to relieve the "jittery effect" he has gotten from the same class sedatives. Therefore, the use of sedatives is relatively ineffec­ tive and never cures. They may be used in some Alcoholic Detoxification Units, under strict medical supervision, to prevent severe withdrawal symptoms. However, before the patient is released, there are several diys time lapse since his last dose of sedation was given. These drugs .should be given only under strict medical supervision, or as mentioned, the al- February, 1975 coholic patient will only become more "jittery", and return to alcohol for a more calming effect, which ignites the whole cycle over again. What Is an Alcoholic? Alcoholism is a progressive disease, and when not treated can be fatal. What is an alcoholic? (The following three paragraphs and illustrations are taken from Marty Mann's pamphlet "How to Know an Alcoholic" which contains highlights from her book "New Primer on Alcoholism" published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in 1958. Both the book, which is $4.95, and the pamphlet, which is $.25, are available prepaid from the Publications Department of the Na­ tional Council on Alcoholism, Inc.,2 Park Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10016). EARLY SYMPTOMS (incipient alcohol­ ism; averages 10 years in duration) Makes promises, to himself: will do better next time; to others: knows his limit and intends to stick to it. Tells lies: minimizes or conceals number of drinks he had, and whether he was drunk. Gulps drinks ("Other people drink so slowly"). Takes drinks before going to party or appointment where there'll be drinking. Must have drinks at certain times: before lunch, after work, before dinner, before special event such as theater, concert, sports event, meeting, week­ end jaunt, wedding, funeral, christening, etc, Must have drinks for tired feeling, nerves, worries, depression: "nothing else helps," "shattering day at office," "frantic day with children," etc. Eating habits not much affected, although incipient alcoholic may toy with food after too long and too busy pre-meal drinking interval, or may wolf lunch or dinner with a liquor-plus-delay-induced voracious hunger. MIDDLE SYMPTOMS (mostly continua­ tion of early symp­ toms, lasting from two to five years) Promises and lies come thick and fast, are necessary to hide the fact that his drinking is different, to minimize amount he drinks, to build up myth he can stop if he wishes, to de­ flect criticism, to prevent scenes, to save home or job. Gulps Alcoholic drinks to live and lives to drink; rarely wants to eat; when he does he gorges like a wolf. Drunken behavior usually takes place at the wrong time; at office, interview for new job, important dinner or meeting, wedding, at church; however, many alcoholics while sodden with drink can appear at these functions and give impression they are sober. Drinking bouts increase in frequency and intensity, depending on financial and physical condition of the alco­ holic; morning drinks are a necessity; periods of "being on the wagon" occur less often. Irritability and emotional re­ sponses are fairly consunt. Alcoholic will be fired from jobs, will sometimes quit for no apparent reason. He must get money to drink, by any means possible, will often stop at nothing although the alcoholic is not fundamentally dis­ honest. He watches horrible effect of his drinking on family with apparent indifference. Loses sense of time. A true alcoholic cannot stop drinking, and go straight all alone. He needs help. That is what Alco­ holic Anonymous and similar organizations offer. After treatment in a Detoxification Unit, there must be therapy of a sort—re-education is more the correct term than therapy. An alcoholic must learn all he can about his disease, and after a long hard struggle, when he can reach beyond himself and help another alco­ holic, he has come a long way. Using Antabuse In the treatment of alcoholism, the doctor will suggest the use of a drug called Antabuse. This drug does not work on the central nervous system; it does not relieve anxiety; it does not change the psycho­ motor-activity level of the brain. Only if the individual takes alcohol while taking Antabuse will anything happen. When Antabuse is taken every day it gives four to five days protection against drinking. If alco­ hol is consumed when Antabuse has been taken, a certain chemical level builds up in the bloodstream and causes a toxic reaction. Nausea, vomiting, flush­ ing and vasomotor collapse follows. Antabuse is a helpful tool, not the answer. Time is gained to work with the patient and his feelings. It must be taken voluntarily and because the individual wants to stop drinking, Antabuse can be taken for years and has been taken for years with no side effects. Compassion and Understanding In treating the alcoholic, cessation of alcohol intake is the prime concern. Education is essential. Simple compassion and understanding is most important. It acts as a bridge to the alcoholic's isolation. Basically the alcoholic has been saying: "I'm strung up, I'm caught and nobody seems to realize how violently ill, how terribly trapped I am". All people say is, I just won't quit drinking, or I bring it on myself. With understanding, there is a chance for success. Long term treatment is directed toward increasing the abstinent alcoholic's capacity to tolerate anxiety. There can be no recourse to sedation. A helping hand is needed. Understanding and compassion to help the alcoholic through his discomfort is what is needed. . Alcoholism is arrestable if the alcoholic wants it. But the alcoholic must want and work daily for it. It is a disease that requires day to day treatment. TODAY is a key word. "Unborn Tomorrow and Dead Yesterday, Why Fret About Them If TODAY Be Sweet?"—Omar Page 27 �i:/- • •,; • v • -'T^•J^' ^ RECONCILEMENT OF FUND BALANCE AMENDED 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at Beginning of Year 18. Total Additions During Year (Item 7) 19. Total Deductions During Year (Item 16) 20. Total Net Increase (Decrease) 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at End of Year (Item 14, Statement of Assets and Liabilities) ANNUAL REPORT ^v For the fiscal year ended March 31,1974 SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND (Name of Welfare Fund) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 (Address of Fund) to the of the 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. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual State­ ment, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) ADDITIONS TO FUND BALANCE Item ~ Contributions: <• (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer (Schedule I) $6,362,721.73 (b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) $6,362,721.73 (d) Total Contributions 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from Insurance Companies 3. Investment Income: (a) Interest 56,508.22 (b) Dividends (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) 56,508.22 (e) Total Income from Investments 4. Profit on disposal of investments 5. Increase by adjustment in asset values of in­ vestments 6. Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) Adjustment to Reserve for Claims pay. & contrib. receivable 119,935.63 (b) Receipts from other entities, food sales, int on delinq., misc 285,795.74 405,731.37 (c) Total Other Additions $6,824,961.32 7. Total Additions DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND BALANCE 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (Includ­ ing Prepaid Medical Plans) 9. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund $3,437,034.86 10. Payments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Bene­ fits to Participants (Attach latest operating statement of the Organization showing detail of administrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) 1,396,475.71 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independ­ ent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospitals, Doctors, etc.) 464,089.86 12. Administrative Expenses; (a) Salaries (Schedule 2) 405,521.70 (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc. (Schedule 2) .. 21,132.24 (c) Taxes . 33,749.99 (d) Fees and Commissions (Schedule 3) 76,167.24 (e) ^lent .............................. 103,710.44 (f) Insurance Premiums 6,683.69 <g) Fidelity Bond Premiums (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) Tabulating, employee benefits, office expenses 632,793.71 (i) Total Administrative Expenses ......... 1,279,759.01 13. Loss on disposal of investments 14. Decrease by adjustment in assets values of in­ vestments ............................ 103,980.55 Other Deductions: (Itemize) 15. (a) Provision for loans deemed doubtful of col­ 6,728.11 lection Cb) , 6,728.11 (c) Total Other Deductions $6,688,068.10 16. Total Deductions ........................ . v...- ' Page 28 6,824,961.32 6.688,068.10 136,893.22 $1,155,784.75 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES End of Reporting Year ASSETS SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE STATE OF NEW YORK .SI.018.891.53 Item $ 420.518.93 1. Cash 2. Receivables: (a) Contributions: (1) Employer 1,342.690.78 (2) Other (Specify) (b) Dividends or Experience Rating Refunds (c) Other (Specify) Due from other entities, less applicable re­ serves 278.009.59 3. Investments: (Other than Real Estate) (a) Bank Deposits at Interest and Deposits on Shares in Savings, and Loan Associations 185,343.17 (b) Stocks: (1) Preferred (2) Common (c) Bonds and Debentures: (1) Government Obligations (a) Federal (b) State and Municipal (2) Foreign Government Obligations (3) Non-Government Obligations (d) Common Trusts: (1) (Identify) (2) (Identify) (e) Subsidiary Organizations (Identify and Indicate Percentage of Ownership by this plan in the subsidiary) (1) % (2) % See attachment 2,170,327.56 4. Real Estate Loans and Mortgages 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Other than Real Estate) (a) Secured ; 447,855.34 (b) Unsecured 6. Real Estate: (a) Operated (b) Other Real Estate 7. Other Assets: (a) Accrued Income (b) Prepaid Expenses 13,061.67 (c) Other (Specify) Fixed assets—^net; inventories 347,568.83 8. Total Assets $5,205,375.87 LIABILITIES 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Unpaid claims (not covered by Insurance) Accounts payable Estimated liability for future payment of benefits Contributions due to other Fund Reserve for retired participants benefits Reserve for future benefits (Fund balance)—deficit Total Liabilities and Reserves $ 777,792.00 250,889.99 95,128.00 2,925,781.13 7,547,503.00 (6,391,718.25) $5,205,375.87 STATE OF. SS. COUNTY OF. and Trustees of the Fund and , i affirm, under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this Annual Report are true and hereby subscribe Aereto. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN attachment to NEW YORK STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL STATEMENT Year Ended March 31,1974 Reconciliation of Fund Balanpe—Page 6—Item 21 Reserve for Retired Participants Benefit—Page 7—^Item 13 $7,547,503.00 Reserve for Future Benefit—^(Fund Balance)—Page 7—Item 14 ... (6,391,718.25) $1,155,784.75 Seafarers Log �1 jRnal Beparture^ John S. Clapp, 48, died on Dec. 20 in Seattle, Wash. Broth­ er Clapp joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a bosun. He had sailed for 30 years. Seafarer Clapp was born in Detroit and was a resident of Seattle when he passed away. Sur­ viving are a brother, John of San Fran­ cisco and a sister, Mrs. Catherine M. Wilson of Grosse Point, Mich. SIU pensioner Pio M. Dario, 73, died of a heart attack in Provincial Hospi­ tal, Samar, the Phil­ ippines on Nov. 29. Brother Dario joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailirig in the steward department. He walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. A native of Samar, he was a resident there. Interment was in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Samar. Surviving are two nephews, Abraham B. Dario of Manila and Juan B. Dario of Quezon City, the Philippines and a niece, Mrs. Zosima Dario Campanero of Samar. SIU pensioner Luther Dills, 60, died on Jan. 6. Brother Dills joined the Union in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sail­ ing as a bosun. He . had sailed for 29 years and was a preWorld War II U.S. Army veteran. Born in Georgia, he was a resident of Baxley, Ga. when he passed away. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy and two daugh­ ters, Alana and Alieia, both of Winter Garden, Fla. Romie J. Ewer, 72, passed away on Jan. 1. Brother Ewer joined the SIU-aflBliated IBU in the port of Houston in 1958 sailing as an oiler for the G & H Towing Co. from 1958 to 1974. Born in Minnesota, he was a resi­ dent of Galveston when he died. Sur­ viving are his widow, Frances; his mother, Nellie of Los Angeles and a sister, Mrs. E. C. Gise of Louisiana. John R. Earle, 46, died on Dec. 26. Brother Earle joined the SIU-aflBliated IBU in the port of Philadelphia in 1972 sailing as a cook for American Barge Line. He was born in Huntsville, Tex. and was a resident of Louisville, Ky. at the time of his death. Surviving are his widow, Faye; three sons, John, Dennis and Todd and four daughters, Mrs. Linda Taylor, Mrs. Janice R. Miles, Debra and Teresa of Louisville. SIU pensioner Maxwell W. Hudgins, 64, passed away on Jan. 3. Brother Hudgins joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Philadelphia in 1959 sailing as a mate for the Graham Trans­ portation Co. (Interstate Oil) from 1950 to 1974. Born in Gwynn, Va., he was a resident there when he died. Surviving are his widow. Ruby; two sons. Max­ well, Jr. and Robert, and a daughter, Katherine. February, 1975 Vasco V. Tohey, Jr., 30, expired on Jan. 8. Brother Tobey joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1971 sailing as an AB. He at­ tended the Andrew Furuseth Training School in New Orleans and attended an educational conference at Piney Point in 1971. Seafarer Tobey was also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. A native of New Orleans, he was a resident there when he passed away. Surviving are his widow, Rosemary; a daughter, Kelly of Kenner, La. and his father, Vasco of New Orleans. SIU pensioner Edward Tonisson, 72, passed away on Jan. 6. Brother Tonissoji joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. He had sailed for 46 years and was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. Sea­ farer Tonisson was bom in Estonia, USSR, and was a resident of Scarsdale, N.Y. when he died. Surviving are his widow, Marie and two nieces, Jia Vaher and Luule Jaani, both.of Vasterrik, Sweden. Jose J. Torres, 51, died of a heart attack in Galveston ySPHS Hospital on Diec. 17. Brother Torres joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1969 sail­ ing as a firemanwatertender. He was born in Mexico, became a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Hitch­ cock, Tex. when he passed away. Inter­ ment was in Galveston. Surviving are his widow, Hermina; a daughter Minerva and six other children. Orlo C. France, 64, died in October. Brother France joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of St. Louis in 1965 sailing as a chief en­ gineer for the Inland Tug Co. from 1963 to 1974 and the Commercial Transpor­ tation Co. from 1952 to 1963. A native of Pacland, La., he was a resident of Mandeville, La. when he passed away. Surviving are his widow, Enola Mae and a step-daughter, Barbara Ann. SIU pensioner Hubert S. WUkins, 60, succumbed to cancer in the Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven, N.C., on Dec. 11. Brother Wilkins joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a chief engineer for Lee Hudgins from 1941-3, for the Allied Towing Co. from 1947 to 1954 and for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Co. from 1954 to 1974. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A native of Belhaven, he was a resident there when he died. Interment was in Ryder Hill Cemetery, Belhaven. Sur­ viving are his widow, Rhoda Jean, and two sons, James of Beaufort, N.C. and Nathan. SIU pensioner Lawrence F. McGlone,59, expired on Dec. 23. Brother McGlone joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a bosun. He was I an Army veteran of World War 11. A native of Philadelphia, he was a resident of Pleasantville, N.J. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Marion C. Miurphy of Somers Point, N.J. Herman E. Mitcham, 22, was killed in an auto accident on July 23. Brother / Mitcham joined the SIU in the port of A. ^ . New Orleans in 1969 ^ ft? sailing as a wiper. He J J graduate of the HLSS in New Orleans. Seafarer Mitcham was born in Texas and was a resident of Conroe, Tex. when he died. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dupre of Conroe. Bradle S. F. Fin­ der, 53, died in Lu­ theran Hospital, Bal­ timore, on Dec. 23. Brother Pinder joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1966 sailing as a chief electrician. He was a graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School and a World War II veteran of the Army infantry. A native of Baltimore, he was a resident of Jack­ sonville, Fla. when he passed away. Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his father, J. Norman Pinder of New York City; an aunt, Mrs. Carrie Carroll and two cousins, Joseph W. Palmer and Joanne Rucks, all of Baltimore. Alfred Talaske, 38, died of a heart attack in Alpena, Mich, on Aug. 12, 1973. Brother Talas­ ke joined the IBU in the port of Alpena in Peter F. Morgauo,. 1956 sailing in the 48, died on Dec. 9. steward department Brother Morgano for Boland and Cornelius, American joined the SlU-affiliSteamship Co. and the Hurbn Cement ated IBU in the port Co. He was a graduate of the HLSS. of Chicago in 1969 Born in Alpena, he was a resident there. sailing as a porter for Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena. Surviying are his parents, Mr. pi Kinsman Marine. He was a Navy veteran and Mrs. Michael T. Talaske and a of World War II. Born in Gary, Ind., brother, David, all of Alpena. he was a resident of Toledo, Ohio when he passed away. Surviving are a brother, Jack M. McCranie, Bernard of Gary and an aunt, Mrs. 59, died of cancer in Carmella Enzivino Sanzoney. the Baptist Hospital, Miami, on Oct. 8. Brother McCranie SIU pensioner joined the SIU in Joseph J. Quilliu, 76, 1938 in the port of succumbed to a heart Tampa sailing as a attack on Jan. 2 in chief steward. He was Somers Point, N.J. born in Macon, Ga., and was a resident Brother Ouillin joined the Union in of Miami at the time of his death. Inter­ ment was in Presbyterian Cemetery, the port of Philadel­ Jackson, Ga. Surviving are his widow, phia in 1961 sailing Marjorie; two sons, James and Dennis, as an oiler for the P. F. Martin Co. of and a daughter, Rebecca. Philadelphia from 1950 to 1963. He was an Army veteran. A native of Phil­ Robert F. Stewart, adelphia, he was a resident of South 68, passed away on Dennis, N.J. when he died. Interment Aug. 20, 1971. was in South Dennis Cemetery. Surviv­ Brother Stewart ing is his widow, Ruth. joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as Linwood I. Sadler, 43, succumbed to a chief electrician. He rheumatic heart disease on Dec. 28 in had sailed for 26 Dorchester, Md. Brother Sadler joined years and walked the picket line in the the IBU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a tugboat captain for Robin Line strike in 1962. Born in the Harbor Towing Corp. from 1971 Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident of Rockaway Park, Brooklyn when he to 1974. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. A native of Mathews, died. Surviving are his widow, Kathleen Va., he was a resident of Pt. Haywood, of New York City, N.Y.; two sons, Va. when he died. Burial was in Pear Robert of Long Island, N.Y. and Jo­ Tree Cemetery, Onemo, Va. Surviving seph; a daughter, Joan and a sister, Mrs. are his widow, Peggy Ann; a step­ Helen Coryat, both of New York City. daughter, Lorrie Ann Jenkins, and his mother, Mabel of Mathews. SIU pensioner Melvin A. Spires, 75, Morris D. Siege!, 56, died in the New succumbed to heart Orleans USPHS Hospital on Dec. 19. disease on Jan. 4. Brother Siegel joined the SIU in the Brother Spires joined port of New York in 1955 sailing in the SIU in 1941 in the steward department. He walked the the port of Tampa picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike J sailing as a firemanin 1961 and was a veteran of the U.S. I watertender. He was Air Force in World War II. Born in a U.S. Army infantry veteran of World New York City, he was a resident there War I. Born in Georgia, he was a resi­ when he passed away. Surviving are his dent of New Orleans when he died. Sur­ widow, Patricia and a sister-in-law, viving is a brother, Albert of Melrose, Barbara of New Orleans. Fla. - ,Page 29 �m-'L';;'L'-jJ•' Tjr^y .f ll^rading Class Schecluii N ?eb. 20 28 lay 1 •• May 15 ^Iiiy26' i; • - -T Ifiine 2 llboe l2v OMED, Lifeboat, Welduig, and all Dej^rtlo^^ Ratings ^ / •-^EOWT, ^ ^ "• •— OMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Denartment Ratings — LNG/LPG — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, Quartennaster, and aUSti^w* ard Departnient Ratings — FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, « all Stewaid Denartment Ratings — QMED, Lifeboat, Able Seaman, Welding, and jdI S#ei*^^ ard Department RatSngs — AuVaiiccd Ekeirieal FrOCcuefcS — FOWT" .. •— QMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Department Ratbi; -r- QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, andall Steward Departmcijt ••••^/•Ratfeg^ • — FO#r: • -^ QMED, Lifeboat, Onarteirmaster, and all Steward D^ ^'^j^iji^rtnwsn# Ratings Antomation QMED, 14 4 I *-v June 23 June 26 Jnly Id July 21 July 24 July 28 1.7 Aug. 18 Aug. 21 v~,FOWT' — QMED, Lifeboat, Abie Seaman, and aR Steward De« parbnent Ratiiigs — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, and all Steward Department • Ratmgs . —.F0WT: , , .|il QMED, Lifeboat, and all Stewai^ Dwartraent Ratings -rr Adynnced Pumpman Procedures — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, Quartermaster, and aU Stew^; ard Department Rattnp ^FOWT QMED, Lifeboat and aJl Steward De i, 12 Quartermasters Graduate at HLSS A recent class of 12 Seafarers graduating from the quartermaster course at Piney Point studied Rules of the Road, Basic Navigation and Radar Plotting. They are top from left: John T. Kelly: George Atchley; John Walken; Instructor Paul Allman; Jack B. Enochs; Leonard Bugajewski, and Curt Decker. In the bottom row, from left are: Francisco Cortes; Ralph Egeland; Albert 8. Lea;, James Mullally; Michael Nash, and Herbert Green. Fireman-Watertender Class Graduates "'fiS High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers Thirty-one Seafarers have already successfully completed studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. \ The Lundeberg High School Pro­ gram in Plney Point offers all Seafarers —regardless of age—the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The study period ranges from four to eight weeks. Classes are small, permit­ ting the teachers to concentrate on the individual student's progress. Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to continue his education can apply in two ways ; il •>i • ' Go to an SIU office in any port and you will be given a GEO PreTest. This test will cover five gen­ eral areas: English Grammar, and Literature; Social Studies, Science • and Mathematics. The test will be sent to the Lundeberg School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to the Harry Lundeberg School. A test booklet and an answer sheet will be mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the tests and mail both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg School. (See application on this page.) During your stay at the school, you will receive room and board, study materials and laundry. Seafarers will provide their own transportation to and from the school. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: New graduates of the fireman-watertender class at the HLSS In Plney Point, Md. stand with their Instructor, Jack Parcel, fourth from right. From left are: Robert Martin; Robert Craig; Samuel Harris; Michael MallanI; Parcel; Carlos Rodrlgulez; Warren Steen, and Melvin Lash. New QMED Grads at Piney Point 1. One year's seatime. 2. Initiation fees paid in fnil. 3. Ail outstanding monetary obliga­ tions, such as dues and loans paid in fnU. i I am interested in furthering my education, and I would like more Information I on the Lundeberg High School Program. I .Book No.. I Name. •••; !F- • . I i Address I 'I Last grade completed. [ (Street) (City or Town) Last year attended— I Complete this form, and mall to: Margaret Nalen I Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I . . Plney Point, Maryland 20674 Page 30 '''i • :»i . f'••:?• • -• (Zip) Graduates of the QMED course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship pose for photo with their Instructor, Charles Nalen, fourth from left. From the left are: Donald Farmer; Juan Patino; George Ratllff; Nalen; Richard Turpin, and Ramon All. Seafarers Log �Deck Department Upgrading Quartennaster 1. Must hold an endorsement as Able-Seaman- -unlimited—any waters. AMC'Seaman Able-Seaman-—12 months—any waters 1. Mustbeatleast 19yearsof age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or 4. Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have eight months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. (Those who have less than the 12 months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) Able-Seaman—nnlimitcd—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months 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 such as Electrician) 1. No requirements. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist 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 Boilermaker— (who holds an engine rating snch as FOWT) Cook and Baker 1. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or; 2. Twenty four 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. Chief Cook 1. Twelve months seatime as Cook and Baker or; 2. Three years seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months as Cook and Baker or; 3. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory comple­ tion 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 seatime 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 "Cer­ tificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School or; 3. Twblve 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 seatime 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. HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION (Last) 1. Must have rating (or successfully passed examinations for) FOWT, Electri­ cian, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, and Deck Engine Mechanic. 2. Must show evidence of seatime of at least six months in any one or a combina­ tion of the following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist; Boilermaker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. Welding 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. LNG/LPG Program (Middle) (First) Address. (Street) . -Telephone. (City) (Zip) (State) Book Number. (Area Code) —Seniority. Port and Date Issued. -Ratings Now Held. Social Security #. HLS Graduate: Yes • No • Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No • Dates Available For Training I Am Interested In: 1. No requirements. QMED—any rating -Age- Name. DECK • • • • AB 12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman ENGINE • • • • • • • • QMED • FWT • Oiler • Dk.Mech. • Reefer • Boilermaker • LNG-LPG • Diesel • STEWARD • Assistant Cook Electrician Dk. Eng. • Cook & Baker Jr. Eng. • Chief Cook • Steward Pumpman Machinist Welder Advanced Pumpman Procedures Advanced Electrical Procedures 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. Advanced Pumpman Procedures 1. Must already hold Coast Guard endorsement as Pumpman or QMED— \ any rating. Advanced Electrical Procedures 1. Must already hold Coast Guard endorsement as electrician or QMED— any rating. Steward Upgrading PORT- -DATE SIGNATURE. RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO: LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 Assistant Cook 1. Twelve 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. February, 1975 - .--.v Page 31 �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO T' I fry 'ension Plan in 1961, these various plans have QINCE inception of the Seafarers Welhire lers, and flieir dependents. A breakdown of the three ^ paid ent over $205.5 million in cash benefits to efits over the years, inclnding $6.5 million in 1974 programs shows that the Vacation Plan has paid nearl; alone. The SIU's comprehensive Welfare Plan, which wide range of hospital, surgical and otiier medical benefits, has paid out over $52 million to onr active well as to onr pensioners (and tiieir dependents), who continae to receive medical benefits even after rei medi^ benefits, the Welfare Plan, since its inception, has also paid over a half million dollais In college their high school aged dependents. The Union's Pension Plan, tiie most secure in tiie maritime industry, hdUelivered over $43 million to SIU retirees in its 14 years of ezistence. And in 1974, Pension Plan payments nearly doubled Welfare Plan benefitfpnd slightly exceeded Vacation Plan expenditures. For years, the Sill's various welfare plans have been helping our active members, our pensioners, and thdr families to finandally cope with the continuously rising cost of living as well as the skyrocketing cost of all types of medical care. So, don't be Cheated by not taking advantage of all the benefits available to yon as a Seafarer. If you are unfamiliar with the benefits, obtain a copy of the SIU Surgical, Pension and Welfare Digest, whkh completely outlines all welfare benefits payable to you and your dependents. You can get copies at any SIU hiring haU or by writing the Seafarers Welfare Plan Office at 275 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 1975 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: FORD, CONGRESS ACT ON JOBS, TAX CUTS, OIL REP. SULLIVAN OPENS ROUND 3 IN FIGHT FOR OIL QUOTA BILL VICTORY OVER RECESSION CAN BE WON SEATRAIN LAYS OFF 1,800 UIW MEMBERS AT YARD SENATE PROBES CRISIS IN MARITIME INDUSTRY OIL INTERESTS PETITION FOR A WAIVER TO CARRY LNG NEW JACKSONVILLE HALL HAS MEMBERSHIP MEETING IMCO AND ILO MEET TO STUDY MARITIME SAFETY PROPOSALS COMMITTEE DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDA ECUADOR HOLIDNG 7 U.S. TUNA BOATS AND CREWS IN SALINAS SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST RIGHT TO PICKET FOREIGN FLAGS HIGH LESILATIVE PRIORITY GIVEN BILL TO HALT 3RD-FLAG INCURSION SIU TAMPA PORT AGENT 'BENNIE' GONZALES, 64, DIES FLIM FLAM ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXPLOITING SENIOR CITIZENS PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITALS ARE BEING REVITALIZED MERCHANT MARINE FLEETS PROTECTED IN 20 COUNTRIES MORE THAN 200 GRADUATED SIX RECEIVE FULL 'A' BOOKS SEAFARER TAKES UP HOBBY AT SEA OR ASHORE, ONCE A BARTEND ALWAYS A... SERVICING SIU CREWS ON THE EAST COAST: A TIME FOR QUESTIONS, SETTLING BEEFS AND GETTING THE LATEST NEWS JONES ACT MUST BE PROTECTED AUTOMATION IS ALREADY PART OF MARITIME INDUSTRY MT. WASHINGTON, RAPHAEL SEMMES, BIENVILLE SAIL THE FAR EAST AFL-CIO: FORD, CONGRESS ACT ON JOBS, TAX CUTS, OIL ALCOHOLISM: A DISEASE THAT LEADS TO DEATH, INSANITY OR RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS OVER $200 MILLION PAID OUT IN BENEFITS TO SIU MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS 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 2/1/1975 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. XXXVII, No. 2 1975 Periodicals Seafarers Log