http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f21a792ce1d514340477167294cb9924.PDF 056ba8265d23c174fc0b09d0813d7617 PDF Text Text J>kt^*' Ju^;u.V1»^' •-. ' I.T^ .-Wi^jii' 6 ••^>^. .. , , • . • -• - ; -'^V- �s-.^ .)*»• tn ar-=»?a Iiil=l'»rit3'1 AFL'CIO Cautions on Reported Unemployment Dip Notwithstanding President Ford's hailing as "good news" the report that the nation's unemployment rate in Jan­ uary dropped 0.5 points to 7.8 percent, the steepest monthly dip in 16 years with 800,000 more persons getting jobs last month, the AFL-CIO cautioned The Board of Trustees of the SIU's Feosion Plan is considering the rules that vrill apply to a jcdnt and OTrvivor ai|tnnity benefit Under fins joint and survivor annuity^ or hiudtond-wife annuity, ai |IIU-^inenftier-;X^^ against making too much of the flawed unemployment report figures. "While the figures do show modest improvement," chief AFL-CIO econo­ mist Nat Goldhnger said, "a careful study of the full report indicates no justification for claims that there is a tors, including the life expectancy of die pensionerig spouse, and must becalculatcd on a case-by-case basi^ Eacb jnarried Seafarer, when be becomes eli^le for a pension, svillbe notified of the exact amount of rodttc^ montbl^pe^ the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: •a4» Paul Han To Pay Back a Debt Each month, more and more of our old line Seafarers—men who joined the Union at or shortly after its inception in 1938—are taking their well deserved and hard-earned pensions. It's sad to see these men retire from the industry and the Union because many of us hold deep personal friendships with them. We sailed with them, worked with them, lived with them, and in many cases grew to know them better than some of our own blood relatives. At the same time, though, we should all be happy and proud to see them go, because back in 1938 when the SIU was formed, not one of these men ever dreamed that some day they would be able to retire on a good, secure pension. But what else could they think back in 1938, a year which marked some of the darkest days in American seafaring? As a matter of fact, when the SIU was formed nearly 38 yearn ago, our Union was held together by little more than a name, a charter and the, sin­ cere spirit and desire of the SIU membership to make a go of it. We had no pension, vacation or welfare benefits. Our wages, if you 6ah call what we made back then wages, handcuffed the American seafarer to the bottom of the nation's economic scale. And shipboard living and working conditions had nearly hit rockbottom. To top it all off, just two years prior to the SIU's inception, the companies had succeeded in breaking the seamen's unions of the 20's and early 30's. So even as the SIU was formed, its future was at best uncertain. As it turned out, though, the same spirit, desire, and need to better ourselves that brought us together, kept us together, and the SIU began to move slowly forward. What happened from then on right up until the present should be common knowledge to all SIU members, both young and old. We negotiated contracts, and the membership made them stick. Step by step we won welfare benefits for ourselves and our dependents. We won dramatic drop in unemployment." He stressed that part of the improved situation was due to an increase in parttime workers who "are officially counted by the Government as fully employed" adding "there was increased unemploy­ ment (19.9 percent) among teenagers." Goldfinger emphasized that "a more realistic measure of unemployment in January would be 10.6 percent." The U.S. Labor Department report said that there were 7,290,000 unem­ ployed last month and 86,194,000 per­ sons employed in the same period. Government economists attributed the unemployment dip to an unmeasurable "fluke" of seasonal adjustment. drop from the present almost eightmillion jobless to three-million. The percentage of the work force now unemployed is about twice that considered economically acceptable just a few years ago. Summing up, because of the statisti­ cal aberrations in the unemployment figures, subsequent months ahead will be sure to be less encouraging than the January jobless rate. Too Discouraged The AFL-CIO contends that there are 1.2-million today who "are too dis­ couraged to look for work" and there were 3.5-million workers compelled to work parttime. They said the average duration of joblessness was about four months. The number of "hardcore" joblesspersons out of work for 27 weeks or longer remained at a record 1.6-million in December. A year ago the number of hardcore unemployed was about a third of that figure or 537,000. The President says that unemploy­ ment will not drop below five percent until 1981. The AFL-CIO says that Congress should adopt policies aimed at bringing unemployment down to three percent within three years—a Ends Work Tallying Committee The Tallying Committee has finished counting ballots cast in the SlU, AGLIWD election of of­ ficers for tiie 1976-79 term. This committee was composed of two men elected from mch constitu­ tional port at special meetings on Dec. 29, 1975. The results of the eleciJon and the Tallying Committee's full re­ port have been posted in each SIU ban. This report will be read at all March membership meetings and will be carried in the Seafarers Log. pension benefits, which marked the first such benefits ever for American sailors. We won vacation benefits—another first. Most importantly though, we won wage increases that not only raised our earnings but freed the American seaman from the bottom of the eco­ nomic ladder. And today, the Seafarer's wages are comparable with that of any skilled laborer. These tremendous gains in wages and benefits are of course great achieve-, ments. But Seafarers did not stop there. As early as the mid 50's, Seafarers were working to develop training and upgrading courses to help younger seamen advance themselves more quickly. These early training programs grew with the help and support of the membership. And as a direct result we now have the Harry Lundeberg School—one of the finest vocational training schools for seamen in the world. What this all comes down to is that everything we have today as seamentop wages, pensions, vacations, welfare benefits, and the Lundeberg School —^is the direct result of the long years of work and determination put in by the Union's earliest members. These men unselfishly worked in the spirit of true brotherhood to build the cornerstone of a solid future that would stand up not only for themselves but for the next generation of Seafarers, and the next and the next. Many of these men worked to build institutions, like the Lundeberg School, that they knew they might never use. Yet they did it just the same to build a better Union, a better industry and a better world for all American seamen of all ages. It was this kind Of unselfish determination, always with an eye on the future, that made the SIU a success—where earlier seamen's unions had failed—in the maritime industry which had traditionally been the most dif­ ficult of all American industries to organize. To these Seafarers—the first SIU members—many of whom have alfeidy retired, we owe a great debt as well as a great deal of thanks because it is they who struggled, fought, and eventually brought the SIU and its member­ ship out of some of the toughest days American seamen have ever endured. However, our debt to these Seafarers does not end with a handshake and a pension check. The younger men of this Union must pick up where others have left off. They must support the same programs—educational, political and otherwise—and in the same enthusiastic manner that made the SIU a suc-i cess in the first place, . The times may have changed but the SIU's goal .muist remain the samerr:^T to provide a strong progressive and responsive Union in a competitive indus­ try for all generations of American Seafarers. The continued success and growth of the SIU—a labor union for sailorsis, I believe, the only possible payment in full for those who first planted the seeds 38 years ago. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave Brooklyn N Y 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2, February 1976. , ,. . r Page 2 Seafarers Log �5IU, NMEBA Oppose Move Coast Guard Accepts 15 in Deck Engine Depts. The U.S. Coast Guard has certified a 15-man crew for the deck and engine departments of the 35,000 dwt tanker Chevron Oregon, approving the elimi­ nation of all unlicensed ratings in the black gang. Both the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the SIU are protesting this move by the Coast Guard, pointing out that the approved manning scale will not provide adequate safety for the crew and this country's environment. The ship is to carry oil between Alaska and the U.S. West Coast. The entire unlicensed crew aboard the Chevron Oregon will consist of six ABs who will also presumably serve as tankermen, a steward/cook and two steward utilities. The engine department will be com­ posed of a chief engineer and three as- Legislative News Washington Activities Page 9 Senate Confirms Usery ...Page 3 Union News Alcohoiism seminar. .Pages 13-20 President's Report Page 2 Joint Survivor Benefit Page 2 Headquarters Report Page 7 Pension questions answered Page 7 San Francisco Meeting ... Page 4 SPAD in 1976 Back Page Shipping • Dispatchers' Reports Ships' Committees Ships' Digests Tailulah crevy cited Page 3 Page 5 Page 21 Page 8 Page 6 ..Page 12 Page 11 Training and Upgrading Upgrading class schedule, requirements and application Pages 28-29 Recent upgraders ... Pages 30-31 Seafarers participate in bosuns recertification and 'A' seniority upgrading Pages 26:27 GED requirements and application Page 27 Membership News New SIU pensioners Page 22 Final Departures Pages 24-25 actei. the Coast Guard did not work up an Environmental Impact statement be­ fore taking what should be considered major Federal action effecting the country's environment. In a move to prevent Chevron from crewing the Oregon before their suit is heard, the NMEBA asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. to grant a temporary injunction to stop the Coast Guard from issuing inspection and manning certification for the ship. Temporary Lnjanction Denied This request for a temporary injunc­ tion was denied but the NMEBAis con­ tinuing its suit. The SIU is considering joining in the • I ^ li Senate Confirms Usery As Seerefary of Labor INDEX General A/jSws Manning on Chevron tankers Upcoming ll.O maritime meeting USPHS hospitals slstant engineers. At present it seems that these engineers will perform main­ tenance work and will stand watch be­ low. It had originally been proposed by the ship's designers that the deck officer on watch would have monitored engine alarms in addition to his normal duties, thereby leaving the engine room totally unmanned. In addition to the engineers, the ap­ proved licensed crew will also include a master, a chief mate, a second mate, a third mate and a radio officer. The NMEBA is bringing suit against the Coast Guard under the National Environmental Protection Act in an attempt to have their manning scale certification overturned, charging that NMEBA's suit against the Coast Guard, believing the Coast Guard is abusing its discretionary powers in aproving the 15-man deck and engine departments of the Chevron Oregon. The first of six tankers in a series, the Oregon is powered by a gas turbineelectric propulsion plant which General Electric, the unit's designer and builder, admits is "just about the most expen­ sive and least efficient marine drive system available." Despite the high distillate fuel costs and low efficiency of this system. Chevron chose the turbine-generator combination because the company was looking for a "reliable and proven machinery plant... which can be auto­ mated and controlled in the simplest possible manner" and which would allow them to eliminate some watch standing engineering personnel. Ui!>: i while standing watch This practical experience, in addition to yonr QMEp train­ ing, may help yon to perform I's iob in the fn- WASHINGTON—The Senate con­ firmed by a vote of 79 to 7, after an hour's debate. President Ford's nomina­ tion of William J. (Bill) Usery, Jr. as his third Secretary of Labor on Feb. 4. He succeeds the resigning John T. Dunlop who had succeeded Peter J. Brennan. Commenting on his resignation, Dunlop said that he felt he could "no longer conduct effective policy in the Labor Department." Usery, 52, a Democrat who was di­ rector of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for almost three years and Ford's top labor arbitrator and troubleshooter, received seven no Republican votes on his nomination. The Georgia-bom former welder, served as Local 8 president in 1952-3 for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and also served the union as a chief steward and negotiating committee chairman before joining the lAMAW headquar­ ters staff in 1955 as a grand lodge representative. Later he entered Government service in 1969 to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for four years. As head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Usery helped to settle strikes in the railroad and air­ line industries. As Assistant Secretary of Labor, he was the Government's chief mediator in negotiations involving the nation's railroads and airlines. if ? Some Questions Answered On New U.S. Pension Bill A number of inquiries have been made about certain specific aspects of the new U.S. Pension legislation (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)..We hope the following question and answer format will clarify some of these points. Does the new pension law affect only the normal pension, or does it also affect the early normal and disahility pensions? Most provisions of the new law apply only to the normal pension. However, the jomt and survivor annuity benefit will apply to all pensions and those eligible for an early normal pension before they turn 55 will be vested for a reduced pension should they leave the industry. 'This means that a Seafarer who has accrued 7,300 days of actual seatime may leave the industry before he is 55 years old and upon reaching the age of 55 will receive a reduced pension based on his life expectancy and the amount he would have received if he had begun receiving a pension at the age of 65. The rest of the eligibility requirements for the early normal and disability pensions, includmg the 90 days of employment in the previous calendar year requirement, remain unchanged. Have the requirements for the other benefits available under the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan changed? The requirements for other benefits, including the 90 days of employment in the previous calendar year requirement, remain unchanged. Some members have been confused by the 125 day requirement for vesting credit under the new law. This 125 day requirement only applies to earning years of vesting credit for a normal pension. To be eligible for any benefits other than a normal pension or a reduced early normal pension, you still must have 90 days of employment in the previous calendar year. How does vesting credit and breaks in service work under the new law? The first thing to remember is that these provisions only apply to the normal pension. To be vested for a pension, that is to have a legal right to receive the portion of the normal pension you have earned when you turn 65, you must have 10 years of service with 125 days or more of seatime in each year. To put it another way, each year you work 125 days or more you will receive vesting credit for that year. When you have credit for 10 years, you are fully vested and will receive the portion of the pension you earned when you turn 65 even if you have left the industry. If before you are fully vested you work less than 125 days in one year but more than 62Vi days, you receive no vesting credit for that year. Although you will not receive credit for the year, that year is not counted as a break in service. You will only incur a break in service before you are fully vested if you work less than 62Vi days in a year. But even a break does not mean you will lose the credit you have already earned. The only way you will lose that credit before you are vested will be if you Continued on Page 7 'A If i{ M U W.J. Usery Jr. Trustees Change SIU Seholarship Requirements The SIU^s Board of Trustees voted recently to change seathne and age requirements for an SIU member for the Annual College Scholarship Program. Formerly, a Seafarer had to be 35 years of age or under and have three years seatime to be eligible for either the four-year $10,000 scholarship or the two-year $5,000 scholarships. With the Trustees' changes, though, fliere is now no age requirement and a Seaforer need only two years seatime to qualify. The scholarship requirements for dependents (less flian 19 years old and unmarried) of members (with three years seatime), how­ ever, remain the same. �r Large Turnout for San Francisco Meeting The future of American-flag shipping on the West Coast dominated discus­ sion last month as 150 Bay Area Sea­ farers turned to for the general mem­ bership meeting in the constitutional port of San Francisco. Steve Troy, SIU San Francisco agent and chairman of the meeting, pointed out that shipping on the West Coast had dropped off in the past few years be­ cause of two major factors—the end of America's involvement in Vietnam and the rapid growth of third-flag operations in the V'S.-Far East trades. However, it was the general feeling among San Franci^o Seafarers that the current slowdown in West Coast ship­ ping is only temporary. It was pointed out that the com­ pletion of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline next year would provide hundreds of long-term job opportunities for West Coast Seafarers in the carriage of Alaskan crude from Valdez to various points south in the lower 48 states as well as overseas. The strong possibility of construc­ tion of a second pipeline—for natural gas—to shadow the Alaska ofl pipeline was also optimistically discussed. This pipeline, if constructed, would mean hundreds of jobs for West Coast Sea- Bosun Don Bartlett (right) will make the 1976 SPAD Honor Roil as he buys five SPAD tickets from SIU Patrolman Joe Sacco. Brother Bartlett is chief bosun on the Sea-Land shore gang in San Francisco. farers on sophisticated American-flag LNG/LPG carriers. Confidence was also expressed in the SIU's efforts to spearhead a bill through Congress that would curb the incursion of third-flag carriers in the U.S. foreign trades. Passage of such a bill would also increase shipping for West Coast Sea­ farers. In addition to reports on prospects for shipping, the San Francisco agent gave a good explanation of how the new pension bill affects the SIU's Pension Plan, focusing on the subjects of vesting and joint survivor annuities. He sug­ gested that Seafarers refer to pages 9-10 in the December 1975 issue of the Log for detailed information on the new pension bill. Troy also led a discussion on the SIU's new rehabilitation program at Piney Point for Seafarers suffering from alcoholism. He urged the membership to read the special supplement on the program carried in the December 1975 issue of the Log and he encouraged those Seafarers with an alcoholism problem to get help through the Lundeherg School's rehab program. In other meeting business, SIU Pa­ trolman Joe Sacco, who served as read­ ing clerk, gave updated reports on all the SIU's recent political activities and a rundown on new construction and additions to the SIU fleet. A detailed rundown of all ships scheduled to come through San Francisco in the month of February was also given. Harvey Mesford, agent in Seattle, and Mike Worley, agent in Wilmington, also attended the San Francisco meet­ ing to give the membership a report on shipping prospects in their ports. SIU San Francisco Representative Pat Marinelli, who served the meeting as recording secretary, answered sev­ eral questions on welfare benefits avail­ able to Seafarers through the Union's Welfare Plan. Seafarer Reg BIythe, a chief electricran, has his Maltese Poodle Pippi show off one of his tricks in the San Francisco Hall. Brother BIythe says that Pippi enjoys coming down with him to the Bay Area Union Hall. ' Vv > San Francisco members throw in for three jobs aboard the Sea Land Trade (Sea Land) after their January membership meeting. San Francisco Port Agent Steve Troy (center) chairs the port's January membership meeting while Patrolman Joe Sacco (left) serves as reading clerk and Patrolman Pat Marinelli acts as recording secretary. r... i • Over 150 Bay Area Seafarers turned to at the new San Francisco Hall for their membership meeting on Jan. 15. * , Page 4 Seafarer Dennis Connelly talks to the San Fran"cisco membership about credit unions during the Good and Welfare section of their meeting. Seafarers Log �Seek Improved Conditions, Sfandards on Ships I V 1 ILO Sets aMaritime Conference in October in Geneva Later this year the SIU, along with other U.S. maritime unions, will partici­ pate in a very important conference in Europe which could have a profound effect on international shipping for many years to come. The meeting, to be held in October in Geneva, Switzerland, will be a full Maritime Conference of the Interna­ tional Labor Organization (ILO),' a United Nation's agency, and a forum where government, employer and worker representatives from around the world gather in order to seek improved labor conditions and living standards. Late last year delegates from the world's maritime countries met in Ge­ neva at an ILO Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference and laid the foun­ dation for a campaign against sub­ standard ships, a subject which will come up for final discussion at the full conference this year. Representa­ tives from 32 nations attended the Ge­ neva meeting. The major concern of the conference was the danger to the safety and health of seamen aboard the vessels operated under flags-of-convenience by countries such as Panama and Liberia. These ships are often sub-standard. Penot Elected ROU President Joseph M. Penot has been elected president of the Radio Officers Union, and has begun serving his first term. Brother Penot has spent most of his career aboard SlU-contracted vessels, including the passenger liner SS Alcoa Clipper and Waterman ships. Sailing as radio officer aboard the SlU-contracted SS Delta Brasil when word of his election came through. Brother Penot was presented with a cake by the rest of the Brasil's crew which read "Congratulations El Presidente." The ROU has 600 members and is an affiliate of the United Telegraph Workers, a member union of the Mari­ time Trades Department and the AFL-CIO. Frankfort Agent Retires On this very crucial issue, the worker delegates noted that 36 percent of all ships lost through shipwrecks and colli­ sions flew flags of convenience although the vessels registered under these flags represented only 25 percent of the total world merchant marine. Shipboard Conditions Most of these losses were due to bad shipboard conditions and the incompe­ tency of the officers, the seamen dele­ gates charged. Consequently, they de­ manded that the standards to be adopted later this year be incorporated into an international pact binding on govern­ ments. However, despite these facts and the strong united position taken by the sea­ men representatives, prospects for any significant action on this issue to aid the plight of many seamen are not very bright, mainly due to the strong oppo­ sition of many shipowners and the re­ luctance of government representatives to force the issue. SIU Vice President Earl Shepard, who represents the SIU at these meet­ ings, and who led the U.S. union dele­ gation at the conference, admitted they were disappointed at the failure of all parties to take a forceful position. "We did not get as much as we had hoped for, particularly on the issue of sub-standard :,hips," Vice President Shepard said. "The shipowners put up strong opposition to many uniori de­ mands and governments were afraid to act. But we live in eternal hope that they will change their minds before the full conference," he stated. Delegates at last year's Preparatory Conference also drew up a proposed text which would commit countries to maintain effective control over vessels registered in their territory in such mat­ ters as safety standards, social security and employment and living conditions. It would also regulate the engagement of seafarers, provide for inspection of ships and for official inquiry into seri­ ous shipping accidents. Control Procedures A draft action program accompany­ ing the proposed guidelines provides, in the case of countries that accept them, for control procedures to be exercised by the International Labor Organization or the Intergovernmental Maritime Con­ sultative Organization. Countries that do not accept the guidelines may be re­ quired by other countries to give evi­ dence that their ships meet minimum standards. Failing this, seafarers may^ be actively discouraged from sailing on such ships. In two other areas, the delegates ap­ proved for consideration by the full Conference a proposal which would encourage member states to make it national policy to promote regular em­ ployment for qualified seafarers; and a recommendation was adopted setting limits on the number of hours and con­ ditions of work for young seafarers, considered to be those under 18 years of age. NLRB Approves SiU For San Juan Pilots WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board here has ap­ proved a negotiated representation set­ tlement for an SIU affiliate, the SIU de Puerto Rico, to be recognized as the bargaining agent for all motorboat opierators, utility employees and mechanies employed by the San Juan Pilots As­ sociation of San Juan Bay. Excluded from the agreement are all other employees, offiee clerical work­ ers, professional and managerial per­ sonnel, guards and supervisors. SIU Official Appointed to Navy League Council SIU port agent in San Francisco, Steve Troy, has been named as a mem­ ber of the port's prestigious 801-mem­ ber council of the Navy League of the United States by the council's president, T. J. Patterson, Jr. The Navy League, made up of many councils located in key ports through­ out the U.S., is a 74-year old, 45,000member organization dedicated to edu­ cating the public about the dependence of America on sea power. Its member­ ship includes active men and women from all segments of the maritime in­ dustry, interested citizens, and retired Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel. mittee. The findings of the Committee will be presented at a special Spring 1976 meeting of the Navy League in San Francisco. This meeting will be at­ tended by William Middendorf, secre­ tary of the Navy. Patterson said that one of the Com­ mittee's recommendations would be a sharp Increase In the number of Navymerchant marine seaborne support operations. He said that the fine success of the SlU-mwned Erna Elisabeth In refueling Navy ships at sea Is strong evi­ dence that these kind of Navy-merchant marine support operations can work well. Patterson also noted, in a telephone interview with the Log, that the Navy League of the United States "is not only dedicated to the maintenance of a strong Navy, but of a strong U.S. mer­ chant marine as well." Patterson expressed confidence that the work of the Navy League will "act as a catalyst to bring the services. Navy and merchant marine together." Hdqs. Cafeteria Chief Retires In a letter announcing the appoint­ ment, Patterson, who is also head of the Western Region Action Group of the Maritime Administration, noted: "Sea power is of prime importance to our nation, not only in the military sense but also in the international trade and diplomacy aspects during peacetime. Our well being, our way of life is de­ pendent heavily upon the successful ap­ plication of sea power." The SIU Port Agent pointed out that "the Russians and other third-flag car­ riers have hurt the American fleet, espe­ cially here on the West Coast. Only strong participation by the SIU in all forums, like the Navy League, dealing with maritime will help restore the U.S. fleet to its former leading position as a maritime power." Harold Z. Rathbiin Frankfort (Mich.) Port Agent Har­ old Z. Rathbun, 65, retired last month after serving in the post for eight years. Brother Rathbup joined the SIU in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1954 sailing as an AB. He sailed 35 years. ~ Bom in Ionia, Mich., he is a resident of Frankfort with his wife, Sylvia. February, 1976 New Maritime Committee The San Francisco council of the Navy League recently established the National Maritime Affairs Committee, which according to T. J. Patterson, will investigate "how we can utilize the U.S. merchant, marine more effectively in peacetime." Thomas B. Crowley, president of Crowley Maritime, will chair the Com­ .. I Retiree William Jenkins (left), for the last 16 years manager of the Head­ quarters cafeteria, delivers his nostalgic retirement speech to Seafarers at the monthly membership meeting in the New York Hall on Feb. 2. At right, is SIU Patrolman George McCartney who had introduced the new pensioner. Brother Jenkins began his sailing career in 1927. Page 5 4-' �The Committee Page !• Anchorage Committee Recertified Bosun Esteban Moraies. (extreme ieft) ship's chairman of the containership SS Anchorage's (Sea-Land) Ship's Committee of (I. to r. front to rear): Engine Deiegate Joseph Zeschitz; Chief Steward Edward Kaznowski, secretary-reporter; Deck Deiegate G. McGuinn, and Steward Delegate Frank Bradley. The ship paid off on Jan. 29 in Port Elizabeth, N.J. She's on the coastwise run. Tampa Committee Borinquen Committee •! I At a payoff on Jan. 15 in the port of Oakland, Calif, is Recertified Bosun Verner Poulsen (left) ship's chairman of the containership SS Sea-Land Trade with the Ship's Committee of (I. to r.): Steward Delegate Andy Reasko; Educational Director Steven Senteney, and Engine Delegate D. L. Coy. The S-L 7 is on the Far East run to the ports of Yokohama, Kobe, Hong Kong, geattle, Long Beach and San Francisco. Nathaniel Green Committee The ship's committee of the Tampa (Sea-Land) gathers in the crew's mess at a payoff earlier this month in Port Elizabeth, N.J. They are, from (I. to r.): Joe Righetti, steward delegate; Recertified Bosun Guillermo Castro, ship's chairman; Marco Galliano, deck delegate; Rod Borlase, engine delegate, and W. Seltzer, secretary-reporter. The" Tampa, on the coastwise run from New York to San Juan, was scheduled to lay-up after the payoff for repairs. I' i-Land Trade Committee Recertified Bosun John Davies (seated rear left) ship's chairman of the C4 SS Nathaniel Green (Waterman) looks on Feb. 9 as third Cook Eddie Coleman (standing front right) signs SIU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski's (seated rear right) report during a payoff On Pier 7 at Brooklyn, N.Y. Other members of the Ship's Committee are (seated I. to r.): Wiper Andrew Selico, engine delegate, and Chief Electrician Prentice Waiker, educationai director. Standing (I. to r.) are: Chief Steward Wiiliam Webster, secretary-reporter, and AB Dewey Ben­ ton, deck delegate. The ship crewed up on Jan. 12 and is on the coastwise run. Pittsburgh Committee 'i k Recertified Bosun Felix Aponte (left), ship's chairman of the SS Borinquen (Puerto Rico Marine), takes a photo with the Ship's Committee recently at a payoff in Port Elizabeth, N.J. The committee consists of (I. to r.): Chief Steward Jose Ross, secretary-reporter; Educational Director Jaime Pantoja; Deck Delegate Francisco Cornier; Steward Delegate Eduardo Lasso, and Engine Delegate W. Gonzalez. The ship is on the coastwise run to San Juan. Ship's Chairman of the SS Pittsburgh (Sea-Land), Recertified Bosun Donald Pressly (extreme left), at a payoff in Port Elizabeth, N.J. on Dec. 21 with the Ship's Committee of (i. to r.) Engine Delegate Stanley' O'Brien, Steward Deie­ gate Patrick Fitzgerald, Deck Delegate L. Bugajewski and Chief Steward I. Buckley, secretary-reporter. The containership is on the run to the Med. Seafarers Log Page 6 V ••'•.VV �I--... . Headquarters Notes by SIU Vice President Frank Drozak I attended the three-day seminar on alcoholism at the Harry Lundeberg School earlier this month and had an opportunity to speak to the assembled Union members, officials, company representatives and guests. This seminar served the important function of focusing our attention on a serious matter—brothers who have a drinking problem. As I told the delegates at the seminar, the SIU has established an alcoholic rehabilitation program to help these men because other programs available are not geared specifically to the needs of the alcoholic seaman, a man whose method of earning a living makes him unique. The SIU Center recognizes seamen's special problems and is staffed by both professional counselors and by Seafarers who are themselves recovered alcoholics. When The Center first was set up, we realized that we have an obligation and responsibility to help our members perform their jobs on board ship. But as the seminar progressed it became evident that SIU members also wanted to help these men overcome their problems because seamen are the kind of people who help each other. I came away from the seminar, as did all the delegates, With the conviction that alcoholism is a disease that can be beat and that the SIU can offer the aid and support needed to help the alcoholics within our industry. * * * I don't have to tell you how many jobs depend on enforcement of the Jones Act or how many ships are being laid up on the West Coast—Far East run because of the third-flag fleets. And you already know how many jobs were created by the 1970 Act and how many jobs an oil cargo preference law would generate. ^ If either an Administration or Co'^gressional majority hostile to a strong U.S. merchant marine is elected, it could be disastrous. Only through SPAD can we participate in these important elections. With the money you give to SPAD we can support those who believe iii the im­ portance of this country's merchant fleet and who will help the SIU to protect its members' jobs. There is too much at stake for us not to give our strongest effort and fullest support to this program. The health of the entire industry and the strength of every Seafarer's job security will hinge on our support of SPAD in the coming months. BOSUNS RECERTIFTCATION PROGRAM This month 12 more Seafarers graduated from the Bosuns Recertification Program. These 12 bosuns bring to 343 the number of SIU brothers who have completed this program since its inception in the summer of 1973. The bosuns, who spend one month down in Piney Point and one month at Headquarters, have upgraded their vocational skills as well as their knowledge of the maritime industry. They have especially learned how essential it is for their Union to be involved in all aspects of maritime, particularly the legislative sphere. *A' SENIORITY UPGRADING PROGRAM The 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program has been very successful in promoting our qualified members to the status of full 'A' book brothers in our Union. I strongly urge each Seafarer who is eligible to apply for this program and I congratulate the six brothers who have successfully completed the one month program at Piney Point and Headquarters this month. f * In another important area, this month marks the beginning of the 1976 presidential race as the first primary opens in New Hampshire. Also, as the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate comes up for election, politicians seeking these seats are starting to plan their 1976 campaigns. The SIU must be ready to take an active role in these national elections, supporting our industry's friends and opposing those who are unfriendly to­ ward maritime. Our industry is almost totally regulated by national and international laws and policies. And it is the Congress and the Administration which will decide which laws and which policies will be put into effect. Congress and the President will decide if this country is to have an oil cargo preference law and if we will move to curb the rate-cutting third-flag fleets on the West Coast. They will be responsible for enforcing the Jones Act and continuing to implement the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. All these issues affect out ability to earn a decent living by going to sea. FIREFIGHTING In the months and years ahead firefighting training will become increasingly important as a pre-requisite for sailing on many of our ships. I urge each member who does not already have a firefighting certificate to take the two-day course which includes classroom training at the Harry Lunde­ berg School and practical training at the jointly sponsored MSC-MARAD firefighting school in Earle, N.J. Upcoming dates for the firefighting course are Mar. 9, 19 and 30. LNG TRAINING In light of the fact that support is rapidly growing for an all-Alaska gas route, I urge all Seafarers who are eligible to take the LNG/LPG training course offered at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Pinev Point. Md. The next course is beginning on March 8. .y '1 • Some Questions Answered On New U.S. Pension Bill Continued from Page 3 have a number of consecutive breaks that equal the total number of years you worked 125 days or more. For example, if you have earned three years of vesting credit and work less than 62Vi days in each of the following three years, you will lose all credit for your seatime. Here are a few important things to remember about vesting and breaks in service. • For every year you work 125 days or more, you receive one year of vest­ ing credit. When you have accumulated 10 years of credit you are vested and can no longer have a break in service in regard to your pension. • If you work less than 125 days in any year but more than 62Vi days, you do not get credit for a year's service but you do not have a break in service. • If you work less than 62Vi days in a year, you have a break in service. If you have a number of consecutive breaks that equal the total number of years credit you have earned, you lose all of that credit. • The breaks must be consecutive to lose your accumulated credit. Even working more than 621^ days in a year will prevent you from losing that credit. • The 125 day requirement only applies to earning vesting credit for a normal pension. • Each and every day worked for a company signatory to our plan will count towards the total number of days needed to qualify for a pension, even if they were accumulated in a year for which you did not receive vesting credit. • Although the new law did not take effect until Jan. 1,1976, your previous seatime will be counted towards vesting credit if you do not have a break in service under the old 90 days in three years rule. What does the section on the Joint and Survivor Annuity provision mean when it says, "a Plan need not pay the wife her benefit if the employee dies within two years after he elects a husband-wife benefit, and his death was not the result of an accident occurring a/fer he made the election**? This section just means that the Pension Plan need not pay a survivor's pen­ sion benefit if a pensioner dies within two years after choosing to receive the survivor benefit. It was included in the law to protect pension plans against people who have terminal illnesses. However, if a married Seafarer who is feligible for a pension dies while he is still an active, working member, his wife will receive a survivor's pension. February, 1976 Here's a Patriotic Baker • Piney Point Cook and Baker grad Jerry Parrel! shows off an Old Glory cake he baked. Page 7 �DISPATCHERS REPORT It JAN. 1-31, 1976 I' f:i. p • 1.1, r I Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville ! San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totais Deep Sea Great Lakes Aipena Buffaio Cieveiand Detroit Duiuth Frankfort Chicago Totais Great Lakes Totals Deep Sea & Great Lakes Houston Pipey Point Yokohama Totais Deep Sea Great Lakes Alpena Buffalo Cieveiand Detroit ' Duiuth Frankfort Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totais Deep Sea & Great Lakes . Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico 77.. Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totais Deep Sea ...' Great Lakes — Aipena Buffaio Cieveiand Detroit Duiuth Frankfort Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totais Deep Sea & Great Lakes . "t Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk ••••• Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama " Tqtals Deep Sea Great Lakes— Aipena a............................ Buffaio Cieveiand Detroit ............................ Duiuth Frankfort Chicago Totais Great Lakes Totais Deep Sea & Great Lakes Totais Ail Depts. Deep Sea Totals Ail Depts. Great Lakes Totais All Depts. Deep Sea & Great Lakes Pages REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 3 83 4 31 21 7 19 67 39 26 14 49 7 68 0 0 438 1 11 1 8 1 0 2 6 2 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 66 4 10 14 6 8 60 31 3 2 37 9 50 0 4 309 2 17 1 3 10 5 2 19 7 0 0 7 2 8 7 0 90 0 1 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 173 19 58 41 17 46 115 52 77 34 88 16 158 0 3 899 5 19 1 11 3 1 11 11 2 4 ,5 9 1 13 0 1 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 1 17 2 4 0 31 469 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 10 319 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 19 3 2 2 38 937 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 103 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 58 4 30 15 8 16 50 28 37 11' 38 7 46 0 2 352 3 16 3 5 5 0 3 10 3 5 2 6 1 8 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 54 0 8 7 6 6 47 20 13 1 36 3 49 0 1 253 4 16 3 4 10 4 0 14 7 2 0 6 2 5 8 1 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 120 13 57 41 12 48 92 38 76 27 49 18 130 0 2 726 5 44 3 12 5 1 8 27 9 13 12 19 3 25 0 0 181 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1 1 19 1 0 1 29 381 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 12 265 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 17 1 0 1 30 756 7 0 0 3 1 1 0 12 193 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 34 4 20 7 1 7 25 13 24 4 18 8 36 0 0 146 1 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 31 2 13 7 7 9 38 9 11 0 25 3 19 0 2 177 2 23 2 3 9 3 4 31 12 0 0 10 1 12 10 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 70 11 32 20 5 21 54 17 68 12 31 16 78 0 0 436 0 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 6 0 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 440 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 31 6 25 • 7 5 8 41 10 22 4 22 9 29 0 0 230 2 65 9 28 10 5 6 46 34 16 3 28 13 34 25 2 326 2 1 161 21 51 19 14 25 77 38 61 18 57 20 2 0 3 31 1 8 2 47 277 1,166 109 1,275 10 1 5 7 1 3 0 27 353 447 39 486 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Ir TOTAL REGISTERED Ail Groups Class A Class B Class C ENGINE DEPARTMENT STEWARD DEPARTMENT ENTRY DEPARTMENT m 1 0 1 1 1 394 1 3 658 9 23 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 47 1 3 14 4 6 11 0 3 3 41 699 965 59 1,024 3 4 1 11 0 1 1 21 68 54 24 78 1 1 1 i i 59 15 40 17 6 i 26 i 54 i 14 1 49 i 9 1 27 i 19 i 46 1 1 1 5 1 33 1 3 i 5 i 5 17 5 22 739 28 767 299 8 307 1 0 1 i 55 ® 449 2,455 127 2,582 9r PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich 6754ATe.,BkIyn.ll232 (212) HY 9-6600 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mam 215 EMCZ St. 02111 (617)482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Fhmklin St. 14202 (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III.. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 , (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, OUo 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. lefferaon Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St. 49635 (616) £L 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal Sfc 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala......IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502)443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1311 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P. R. 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 9812T (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. .4581 Gravols Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla..2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213)549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 NIhon Ohdorl ^ Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 of January dropped off slightly al compared to the month of December. The slight declme in shipping is due mostly to the near stoppage of all wateihourne traffic on the Great Lakes for the winter. Shipping how­ ever remains fair to good In most ports for our seniority members. Shipping is expected to remain stable pyer the neat few months. Seafarers Log �a vote on a bill: unlimited debate. The non-germane rule allows unrelated amendments to be added to bills, and the strategy is to add them to bills which are certain to pass. * Washiiigton Activities As part of the Washington Activities column, for the next jew months we will be running articles concerning the way in which our form of government works. We hope these articles will prove informative to our members. Representative Government, American Style The Congress of the United States is a fascinating and unique body. It is different from legislative bodies of other Western democratic countries. Most national legislatures work within a parliamentary system with a chief executive (usually called the prime minister) who is elected from the legislature. Cabinet members in many systems are also chosen from the legislature, and remain members of the legislature. Power is usually concentrated in the lower house only. Congress has gone through many changes over the years; it is different now from the way it was during our early history. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have become much more highly organized than they were originally. The House In the House, the Speaker is the chamber's presiding officer and the majority party's overall leader. In addition, there are majority and minority leaders with assistant floor leaders (whips), their assistants, and a number of supporting organizations to assist with party strategy, legislative scheduling and communi­ cation. At present, the Speaker is Carl Albert. The Majority Leader is Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill. Today, the Speaker presides over the House, decides points of order, refers bills to appropriate committees, appoints members of select and conference committees. The Constitution does not specify that the Speaker must be a member of the House, but no non-member has ever been selected. The Senate In the Senate, there is no Speaker. The Vice President is the constitutional head of the Senate and in his absence, the President Pro Tempore presides. Neither of them has the power of the Speaker. The Senate is smaller than the House—the Senate has only 100 members; the House has 435. The filibuster and the non-germane rule are characteristics peculiar to the Senate. The filibuster is a time-delaying tactic used by a minority to prevent * * Some developments in Congress since last month's column are: Congress returned from Christmas recess on Jan. 19 for the Second Session of the 94th Congress. Rep. Tom Downing (D-Va.) has announced that he will retire. Rep. Downing is chairman of the House Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and has been a member of Congress since Jan. 3, 1959, representing the First Dis­ trict, which includes Newport News. Three bills vital to our members have been passed or are near final stages as we go to press. • The appropriation bill for the Department of Health, Education and Wel­ fare for fiscal year 1976 (which began last July 1) was vetoed by the President last December. It contained money for the PHS hospitals. Both houses over­ rode the veto—Jan. 27 and 28—and the bill's language clearly states the intent of Congress that the hospitals be kept open. This action makes the legislation public law. • The railroad bill, passed before the recess, was held until Congress re­ turned to prevent the President from pocket vetoing. However, because the President is cutting back on spending, to make the provisions more acceptable to him, the conference committee reduced the amount by $1 billion. Funding includes operation of Penn Central and six other insolvent carriers. The provision opposed by SIU, allowing the railroads to lower rates, is still in the final version, now awaiting the President's signature. • On Jan. 28, the Senate voted 77-19 to establish a 200 mile fishing limit off U.S. coasts to protect American fishermen and their fishing grounds. The Senate bill would go into effect in 1977. The House version, passed in October, has a July 1976 effective date. This and other differences will have to be re­ solved in conference. Hearings are being held in committees on a number of other bills of interest —^water pollution liability, Alaska Gas Pipeline, extension of the Jones Act to the Virgin Islands, outer continental shelf exploration and management, thirdflag rates, merchant marine oversight—but no immediate action is expected. We do continue to monitor them, however, to keep up to date with these bills since all of them iaffect the livelihoods of seamen. Date Job Security in .1. the Fight for J •X' Favorable Legislation Seafarers are urged 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. 2:30 p.m. Mar. 8 ... New York Philadelphia .... Mar. 9 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Mar. 10 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Baltimore Mar. 11 ... ... 9:30 a.m.. Norfolk Jacksonville .... Mar. 11 ... ... 2:00 p.m. Mar. 12 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Detroit — Mar. 15 ... Mar. 15 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Houston New Orleans .... Mar. 16 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Mobile 1....... Mar. 17 ... ... 2:30 p.m. San Francisco ... Mar. 18 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Wilmington .... Mar. 22 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Mar. 26 ... ... 2:30 p.m. Seattle Mar. 13 ... ... 10:30 a.m. Piney Point Mar. 11 ... ... 2:30 p.m. San Juan Columbus ...... Mar. 20 ... Mar. 16 ... Chicago ^^ar. 16 . •. Port Arthur .... Buffalo ........ Mar. 17 ... Mar. 18 ... St, Louis Mar. 18 ... Cleveland Mar. 15 ... Jersey City ..... UIW IBU Deep Sea .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. • • • .. • • • 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. • • • • • ... • ... • ... • ... • v • 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. ••• .. ... 5:00 p.m. * • ... 7:00 p.m. ••• .. , .. 5:00 p.m. • • — ... 5:00 p.m. .. .. • • • .. • • • .. • » • •• • .. ... 10:30 a.m. .. • • # ... 1:00 p.m. ... 5:00 p.m. ••• t t t • ... ,.. .,. ... 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00p.m. 5:00 p.m. • • • •• •• • •• • • • •• •• •• • * ••• • Politics Is Porkchpps Donate to SPAD At ttie microphone is the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, Karl E. Bakke addressing members of the New York Propellor Club and the Maritime Association of New York following a luncheon given in his honor on Jan. 22 in the port city. Page 9 February, 1976 • - V.I.: m To Protect Your New FMC Head Gives Talk Port ' it * ij r| �Bosun's Seatime. Full of Near Misses I AT SEA A Sea-Land McLean Appearing in the 1976 edition of "Guinness' Book of World Records" is Bosun John Hunter of the S-L 7 containership SS Sea-Land McLean. From Oct. 6, 1972 to Oct. 7, 1973 he rode the ship for 45 crossings of the North Atlantic, a record for most crossings in a year. Brother Hunter steamed 328,500 miles in the year. In the same edition, a world record for the fastest Pacific Ocean crossing from Kobe, Japan to the port of Seattle or equal distance is held by the S-L 7 50,315 dwt containership Sea-Land Commerce. She set the record of 4 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes on May 27, 1973. On July 6, 1973, she sailed 4,840 nautical miles to Long Beach, Calif, at a higher average speed of 33.27 knots. ' M/y Paul Thayer The 10,344 dwt Great Lakes bulk carrier M/V Paul Thayer (Pringle) went into winter layup at Lorain, Ohio after being refloated on Lake Erie's Pelee Passage where she was stranded. Part of her cargo had to be removed to lighten the ship. 55 Delta Bras// Brazil's Ambassador to Trinidad H. E. Sergio Luis Portella de Aguiar and Argentine Consul General to Trinidad Enrique Moresco and their families were visitors aboard the C3 SS Delta Brasil (Delta Line) recently when she called at Port of Spain. The vessel is on the New Orleans-South America run. 5/T Mount Navigator Another SlU-contracted tanker the S/T Mount Navigator (Cove) was tapped for the carriage of 26,40()-tons of wheat to Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt recently loading from the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia or Norfolk. SS Del Sol The master of the C3 SS Del Sol (Delta Line) Capt. R. A. McDonald at the end of the year wrote to Mrs. George Williamson of Hialeah, Fla.: "As per your instructions and the wishes of your late brother, (Seafarer) Frank Ortiz at 15:30 hours on Dec. 21, 1975 at Latitude 10 degrees 20N and Longitude 29 degrees 36W, 1,145 miles west of the coast of Africa, the ship's crew wq^ mustered and his remains committed to the sea. "Mrs. Williamson, in behalf of the crew and myself, I wish to extend my sympathy over your great loss, but I hope you will find abiding comfort in the fact that your brother's wish was carried out and consolation that it was done by brother S?,afarers, many of whom had sailed with him over the years." 5/T Shenandoah The tanker SS Shenandoah (Hudson Waterways) recently sailed with 22,0()0-tons of grain from the Gulf to a port on the west coast of Mexico. 55 Yellowstone Recently the bulk carrier S/T Yellowstone (Rio Grande) went on a voyage to Karachi, India with a 15,000-toh cargo from the port of Mobile. 55 Potomac The bulk carrier SS Potomac (Empire Trans.) from the port of Tampa will carry a 20,000-ton cargo to Karachi, India. \ 55 Columbia In April, the SS Columbia (Ogden Marine) will sail to Karachi, India from the port of Tampa with a 21,000-ton bulk cargo. SS Boston "I guess I'm just lucky." That's what Recertified Bosun Ray "Blackie" Ferrera asserted when he completed the retraining program and, in a visit to the Log office, told of his many close shaves from the scythe of the Grim Reaper. A headline from the May 1972 issue of the Seafarers LOG: "SIU Man's He­ roic Strength Prevents Death" was the last dramatic episode recently reported in the thrill-packed sea life of this 56year-old charter member of our Union. The LOG story told a tale of how a courageous seaman blessed with super­ human strength became a hero in his own right. It happened aboard the SlU-contracted SS De Soto in the Saigon River at Cat Lai as then 19-year-old OS Mor­ ris Montecino tended mooring lines to the anchor buoys. Just as the 10,475-ton freightship neared the anchorage, she lurched un­ expectedly sideways causing a line to slip a turn. In a flash, Ferrera recalled, "the 8inch Manila rope" encircled the stillsailing Montecino, hurling him to the deck where he was swiftly dragged to­ ward the bow chock. The doomed Seafarer battled frantic­ ally and unsuccessfully to free himself of the snake-like hemp which was se­ curely tangled around his ankles, Fer­ rera said. The moving coil was within seconds of pulling the helpless seaman through the chock to a certain and painful death when he felt the tremendous arms of Bosun Ferrera entwined about his waist pulling him away from disaster, "You don't know how strong you are really until an emergency like this hap­ pens," the 30-year bosun emphasized. Tight Bear Hug For an instant, the cool-headed, 190pound Ferrera held back the pull of the line with his 'tight' bear hug which, he remembered, "broke five of Montecino's ribs." Refusing to give up his life-saving hold on his shipmate, Ferrera said the line began to slip off the young seaman. Not until it had ripped off his shoes and locked onto one ankle, breaking it, the bosun added. Finally, they both fell to the deck free of the line which hurtled through the chock over the side. Seafarer Ferrera suffered deck fric­ tion burns and bruises of his arms, back and knees. Montecino, beside theiractures, was badly bruised and battered all over his body, but thankfully, alive, saved by his valiant brother of the sea. The Florida-born bosun, who Joined the International Seamen's Union in Recertified Bosun Leyal E. Joseph of the containership SS Boston (SeaLand) says "Once again the crew of the SS Boston has proven themselves to be very capable seamen. "A gentleman by the name of Solomon Zelonker of North Miami had his boat sunk from under him on Sunday (Nov. 23) evening off the coast of Florida. About 2 p.m. on Monday he was spotted in the ocean hanging on to the seat of his boat by Third Mate Joe Disarno. Capt. Nils Aaadland was called to the bridge and he immediately started a rescub attempt. ' "The port lifeboat was launched and made its way to the man. He was taken into the lifeboat. After talking with him and finding out that he was alone when his boat sank and there was no one else to be picked up, he was brought back to the ship. "Zelonker was then given dry clothing, coffee and cigarettes by the crew. He expressed his gratefulness and very warm thanks to the crew. After resting awhile, he was transferred to a Coast Guard cutter to be taken ashore. "It was indeed as smooth an operation as could be expected by any crew." ' J I ' Morris Montecino Ray "Blackie" Ferrera 1936 in Tampa, said the captain of the De Soto recommended him for the U.S. Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for his feat. But the SIU crew of the SS Platte (Ogden Marine) got the yearly award for rescuing 31 Finnish seamen off the stricken tanker, SS Ragny. ^ Another near miss for the doughty bosun, he declared, was aboard the SS Kyska (Waterman) on the Murmansk convoy run to Russia in 1943. "Ships sunk all around us everyday. And ammo ships blew up before we reached Murmansk where we spent 15 days with air raids every night." On her next or following voyage, the Kyska was sunk, too, he said. Fortunately, he says, "I was never torpedoed." A plaque in the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Museum re­ minded Ferrera of his lost shipmate. Seafarer Jean Domingues who died on the SS William Moultrie (Waterman) which received a unit gallant ship cita­ tion for her work on the Murmansk run in 1942. His seafaring career began, Ferrera pointed out, when his deceased brotherin-law, Manuel Perez, 71, who retired from the SIU in 1950, encouraged him to sail the seven seas for 39 years. "I learned from him. He taught me how to splice rope and wire, and every­ thing else he had picked up as a bosun on Portuguese sailing ships." The Portuguese-Cherokee bosun had to interrupt his recertification training at Union Headquarters to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law inentor who died in Tampa May 24. Ferrera's brother, Joseph is a rethed tug boat captain of Tampa Harbor. NearMiss Next near-fatal miss for the bosun occurred in 1941 just before the war began for America when he missed the freightship SS Helen Margaret (Bull Line). She sailed an hour early without Ferrera from Port Tampa bound for Baltimore in the dead of winter with a cargo of phosphates. She was never seen again. Torpedoed! Ferrera resides in the shipbuilding town of Chickasaw, Ala., outside of Mobile, with his wife, Elsie, who's also part Cherokee, and his mother-in-law Mrs, Irene Lofton, 83, who, he said, has been with them for 20 years. The Ferreras's offspring have long grown up and gone out on their own as their sea­ faring father did. Again in 1941, but this time in the Caribbean, off Trinidad, he said, his ship sighted a sub's periscope and tried to ram her. His ship missed when the sub crash dived. Seafarers"Log Page 10 • .I'-.'sf' . 'vj;''T,'..A,"-'-A �Seafarer, SICf Crew Are Cited tor Rescue at Sea AB Luis A. Malave and the SIU crew of the USNS Tallulah (Hudson Waterways) recently received a citation from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command and the Distinguished Sea Rescue Award for saving 257 crewmembers and entertainers off the burn­ ing British cruise liner, the MV Cunard Ambassador 30 miles southwest of Key West, Fla. on Sept. 12, 1974. Other SIU Tallulah crewmembers honored were: Recertified Bosun Jo­ seph C. Donovan; AB R. W. Rogens; AB Joe Royce Bennett; AB Lacluis Walbert; AB Arthur L. Mallory; AB John Panders; OS Patrick H. Key; OS Marco Tulio Mora Jr.; Educational Di­ rector W. L. Pritchett; Oiler G. Garza; Oiler C. Everett Gerald;.Oiler R. Can­ non; FOWT. D. Terry, Jr.; FOWT. G. Lindsay; FOWT. C. B. Eagleson; Wiper W. M. Semmons; Chief Steward John W. Parker, Jr.; Cook Esquival Olfido; Cook R. D. Bridgers; Messman Walter E. Deverearf; Messman Dewey E. Em­ ory and Utility Grant Marzett. Seafarer Malave, 42, then an OS aboard the MSC tanker partially loaded with a cargo of jet fuel enroute to Charleston, S.C. from Tampa, said he was the first on the 4 a.m. to 12 forward lookout watch to spot smoke coming from the burning cruise ship after the Tallulah was diverted by the U.S. Coast Guard to aid in the rescue. The Ambassador radioed she was on her way to New Orleans to pick up passengers for a cruise to Mexico when a ruptured fuel line ignited a blaze in her engine room. Finally, most of her crew was ordered into their lifeboats. Brother Malave, who joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970, added he and his shipmates helped many of the survivors, some of them women, out of their lifeboats around 10:30 a.m., giving them blankets, clothes and hot food and coffee. Some had to be cau­ tioned not to smoke on deck. Later, he said, the Tallulah carried them to Miami where they were met by a band and happy relatives and friends. 'Meanwhile, back at the Ambassador, the Coast Guard cutter Cape York put a 96-man crew aboard the English ves­ sel to fight the five-deck fire as the cutter Diligence shot a stream of water into the flames. When the Ambassador's emergency power supply cut out during the night, the Guardsmen left the ship as she was towed to Key West. Malave, no stranger to awards and honors, was cited nine times as a New York City auxiliary police officer for saving people in fires in 1973-4 in Man­ hattan's 23rd Precinct and Kew Gar­ dens, Queens by the police commission- ASHORE Chesapeake & Delaware Canal AB Clarence L. Cousins, last riding on the C4 SS Portmar (Calmar) in 1975 "wishes to commend a Capt. Thompson, now a pilot through the C & D Canal, for his timely assistance at a period when it meant a lot to me ... Even though the incident happened some time ago ... "It was when he was master on the LST Bethcoaster on the run from Spar­ rows Pt., Md. to Bridgeport and New Haven, Conn. . . . Suffice to say that his efforts in my behalf were in the finest traditions of our seagoing brotherhood and will always be remembered with feelings of deep gratitude by me . . . This is a tribute to him for his kindness to a member of his crew at the time." USPHS Hospital, Sfaten Is., N.Y. Luis A. Malave er, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Assn. and the American Federation of Police. He upgraded to AB at Piney Point this year and said he'll soon get his firefighting and lifeboat endorsements. His and the Tallulah Seafarers' cita­ tions from the MSC's commander. Rear Adm. S. H. Moore read in part: "Enclosed is a citation which recog­ nizes your contribution . . . For that rescue, the crew of the USNS Tallulah has been awarded the Distinguished Sea Rescue Award by the American Institute of Merchant Shipping and the Maritime Section of the National Safety Council. . . This marks the third time a MSC ship has won this coveted award. The achievements by you and your ship­ mates illustrate the professionalism of both the MSC Civil Service mariners and the Union seamen who man com­ mand ships operated by private con­ tractors as was the USNS Tallulah. I am certain that this was an experience that you will long remember, one that is in keeping with the highest traditions of the sea and human brotherhood. Congratulations for a job well done." Brother Malave's individual and his shipmates' Distinguished Sea Rescue Award also read in part: **In recognition of an outstanding safety achievement involving highly meritorious service and in appreciation of a feat which reflects credit upon the entire American merchant marine ^ . . this award (goes) to Luis A. Malave of the USNS Tallulah (MSC) for his part in the dramatic rescue . .. This award is emblematic of the highest traditions of safety beyond the call of duty which have characterized American ships and American Seafarers since Colonial times.'* Friends of Seafarer Herbert M. "Frenchy" De Boissiere from coast-to-coast will be glad to know that the USPHS Hospital here reports that on Feb. 6 he was in "satisfactory condition" in Ward AB4 following an operation there on Jan. 16. Toledo Grain shipments moved through this port in 1975 topped the record figure of 91.2-million tons of grain shipped in 1971 here. As of Nov. 1, more than 100-million tons of grain were handled. Mobile With more than 22.6-million bushels of grain passing through this port from Aug. 1 up to Nov. 1, a record high was set for that period. The amount rep­ resented $30 million. Port of Wilmington, Calif. After an hiatus of 38 years, Recertified Bosun Tadeusz Chilinski and his sister who is visiting the U.S. from Poland, were reunited. Iljichevsk, Russia On Christmas Day here aboard the anchored OBO, the SS Ultramar (West­ chester Marine), Seafarers had a lunch of fresh Maryland oysters, steamed Gulf shrimps, fresh white potato salad, cottage cheese fruit salad, cream of tomato soup, roast young turkey with sage dressing and giblet gravy, cranberry jelly, baked glazed sugar-cured ham with a fruit sauce, oven roast rib of beef to order au jus, butter pearl onions, broiled fresh salmon steaks in lemon butter, mashed rutabagas, fresh cauliflower, candied carrots, braised fresh kale, choco­ late cake, lemon cream pie and assorted fresh fruits! If that wasn't enough for a good feeder, here they had a Thanksgiving Day dinner of stuffed celery, rose radishes, spring onions, chilled eggnog, chilled tomato salad with assorted dressings, beef consome, fresh shrimp cocktail, Tom turkey with oyster dressing and gravy, cranberry sauce, rib of beef and ham, steamed yellow rice, cut green beans, turnip greens with roots, candied sweet yams, fresh com on the cob, whipped potatoes with cheese, baked acom squash, hot hard rolls, .mince and pumpkin pie, pound and fruit cake, assorted salted nuts, hard candies, ice cream, cookies, cafe noir and cold beer. Wow! A feast for a king. Baltimore This port's Curtis Bay Coal Pier shipped the largest amount of coal overseas last year since the Marshall Plan year of 1947. And the port's Dundalk Marine Terminal handled a record load of containerized cargo during the first nine months of the year. More than 6.73-million tons of coal—5.1-million tons to Japan—were also shipped to the United Kingdom, France; Germany and Argentina. In 1947, a record 11..4-million tons of coal were shipped. More than 1.7-million tons of containerized cargo amounting to 149,612 containers moved through the terminal. An increase of 22,680 boxes and 70,371-tons over last year for the same period. Hydra, Greece A 4,500-year-old hulk of a sunken ship has been found on an isle near here. This is 1,000 above the previous oldest ship ever discovered. Greek archaeol­ ogists reported pottery found in the wreck shows the vessel sank between 2,700 and 2,200 B.C. l^ven^ cents of every dolter ^nt in shipping on Xmeric«n>flag vessels i^msins in this countiyj making n vei^ sahsianfial contribution to the natiottal February, 1976 Tubarao, Brazil This iron ore port has the world's biggest ore loading berth. Peak loading capacity is 20,000-tons an hour with 40,000-tons an hour expected in the future. The ore terminal can handle ships of 270,000 dwt. When current build­ ing is completed the berth will be able to handle vessels of 400,000 dwt. Page 11 �i• PANAMA (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 7—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Cyril Mize, Jr.; Secretary J. Mar; Educational Director E. Ford. $17.75 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. A sug­ gestion was made that crewmembers donate to SPAD. Chairman and all crewmembers expressed hope that Steve Troy, San Francisco port agent recovers very soon". A suggestion was made that a movie fimd be made up from the ar­ rival pool. Next port Balboa. NEWARK (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 13—Chairman, Recertifi^ Bo­ sun E. D. Christiansen; Secretary L. Crane; Educational Director R. P. Cole­ man; Deck Delegate G. C. Somerville; Engine Delegate A. L. Craig; Steward Delegate R. V. Ceiling. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman dis­ cussed the firefighting school and life­ boat training at Piney Point and the importance of crewmembers upgrading. It was suggested that crewmembers do­ nate to SPAD. Next port Seattle. TEX (Alton Steamship), December 9—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Tom Walker; Secretary Jimmie Bartlett; Ed­ ucational Director Torry Kidd, Jr.; Steward Delegate C. H. Martin. $8.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Re­ certified Bosun Tom Walker brought the membership up-to-date on the Piney Point school and the importance of donating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Tampa. ALLEGIANCE (International Ocean Transport), December 7—Chairman S. T. Grooms; Secretary C. Hurlburt; Ed­ ucational Director J. Sanchez. No dis­ puted OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Thanks­ giving Day dinner. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers and for those men who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor on De­ cember 7, 1941. Next port New York. OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN (Mari­ time Overseas), December 14—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun William Morris; Secretary Higgs; Educational Director Sears; Steward Delegate Guillermo Grojales. No disputed OT. Re­ port to Seafarers Log: "Ships crew and officers collected $200 for chief elec­ trician to help share expenses. He had illness at home and left the ship in Novorossiysk, Russia on November 9, 1975." SEA-LAND COMMERCE, December 14—Chairman, L. G. G. Reck; Secretary Gus Skendelas; Edu­ cational Director William G. Heater; Deck Delegate John Nelson. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. All communications were posted. Question was brought up on how to open port holes in case of emergency. This ques­ tion will be answered at the next safety meeting to which everyone is invited. A discussion was held on donating to SPAD. Next port Kobe. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Commercial), December 28—Chairmaii. Recertified Bosun Peter Sernyk; ^ Secretary N. Hatgimisios; Educational * Director R. Nielson; Deck Delegate Rafael Lugo; Engine Delegate John Nettles; Steward Delegate Frank Okoorian. $9.80 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Tele­ gram received from Headquarters was read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward and his department for the won­ derful Thanksgiving and Christmas din­ ner and the trouble they all went through to please the crew. Page 12 SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), December 28 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun F. H, Johnson; Secre­ tary L. Nicholas; Deck Delegate J. D. Farragut; Engine Delegate I. Galeas; Steward Delegate S. Morris. No Dj^ puted OT. Chairman discussed SPA donations and advised all crewmembers to read iht Seafarers Log. Report from the secretary: "A belated but not for­ gotten Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all hands at Headquar­ ters." Communications from Paul Hall were read and explained in their en­ tirety at the meeting. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a won­ derful Christmas dinner and continuous good service and food. Next port New Orleans. PONCE DE LEON (Puerto Rico Marine Mgt.), December 13—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun R. Burton; Sec­ retary C. Rice; Educational Director J. Quintella; Deck Delegate James Corder; Steward Delegate Robert Spencer. No disputed OT. Chairman spoke on articles that appear in the Seafarers Log. Everything running smoothly. COLUMBIA (Ogden Sea Transport), December 28—Chairman, Recertified Bosim Clarence E. Prjfor; Secretary Hutcherson; Deck Delegate Jack D. Brown; Engine Delegate Jay Barnett; Steward Delegate MjApn Dale. $12.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a very fine Christmas dinner and a holiday atmosphere aboard ship. Happy New Year to all hands. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. Next port. Port Said. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), December 14—Chairman, Recer­ tified Bosun V. T. Nielsen; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educational Di­ rector David Able; Engine Delegate Michael Miller. $122 in ship's fund. $5 in movie fund. No disputed OT. Chairman held a discussion on donat­ ing to SPAD. Secretary reported that there were better movies on board for this trip. Also that food and other sup­ plies were obtained for the'orphanage. A vote of thanks to the deck depart­ ment for keeping the pantry and the messroom clean. Next port Naples, Italy. Digest of SlU Ships' Meetings INGER (Reynolds Metal Co.), De­ cember 28—Chairman, P. R. Price; Secretary Duke Hall; Educational Di-, rector R. D. Holmes; Deck Delegate D. Boone; Steward Delegate John Calhoim. $83.03 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Radiogram from Paul Hall on the Russian grain deal was read and posted. A vote of thanks for a nice Christmas,dinner through the efforts of the steward department. Report to Sea­ farers Log: "A lifetime wish was ful­ filled for some of the crew while ship was in Haifa, Israel as they went on a tour of some of the Holy Land." Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Philadelphia. scial shj|)'s ininuteis ^SPANAMA MAYAGUEZ DELTA BRASIL DEL SOL C /: YELLOWSTONE JEFF DAVIS ERNA ELIZABETH STONEWi^ JACPSON SHOSHONE ARECBBO SAN JUAN ;DMTA ARGENTINAii /irtLTA URUGUAY MOUNT WASHINGTON WALTER RICE COUNCIL GROVE BEAUREGARD ^SEAT.AND POTOMAC IROBERXE.LEE IDELTA SUD. IPORTLAND ItGALVESTON I BORINQUEN ; '.jSAMUEL CHASE fMAUMEE • : V- SAM HOUSTON (Waterman Steam­ ship), December 28—Chairman, Recer­ tified Bosun Edwin C. Craddock; Sec­ retary Thomas Liles, Jr.; Educational Director Herbert Calloe; Deck Delegate Gordon L. Davis; Engine Delegate Gary J. Bryant; Steward Delegate Derrell G. Reynolds. $29 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. $145 in movie fund. Minutes of last meeting and SIU crew list mailed to Head­ quarters from Aqaba, Jordan. Letter on grain deal was read and posted by ship's chairman. A vote of thanks to'the stew­ ard department for a very good Christ­ mas dinner. Observed one minute of silence in ntemory of our departed brothers. Next port New York. following v^sels: CIL^ESTON CAROLINA SHENANDOAH ST. LOUIS SUMMIT CANTIGNY • BALTIMORE ELIZABETHPORL SEA4AND PRODUCER: AMERICAN EXPLORER DEL RIO MOUNT EXPLORER OAKLAND : ::• OVERSEAS ANCE^ JACKSONVILLE lANCHORAGE ^ vE iMERRIMAC SEA-LAND CONSUMER CARTER BRAXTON/ ' :CACTSEAS NATALIE^;:/ TAMPA •• " RESOURCE DELTA MAR (LOS ANGELES :MK>HAWK' : ONTICELLO VICTORY DOLPHIN B. WATERftLiN SEA-LAND MCLEAN (Sea-Land Service), December 30—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun J. Richburg; Secretary R. Buie; Educational Director H. S. Martin; Deck Delegate B. R. Scott; Engine Delegate R. Machaj; Steward Delegate F. Rogers. Bosun thanked all delegates for a Job well done and the steward department for a fine Thanks­ giving and Christmas dinner. A report was read on the grain deal. Chairman suggested that all members participate in SPAD. A safety meeting was held and all suggestions win be implemented. The fire and boat drill was very good. Next port San Francisco. SEA-LAND FINANCE (Sea-Land Service), December 28—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun James W. Pulliam; Sec­ retary Ceasar F. Blanco; Educational Director Dale Susbilla; Deck Delegate Jennings J. Long; Engine Delegate Wil­ liam Leeper; Steward Delegate Charles N. Ratcliff. No disputed OT. Any dona­ tion to the movie fund will be appre­ ciated. Telegram from Paul Hall was read and discussed. Crewmembers were urged to stay active and keep up with the latest by reading the Seafarers Log. Next port Yokohama. OGDEN YUKON (Ogden Marine), December 7—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Vernon Bryant; Secretary Mario Canalejo, Sr.; Educational Director Riley Mills. All notices received from Headquarters were read and posted. Chairman gave a vote of thanks to all brothers for the way everybody per­ formed aboard the ship in Odessa, Rus­ sia. Secretary extended a vote of thanks to the steward department and the boys from Piney Point, for a Job well done on this voyage. No disputed OT. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND MARKET (Sea-Land Service), December 28—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Walter Nash; Secretary A. Panagorouies; Education^ Director Nillo Reitti. Chairman read the tele­ gram from President Paul Hall.^Ek-: plained to the members the value of SPAD and the results of the agreement with Russia on the grain deal. A talk was held on safety aboard ship. No dis­ puted OT. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a terrific Christmas dinner. Report to the Seafarers Log: "Our messhall was decorated with live wreaths, flowers and poinsettias. It was a real Christmas festivity and everjrone felt at home away from home." AGUADILLA (Puerto Rico Marine Operating), December 13—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Victor Carbone, Jr.; Secretary W. W. Reid; Educational Di­ rector S. Wala. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman reported on the new courses in diesel engineering that are open to everyone. The new ships being built today will require crewmembers to have lifeboat and firefighting tickets. $8.50 in ship's fund. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a Job well done. TRANSCOLORADO (Hudson Wa­ terways), December 9—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun T. A. Tolentino; Sec­ retary J. Pitetta; Educational Director J. Peterson. $20 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Chairman reported on dona­ tions to SPAD. Next port Subic Bay. OGDEN WHLAMETTE (Ogden Marine), December 14—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun E. K. Bryan; Secretary Kelly; Deck Delegate Carlos Spina; Engine Delegate Martin Fox; Steward Delegate R. E. Leonard. No disputed OT. Chairman suggested that all crew­ members should read the President's Report in the Seafarers Log. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. Seafarers Log �K SEAFARERS February, 1976 Historic Alcoliolisnci Seminar Held The SlU held an historic, as well as a very successful, three-day sem­ inar on alcoholism at the Harry Lundeberg School on the weekend of Jan. 30. Attended by many Union officials, members, company repre­ sentatives and guest speakers, the seminar, entitled "The Problem Drinker in Industry," was perhaps the first of its kind ever given by a trade union in this country. Two rank-and-file members from each constitutional port were elected at special meetings on Tuesday, Jan, 27 to attend the seminar and repre­ sent the entire SIU membership. They were joined by SIU port agents and other Union officials, and repre­ sentatives from various SIU con­ tracted companies. The participants in the seminar heard welcoming speeches from SIU officials and members of the HLS staff, and throughout the three-day seminar listened to speeches by lead­ ers in the field who discussed the medical, psychological and social problems of alcoholism. Need Full Support A crowd of well over 100 people gathered in the auditorium of the SS Zimmerman on Friday evening to hear HLS Vice President Mike Sacco welcome them to the seminar and explain that in order for the SIU's alcoholic rehabilitation program to succeed, it "must have the full sup­ port from all of us." Following a greeting from HLS President Hazel Brown, the audience saw a film en­ titled "The Other Guy," which helped to dispel the myth of the stereotype alcoholic as only a "skid row bum." On Saturday morning SIU Vice President Frank Drozak and HLS President Hazel Brown spoke' to the delegates and officially launched the seminar's program. Throughout the next two days, speakers from the BlU President Paul Hall delivers "Departing Challenge" to participants at the close of alcoholism seminar. medical profession, representatives on the problems of alcoholism and from labor and management, and made suggestions and recommenda­ experts in the field of alcoholic reha­ tions for implementing the best pos­ bilitation addressed the participants sible alcoholic rehabilitation program on practically every phase of the at Piney Point. problems of alcoholism. Tour of the Center Besides listening to the speeches by the various guests, all the par­ On Saturday, all those who at­ ticipants took an active part in the tended the seminar were given a tour seminar themselves. All the delegates of the SIU Alcoholic Rehabilitation were divided into separate small Center Jocated on the HLS Valley groups—seven in all—where they Lee Farm. The Rehab Center staff, were to discuss the present Alcoholic comprised of both professional and Rehabilitation Program at Piney Seafarer counselors, was on hand to Point, make recommendations for give the participants a guided tour expanding and improving it, and of the entire facility, and at the same seek ways to encourage Seafarers time provide information and answer who have alcoholic problems to get all questions about the rehabilitation help at the SIU Alcoholic Rehabilita­ program. tion Center. On Sunday afternoon, following These small groups of from 12-15 the final guest speaker and last group people held sessions on both Satur­ session, SIU President Paul Hall de­ day and Sunday. With one of the livered a "departing challenge" to guest speakers serving as a leader, those in attendance. President Hall ^ach group held general discussions congratulated everyone for a most Harry Lundeberg School Vice President Mike Sacco welcomes participants to the opening of the seminar, successful seminar and told the audi­ ence that "this is one of the better things we've ever done—to try and help our brothers." Conceding that the maritime in­ dustry had a "bad record on alcohol­ ism," President Hall said "it's time we did something about it." He asked for "cooperation among everyone to make this a successful program", and charged Union officials and brother members alike with the responsibility of "helping our shipmates and im­ proving the quality of ourselves." When the seminar was adjourned, practically everyone, from Union of­ ficials to company representatives to guest speakers and staff members, conceded ihat they had learned a great deal about the problems of al­ coholism that they had not known. And, there seemed to be a determined resolve among all to make , the SIU Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program a great success, now and in the future. Tom Heggarty, who was participating in the Bosuns Recertification Program at Piney Point during the seminar, picks up some reading material on the alcoholism problem before returning to auditorium to hear next speaker. -/L �Droziak Outlines Goals, Purposes of RekaL SIU Vice President Frank Drozak opened the three-day seminar on "The Problem Drinker In Industry" with a strong endorsement of a meaningful program "to help our brothers recover from this disease of alcoholism." Drozak told the assembled partici­ pants—SIU port agents, elected dele­ gates from all constitutional ports, and recognized authorities in the field of alco­ holism—that the SIU recognized alco­ holism as a treatable disease and that "It's up to us to develop a program to help our members recover." He said: "It will do no good to hold this con­ ference, discuss the problem, make recommendations—and then go back to our ports and to our ships and do nothing." Drozak began his opening remarks with a reminder of the tragic conse­ quences of alcoholism. He told of a brother Seafarer who froze to death last December in the doorway of a building only a few blocks from Union Head­ quarters. He told of another Seafarer— a 24-year-old graduate of Piney Point who had just recently been released from a USPHS hospital for alcoholism —who was found floating in the harbor at Rotterdam. "They died needlessly," Drozak said. "They died because they needed help. and none of us was there to help." The SIU Vice President went on to state the goal of the SlU's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program. "We need to help the other guy—the guy who canT help himself." He told the delegates that "alcoholism is a disease, and it's nothing to be ashamed of." He explained that the SIU is involved in establishing an alcoholic program for its members because hospital programs are inadequate and insufficient when it comes to dealing with Seafarers. "The seaman is unique, he is a shy person," Drozak said. Then, noting that The SIU Rehab Center is staffed not only by professional counselors, but by Seafarer counselors as well, he said "seamen are the kind of people who help each other. A seaman can com­ municate with other seamen. Put him in with strangers and he's lost." Citing the effects of alcoholism on not only the alcoholic himself, but his fam­ ily and friends as well. Vice President Drozak noted that "the biggest per­ centage of broken homes are among seamen." And, he said, "it doesn't have to be this way; I think we can change it." The SIU Vice President also told the assembly that "we have an obligation and responsibility" to see to it that our members are fully able to perform their jobs on board ship. He cil^d the new, technologically-advanced vessels which have been constructed, andifeaid that all Seafarers, must be at top efficiency when working aboard these ships. This means, he said, no alcoholics on the job. . . In order for that to happen, he noted that it would be the responsibility of all the port agents to "encourage any member with an alcoholism problem to get help here at The SIU Center." He said that the port agents should de­ velop programs in their ports, and set up a referral system whereby all the men who need help with an alcoholism problem know about The Rehab Center and are convinced that the program can help them. In closing. Vice President Drozak said that not only should we "get them down here and help our brothers re­ cover, but we have to be there when they leave to give them all the help they need." This means, he said, that "back in the ports and on the ships, both officials and members must help and see to it that a man who is a re­ covering alcoholic, stays that way." He also asked the delegates to do their part and make suggestions and recommendations for instituting the Fiank Drozak "We need to help the other guy—the guy who can't help himself." best possible program the SIU can for­ mulate. He said that "we must answer certain, important questions. How do we get seamen to enter the program? How do we help them after they leave The Rehab Center and return to their home ports?" He said that "we can't let these two days pass us by." He stated that "we have to come up with ideas and views" and then go and develop the best pos­ sible program. If '• • ._ • e|.- ^ ^ HLS President Hazel Brown presents plaque commemorating weekend semi nar to Bill Hibbert, Director of SlU's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program. HLiS President Cites Many Success Stories i#' / Hazel Brown "We can start today .. .to solve this problem." Page 14 Following Vice President Drozak's speech, HLS-President Hazel Brown described the first big expansion at the Lundeberg School — the educational programs instituted in 1971—and drew a comparison between the "problems we had to solve five years ago, and the problems we have to solve today." Noting that the educational pro-grams which were begun in 1971 were an outgrowth of an educational con­ ference held that year. President Brown said, "we can start today, the way we started with that educational confer­ ence, to solve this problem." Many Success Stories The HLS President told the audience about the many success stories which have taken place at Piney Point since the first big educational expansion. She talked about all the trainees who have graduated and gone on to careers at sea; and all the Seafarers who have upgraded their skills, including QMEDs, Quartermaster, Stewards, and men who have gone through other pro­ grams such as the Bosuns Recertified Program and the 'A' Seniority Upgrad­ ing Program. She also noted the huge success of the General Educational Development (GED) Program at Piney Point, whereby many Seafarers who had very little formal education went to the Lundeberg School and obtained a high ,school diploma. "It made us all feel very good," she said, "to see these men, some of them in their 50's and 60's who had not been to school in over 40 years, come down here, complete our GED Program and obtain that high school diploma." President Brown told the members of the audience that it was up to them to "think how we can best implement this alcoholism program. We should think of ways to do it on the ships, in the halls and in the homes, not just down here at Piney Point." The HLS President concluded by stating that "five years ago I said in launching our educational program, that our gqal was^to develop the *whole man.' We have made great progress to­ ward that goal, and. although we still have some problems, I have no doubt that we can succeed in solving them." Seafarers Log �and W^liy of Alcoliolism" Tlie Following the conclusion of Presi­ dent Brown's remarks, HLS Vice Presi­ dent Mike Sacco introduced the first guest speaker of the seminar: Dr. LeClair Bissell, Chief of the Smithers Alcoholism and Treatment Center, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City. Dr. Bissell spoke to the participants on "The Who, What, and Why of Alco­ holism." Dr. Bissell told the audience that when it comes to the problems of alco­ holism, "you can divide people into two groups—those who see this problem, and those who refuse to see it. And," she continued, "by virtue of this semi­ nar being held this weekend, I can see that your Union and its leaders fall into the category of those who see it." Noting that an old theory of alco­ holism stated that an alcoholic was "an emotlmially disturbed person,'' the doctor said that It was only during the 1950's that It began being diagnosed as a "disease." And, finally only as recently as 1971 did the American College of Physicians officially classify alcoholism as a "disease." One of the problems in treating this disease* she said, is that the medical profession is only slowly beginning to learn about alcoholism. Even today there is a lack of knowledge about the disease, and Dr. Bissell cited the fact that "there are 114 medical schools in the United States and only 15 of them have any educational program dealing with alcoholism." Ms. Bissell then went on to talk about who is likely to be affected by this disease and described some of its characteristics. She told the audience that although "there is no evidence to support the view that it is inherited, we have. found that it tends to run in families." She also said that statistics indicate that "the chances of a man being an alcoholic are four times as great" as those of a woman. Other figures show that half of the wives of alcoholics had an alcoholic parent, and blacks tend to become alcoholics at a younger age. Although she described alcohol as "a very, simple drug which dissolves very easily," she warned the group that it also "does harm to virtually every part of your body except a few. The only areas it doesn't affect eventually are your hair, the enamel of your teeth and the urinary bladder." Dr. LeClair Bissell "An alcoholic does not want to hear that he is one. So, he will do everything to convince you and himself that he is not an alcoholic, that he has his problem under control." No Simple Definition The doctor told the audience that "we know that alcoholics are different, but what we don't know is how they got that way." She went on to say that "we don't have any one simple cause for this disease and there is no simple definition or diagnosis. There is no one symptom that every alcoholic has." Ms. Bissell noted that there were "a few" definitions of an alcoholic. One, by the World Health Organization (WHO), states that an "alcoholic is a person whose chronic use of alcohol causes any trouble in any major area of life—his job, his homelife, or his health." Another definition, she said, is that an "alcoholic is a person who cannot on any given occasion predict how much he will drink." Dr. Bissell discussed a few of the physical symptoms of alcoholism, in­ cluding the frightening experience of "blackouts." She said alcoholics fre­ quently suffer from "blackouts"—^that is they go through "a period of time when the alcoholic may or may not look drunk, and when he doesn't remember anything." She also told the participants that a major problem in dealing with alco­ holics is the "denial factor"—the fact that "an alcoholic does not want to hear that he is one. So," she continued, "he will do everything to convince you and himself that he is not an alco­ holic, that he has his problem 'under control'." In conclusion, Ms. Bissell reminded the audience that alcoholism is an "addiction, like an addiction to any other drug." And, she said, if a person does become "physically addicted" to alcohol, he can "die from withdrawal" just like any other drug addict. i \ Dr. LeClair Bissell, one of the guest speakers at the seminar, answers questions for (I to r.): SlU Representative Ed Morris: UIW Representative Pat Moran, and SlU Representative George McCartney, during recess. Sliulman Answers Question "Wky Treatment?" The first guest speaker on Saturday afternoon was Dr. Gerald Shulman, representing the Chit Chat Foundation, an Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Wernersville, Pa. Dr. Shulman, who told the audience that he saw his "role here today as a consultant", addressed the participants on "Why Treatment?" Dr. Shulman began by telling the as­ sembly that alcoholism "has many char­ acteristics, and it's an insidious illness." He went on to say that alcoholism is "progressive, it will either get better or get worse." Other characteristics he said, are that it is "chronic, the symp­ toms will either exacerbate, or they will remiss;" and it is "incurable, an alco­ holic can't be cured, but he can re­ cover." After telling the audience that a major problem in dealing with alco­ holics is that they "deny the presence of addiction, they can't face it and they do not want to give up booze," Shulman cited a few statistics concerning alco­ holics. He said that the average alco­ holic who does not receive treatment has his life span shortened by about 12 years. And, he stated that about 25,000 deaths a year are attributable to alco­ holism, including traffic accidents, both Special Supplement % pedestrian and passenger. Definitely Treatable Dr. Shulman then told the partici­ pants that "alcoholism is definitely treatable," and described the two phases which he said make up the treat­ ment. The first phase is "detoxifica­ tion," which he described as the "process of getting a person from the drinking state ia a point where alcohol is no longer in the body and he is rela­ tively healthy." He stated that this phase "deals with the physical, the body," and can be given in a medical or non-medical environment. The second phase of the treatment, and just as important, is the rehabilita­ tion. This phase. Dr. Shulman said, "deals with the head," and its objective is to get the person to a "point where he won't drink again." The overall goal of treatment, he continued, is to get the alcoholic "not only to stop using it, but to go beyond that point. To get him to lead a positive life style." However, the speaker went on, even though "we know how to treat this disease^" he admitted that there were some obstacles which prevent a successful fight against alcoholism in many cases. He said one was the mistaken belief that all alcoholics are "skid row bums," and Dr. Gerald Shulman The overall goal of treat­ ment is to get the alcoholic "not only to stop using it, but to go beyond that point. To get him to lead a positive life style." that this stereotype hurts treatment be­ cause many alcoholics who are not "skid row bums" think that their drink­ ing problem is "not that bad." He said another obstacle was usage of the term "reformed alcoholic," be­ cause we "have to think of alcoholism as a disease, and sick people do not 're­ form'—sinners reform." He also stated that another attitude which was harmful was the "feeling of masculinity, this attitude of 'be a man and drink a lot'." One other major obstacle to success­ ful treatment, Dr. Shulman said, Is that the alcoholic Is frequently "protected by close friends and relatives under the belief that we are helping them." He stated that this "collusion by people was often unintentional," but just as harmful. Also, he told the audience that be­ cause denial is one of the major symp­ toms of the illness, "you can't wait for the alcoholic to ask for help, or say it's 'none of my business'." He went on to note that "alcoholics don't want to be in treatment, they have to be pushed into it. 'Shotgun' ways to treatment do work." In conclusion, he said that "igno­ rance" is a major problem in dealing with alcoholism. "Some people," he continued, "think the problem is in the bottle. It's not. You cannot separate the alcoholic from the bottle, and his belief in the bottle. It's all part of the prob­ lem." Page 15 �If,-! (-•. • :• ':'is Bill Hibbert (far left), director of the SlU Alcoholism Rehab Center, explains some details about the Center's program for (I. to r.): Ted David, representative. Inter- J •f --•• DM u _j9 ^/i m ^ .-i • x /. ^2X?S^ Seminar Participants Take Guided Tour of l/U Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center k;-, • ' I ;, , Looking over scale model of Rehab Center and Juanlta Kirkwood (2d left) Rehab Ppntpr administrative Piter to brea^teg for limcli on Saturday, all die participants were given a guided tour of the SIU Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center which is located on the rolling greens of the HLS VaUey Lee Farm. The Center*s focilities are housed in a comfortably^ modernized 100 yearold house which Is situated on a 1,000 acre farm across the river from HIEU^ Lundebeig ScliopL r I. All those attending the seminar were taken around the pr«nises by a member of The Center's staff. The facilities actually consist of two buildings, one where the clients who are there for treatment gather for therapy and counseling, and die other which serves as a donnitory where the men reside. Downsfoirs in the main building is a lai^e conference room where die clients eat all their meals together with the counselors and staff. This room is' also utilized for group lec­ tures and weekly Alcoholics Anony­ mous meetings. Adjacent to the con­ ference room is a series of smaller rooms, one of which is used for group therapy, and the others where the clients go for individual counseling with both Seafarer and professional counselors. Upstairs in the main building is an office for The Center's Director, a room for medical examinations, and added living quarters for more clients. Present, The Rehab Center is able to accommodate 14 clients at one time for treatment, but there are plans for esqianding the facilities. Located next to the main farm­ house is die '^bunkhouse," or dor­ mitory, where the clients n^e while ttey are receiving treatment The rooms are qiiudcms and comfortable. There is also a recreation room located in diis biulding. During the six-week period diat the client i^pmids receiving treatment, he has a full schedule each wedcday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the morning there are physical examinations, fol­ lowed by group educational lectures and thra woric dierapy. The afternoon schedule consists of individual counseling and group ther­ apy. While they are at The Rehab Center, the men are encouraged to keep a **Feelings Book," a diary of dieir activities of die ^y and how diey felt about them. The SIU Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center provides an excellent oppor­ tunity for any Seaforer with an alco)Rsm problem to receive treatment and start on the road to recovery. The Center is manned by a profes­ sional staff, trained and experienced in dealing with the problems of alco­ holism, vriio are there to give guid­ ance and counseling. There are also Seaforer counsel­ ors—recovered alcoholics themselves —who are present to give help and enconragement. And, there are other Seafarers who are trying to recover from this disease, who help each odier and understand each other's problems. The Rehab Center is available to all SIU members. All information is kept strictly confidential. The goal of this program is to help the alcoholic Seaforer resume a normal life without alcohol, rebuild bis mind and his body, and lead a happy, productive life once again. g-f../. ¥ 5?'« .tl V4 „ X. X..« Represent,ng the port of S_an Fra_ng,sco are, from (l,,to r.)i Delegate Bill Bellinger: Port Agent Steve Troy, and Delegate Enos Allen. .;.SI Attending the seminar from the port of Houston are from fl to r V Delegme Ted (Bo) James; Delegate Herman Butts; SIU Repri Representing the port of Philadelphia are from (I. to r.): Delegate sentative Mickey Wilburn, and SIU Vice President Paul Drozak. Philip Muss; Port Agent John Fay, and Delegate Arthur Raio. ' Attending seminar from New Orleans are from (I. to r.): Delegate Ted Kross; Port Agent Buck Stephens, and Delegate Robert Johnson. Pm ! MK««1 f Sir's , ''Mi J'l-L., .;# • '' V Representing the port of Mobile at the seminar are, from (I. to r.): Delegate Ben Huggins; SIU Representative Harold Fisher, and Delegate Bernard Burns. Page 16 _ 'I . /I.- -'Mi 1 I Attending the seminar from the port of New York are, from (I. to r.): Delegates Richard ...x, port of Baltimore at the ...... seminar are, from Representing the Adamson and William Reid; SiU Representative George McCartney, and Port Agent Leon Attending the seminar from the port of Detroit are, from (I. to r.): Port Agent Jack Bluitt; and (I. to r. standing): Delegates Leo Koza and Earl Rogers, and • . Delegates Lec Godley and Edward Lombardi. (seated) Port Agent Ben Wilson. Page 17 �McManus: "Tke union's Role in Alcokolism' John J. McManus "Perhaps what we need to have is a National Confer­ ence on this problem, with representatives from labor, management and govern­ ment present." The final guest speaker on Saturday afternoon was John J. McManus, rep­ resenting -the AFL-CIO Department of Community Services. McManus spoke to the participants on "the Union's Role in Alcoholism." McManus informed the audience about what the AFL-CIO is doing in the area of alcoholism through its De­ partment of Community Services. He said that the Federation has over "200 people representing all workers," in its Community Services Department who make up many "community service committees." He stated that the Federation, through these committees, was working in many cities with local Alcoholics Anonymous groups and other alcoholic rehabilitation programs in an effort to assist any union members who have a problem with alcoholism. McManus called the .various com­ mittees involved in this work "delivery systems" which have been formed in 25 different, communities put of the local central labor councils of the AFL-CIO. He said that these "delivery systems" would also be expanded, and that the Federation is seeking ways to improve its community services. In relation to the SIU and Seafarers, McManus urged '^anyone here or In your union" to take advantage of these community services if "he needs help with an alcoholism problem." He said dmt many of the 25 communities were located in port cities throughout the country and were easily acces^hle for members. McManus concluded his remarks by suggesting that "perh^s what we need to have is a National Q>nference on this problem, with representatives from labor, management and government present." He noted that the purpose of this conference would be to "put forth rec­ ommendations, and to say 'where do we go from here' in regard to this national problem." "An effort should be made," he said, to get national cooperation among the many different alcoholic programs in existence. Ray; "Management's Role in Alcokolism" On Sunday morning the seminar resumed as all the participants recon­ vened in the auditorium of the Zimmer­ man. The first speaker of the day was SIU Vice President Frank Drozak (left) confers with Riley Regan, guest speaker and a consultant for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. James Ray, Task Administrator of the National Council on Alcoholism in Washington, D.C., who addressed the audience on "Management's Role in Alcoholism." Ray told the delegates that although both he and the other speakers at the seminar had been working in the field of alcoholism for a number of years, "there are no real experts in this field— we're all still learning." He then went on to describe what he. felt were the key objectives and goals of a succesful alcoholic rehabilitation program. He said that any alcoholism program in industry should "focus on job performance" in determining the extent of a worker's alcoholic problem, and he stressed the importance of co­ operation between labor and manage­ ment in setting up a successful program. "A program jointly-entered into be­ tween labor and management," Ray stated, "will succeed four times as much as only a unilateral program, either labor only, or management only." Ray told the assembly that the key to a successful rehabilitation program is to "reach people early." He cited, as did a previous speaker, the statistics noting that on the average, alcoholics die 12-15 years earlier than other peo­ ple. He said in order to prevent the long term addiction that could result, it was important to rehabilitate an alcoholic "as early as possible." Reach One Percent Pointing out that statistics show that in any one group, be it the employees of a company or the members of a union, anywhere from five to eight per­ cent are alcoholics, Ray said that the "goal of your program should be to reach about one percent of your mem­ bership a year. That would be con­ sidered a successful program. The bot­ tom line," he concluded, "is how many people are you helping?" James Ray "A program jointlyentered into between labor and management will suc­ ceed four times as much as only a unilateral program." Re^an Speaks on "Occupational Programs" for tke Alcokolic Riley Regan "You have special needs for your organization. You must develop a program which will suit these needs." Page 18 The second speaker on Sunday was develop a program which will suit Riley Regan, a Consultant for the Na­ these needs." tional Institute on Alcohol Abuse and He then went on to discuss what Alcoholism, who addressed the group . he called the "Components of a Pol­ on "Occupational Programs." icy," which he said must be a "writ­ Regan described for the participants ten program, specifically spelled out, some of the other alcoholic rehabilita­ so there will be no questions concern­ tion programs for which he had served ing the rules and regulations of any as a consultant, notably at companies program you set up." such as Bethlehem Steel and General Echoing the theme of a previous Electric. But, even though these pro­ qieaker, Regan said that such a pro­ grams are successful, he said, they gram should be "negotiated together would probably not be suited for the between labor and mam^ement," in needs of the SIU and its membership. order to insure its success. He also stated that it should be "specific to Sea­ "1 don't think these types of pro­ farers, set up by Seafarers, because you grams would work for your Union," know your population better than any­ he said. "As should be obvious by the one." discussions here since this seminar be­ gan," he continued, "you have special After relating some personal experi­ needs for your organization. You must ences and problems he himself had in the area of alcoholism, Regan briefly touched upon the importance of edu­ cating people when it comes to dealing with this problem. He said that the "whole field of alcoholism is dependent upon education." Encourage Referrals Regan concluded his remarks by making one suggestion which he said "might make it easier for the program you're trying to set up down here." He said that "you should encourage voluntary referrals," and that the bMt way to do this was to set up "drop-in centers in your port cities where people can come in and ask where they can get help with a drinking problem." He said that these centers could work in conjunction with The Rehab Center in Piney Point. Seafarers Log �s Weisman Summariizjes and Piraises peminar The final guest speaker of the semi­ nar was Dr. Maxwell Weisman, the Director of the Division of Alcoholism Control for the State of Maryland. Dr. Weisman delivered a "Summarization" of the entire seminar for the partici­ pants. Dr. Weisman began his remarks by congratulating the SIU, as many of the previous speakers had done, for holding the seminar and, in effect, rec­ ognizing that a problem exists and then making an attempt to solve it. "It is the first time to my knowl­ edge," he said, "that a union has undertaken this type of program." Although he stated that there has been some progress made in this field in recent years. Dr. Weisman also said that he was disappointed about the lack of progress in other ways. "I have to admit to you," he told the audience, "that psychiatry especially has had a poor 'track record' in dealing with the problem of alcoholism." One of the chief problems in trying to fight alcoholism, he stated, is "at­ titude." He went on to say that this "attitude," particularly among Ameri­ cans, has done much harm in dealing with alcoholics. Dispel Myths "We are victims of the attitude which society has inculcated into us," he asserted. "One of the chief 'myths' that we must dispel is that the alco­ holic is a 'hopeless case.' This is un­ true. When a person quits drinking, much of his body bounces back. We have tremendous resiliency." After noting that "you don't really have to be a doctor to recognize the alcoholic syndrome," Weisman listed the "three factors which are possible causes of alcoholic addiction." He warned the delegates however, that "we really don't know the capses of alcoholism, there are a number of theories." The first factor Weisman said "might be a biological or physiologi­ cal basis. In other words, some people, just by their biological make-up, are more susceptible to alcoholism," The second possible cause is a "psycohlogical basis, the upbringing of the in­ dividual." And, the third is a "socio­ logical or cultural basis." Although he noted that these three factors could combine to cause an al­ coholism problem, they also could be decisive alone. And, he stated "in any individual the causes might be weightier in one area rather than an­ other." In conclusion, Dr. Weisman said that he "agreed with much of what has been said here In the past two days. One of the most effective areas of helping alcoholics Is In his job, espe­ cially with joint labor-management programs. With cooperation Fm sure that we can he more successful here than In any other single area." Dr. Maxwell N. Weisman "One of the chief myths that we must dispel is that the alcoholic is a 'hopeless case.' This is untrue." Participants Break Up Into Gronps Throughout the weekend seminar, interspersed between speeches by the invited guests, all the participants divided up into seven different groups to discuss not only the problems in dealing with alcoholism, but to par­ ticipate in "give-and-take sessions" and make suggestions and recommen­ dations in regard to the Alcoholic Re­ habilitation Program the SIU is run­ ning. Each group, consisting of from 1215 people, had a group "leader" whose job it was to spearhead the discussions and answer any questions. Six of the groups were led by the guest speakers for the weekend: Dr. LeClair Bissell; Dr. Gerald Shulman; John McManus; James Ray; Riley Regan, and Dr. Maxwell Weisman. The seventh group was led by Ken­ neth McCusker, Program Director of the Division of Alcoholism Con­ trol for the State of Maryland. Riley Regan (left, center), leader of Group II explains a point to the. other members of his. group, Although no formal recommenda­ tions by any of the groups were sub­ were present in each group to par- some of the discussions held in a few group was told by Dr. Shulman, its leader, that alcoholics "have a high mitted to the seminar as a whole, ticip'ate in the discussions and take of the groups, Group II spent time in its Saturday degree of tolerance to begin with, and members of the HLS and The Rehab note of any suggestions made by the delegates. afternoon sessions discussing the high then it goes way up, then after a Center staff, and others who will have What follows is just a sampling of degree of tolerance of alcoholics. The period of time drops way below that a hand in developing the program. of normal people." The group was also informed of the dangers of "cross tolerance," where an alcoholic can become ad­ dicted to other drugs without ever having taken them. This occurs be­ cause the alcoholic has such a high degree of tolerance for alcohol that his system x:an easily accept drugs similar to alcohol. There was also a discussion of the necessity of establishing definite rules and regulations for any alcoholic rehab program wliich the SIU devel­ ops. Some of the areas involved are setting iip a good, practical system for referrals, that is, getting men into the program; deciding how many times a man can be readmitted into the program if his drinking continues after being initially released, and de­ termining if a ipan is an alcoholic even if his job performance does not so indicate. Continued on Page 20 Members of-Group IV discuss suggestions for implementing best possible rehab program at Piney Point. Special Supplement ' Page 19 �I i nSEAFARERS LOG February, 1976 Oinelal ynbUcatlMi 9§ th« SBAFARBIIS UinilNATlONAL UNION • AUaatic, OaU, LafcM and laUnd Watara Dlatrtet* ArL-CIO Participants Break Up Into Gronps .mContinued from Page 19 vince them that they can be helped as he was." pr: Rl" Group III discussed the problems in dealing with a "very strong denial Change Life Style factor." It was suggested that a "pro­ file with warning signals" might be The possibility of trying to "change established to determine if a person the seamen's life style toward drink­ has the symptoms of an alcoholic ing" was also discussed. Many of the even if he continues to deny it. members in this group agreed that The group discussed the best ways the seaman's life "revolves around to get members into the program, and gin mills" and it was perhaps time one of the members in the group who to get him interested in other things is currently a client at The Center, when he goes ashore. In relation to said he thought the "best advertise­ this, one member said that a major ment for the program is the man who problem • was that "alcoholism has goes through it. He can approach been glamorized by films, and com­ others with a problem and try to con­ mercials, and the public, including SlU Alcohol Rehabilitation Center I Members of Group I listen as Dr. LeClair Bisseli, Chief of the Smithers Alco­ holism and Treatment Center at Roosevelt Hospital in New York, and group leader, explains the factors of the "Alcoholic Syndrome." I am interested in attending a six-week program at the SIU Alco­ holic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that this will be kept strictly confidential, and that no records or information about me will be kept ^ywhere except at The Center. Name Book No. Address (Street or RFD) (City) Mail to: THE CENTER Star Rente Box 153-A Valley Lee, Maryland 20692 (State) (Zip) wn j seaman, have been 'sitting ducks' for this for years." Group V discussed the necessity for expanding the present facilities at The Rehab Center to accommo­ date more clients. They reached the conclusion that the port agent could be of great help when it came to get­ ting men into the program. Two or three SIU port agents were members of this group and they agreed that they knew just about all the members who ship out of their ports and which ones might have a driiiking problem, so they thought this was an excellent suggestion. The problem of keeping a man oiff the bottle when he returns to the ship was also discussed. Almost everyone agreed that it would take the coopera­ tion of the rest of the crew to "monir, tor" a recovered alcoholic and help him in any way possible to stay away from alcohol. The remaining four groups held discussions very similar to the ones described here. The participants in, all the groups were virtually unani­ mous in agreeing that they had learned much and even had con^ tributed a lot by taking part in the various sessions. Seminar Ends Witk Departing Ckallende From Hall SIU President Paul Hall closed the historic weekend seminar by issuing a strong call for action and cooperation from "everyone in the SIU," in estab- PaulHaU "It is up to us to reach the guy who is an alcoholic and get him to upgrade himself as a human being." fishing a successful alcoholic rehab pro­ others." President Hall said that "we are start­ gram, and telling the audience that "it The SIU President said that he felt ing out in a new area, and it's a rough is time we all did something about this alcoholism is "really one more prob­ one. For the first time in the history of problem of alcoholism." lem—one more beef. Nothing more, sailors we're doing something about Hall, in delivering a final "Departing nothing less." Then, after briefly touch­ this. In 200 years we've never written Challenge" to a crowd of about 125 ing on the resistance in some quarters or done anything about the problem of people gathered in the Zimmerman's to the expanded educational program alcoholism. We're treading on water auditorium, said that "we have to try which was started five years ago at where we've never treaded before." to take the sailor and turn him around Piney Point he said, "you know prob­ The SIU President called the pro­ on his thinking about it [alcoholism]. lems take all forms, sometimes whiskey, gram a "great challenge, a great op­ To do this," he continued, will take sometimes learning." portunity for us. It is a challenge for "cooperation among everyone, and we the non-drinkers, a chance to be a Up to Us must discuss this issue everywhere—on friend. And, it is a tremendous oppor- ^ board ships, in the union halls, at meet­ Hall told the delegates that it "is up tunity for everyone in our Union who ' ings and wherever we gather." to us to reach the guy who is an alco­ is an alcoholic. I'd say it is an absolute After beginning his remarks by con­ holic and get him to upgrade himself must for the drinkers." President Hall drew a parallel be­ gratulating HLS President Brown and as a human being." He conceded that the "seaman has never had much re­ tween the present attempt to develop a her staff for the "fine progress of this spect" from others, but he asserted "we successful alcoholic -rehabilitation proschool," President Hall told the audi­ have to improve the quality of our­ gram and the emphasis put on the ques- " ence that "this seminar is one of the selves, if we expect to get that respect. tion of safety a few years ago. He stated better things we've ever done, this ef­ How can you expect others to respect that although it took time, the Union, fort to try and help our brothers. We us as people—as a profession," he and the maritime industry in general, are one of the very first unions to at­ asked, "if we don't respect ourselves?" had vastly improved in the area of tempt this type of thing, and I'm glad He said he believed that if "we solve safety aboard ship. we are." the problem of alcoholism, we open the "We must put alcoholism on the Hall told the participants that "we door to solving our other problems." agenda the way safety was put on a few have a bad record on alcoholism, and One of these other problems, he said, is years ago," he stated. "We have to dis­ it is the weakest spot in the history of the high number of broken homes cuss it on the ships and in the Union sailors." He went on to state that "al­ among sailors. "Do you know," he halls." Then he concluded by saying, though there has been some criticism asked the audience, "that the highest "We should all remember that nobody in the past when we have attempted percentage of orphans in any area where is going to help us unless we help our-new programs, I anticipate less criticism seamen live in the country come from selves. I am confident that we'll take on this program then with any of the the broken homes of seamen." this liability and turn it into an asset." �USPHS Hospitals to Stay Open—For Now After a decade of battling to keep U.S. Public Health Service hospitals open, the SIl J inust again prepare to meet another attack — perhaps the strongest ever — against this vital health care system. In 1975 President Ford had vetoed a bill which contained 1976 appro­ priations for Department of Health, Education and Welfare program funds, including the PHS hospital program. It also inclQded a section requiring HEW to certify that it is in compliance with a previous law man­ dating full maintenance and staffing of the hospitals. With the strong support of the SIU and other AFL-CIO unions, both Houses of Congress overrode the President's veto by the required twothird's majority, enacting a bill that reflects Congress' intent to keep the nation's Public Health Service hos­ pitals open. This override, one of the few Con­ gress has been able to carry, was a major setback for foes of the PHS hospitals in both the Administration and in HEW. Thwarted by opposition mounted with our SPAD dollars, HEW of­ ficials and the Administration, just as they have in the past, still continue to refuse to accept the will of Congress and of organized labor that these eight hospitals be maintained. President Ford's latest attack on the PHS hospitals is quite straight­ forward. In presenting his budget request for the fiscal year 1977, he announced that 'legislation will be submitted to transfer to community use or to close the eight Public Health Service hospitals." , This is just what HEW has been trying to do for over 10 years despite the fact that the entire USPHS system (including clinics and hospitals) pro­ vides essential health care for nearly 200,000 Americans at a cost sub­ stantially below that of similar pri­ vate care. So following the Administration's lead with enthusiasm, HEW has been writing to some local and state agenFebruary# 1976 Don't Let This Happen cies in communities that have PHS hospitals asking for their approval to close the hospitals. HEW has tried this before and the SIU has responded by mobilizing allies on both the local level and in Washington to keep the hospitals open. There are many strong supporters of this system in the Senate and House of Representatives who will not be fooled by HEW's argument that closing the hospitals will save the Government money. They realize that the Federal Government would pay more for care of beneficiaries of the PHS system at private or commu­ nity hospitals, that already danger­ ously overcrowded local hospitals would have their patient load in­ creased even further, and that local communities would lose the import­ Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Vol. 38, No. 2 Executive Board Paul Hall • President Cal Tanner Joe Digiorgio Executive Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Earl Shepard Vice-President Lindsey Williams Vice-President Frank Drozak Vice-President PaulDrozak Vice-President gKAFABK«geW>G 389 Marietta Homayonpour Editor-in-Chief James Gannon Managing Editor Ray Bourdius Jim Mele Tony Napoli Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Bill Luddy Associate Photographer Chief Photographer Marie Kosciusko Administrative Assistant George J. Vana Production/Art Director PiihfichAd monthiv bv Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters Met, AFL-CTO W Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. SECURITY IN UNITY, February, 1976 ant professional services of the PHS hospitals. In addition, the SIU has always pointed out that Seafarers and the rest of the nearly 200,000 benefici­ aries of the entire PHS system would not receive the priority care at com­ I munity-oriented hospitals they now get at PHS facilities. Although HEW may not realize it, quick medical treatment is vitally important for a merchant seaman who often has only a few hours be­ fore his ship leaves port. If he must wait on a long line in a community hospital, this professional sailor will be left with only two choices—he can miss his ship or he can gamble on waiting to get proper care until his ship, which will take him far from any professional medical care, puts into another port. With President Ford's announce­ ment that he will seek to close down the PHS hospitals, HEW has gained a strong ally in their fight to end the 200-year tradition of U.S. Govern­ ment hospitals for merchant seamen. But the SIU, supported by a uni­ fied membership that understands the need for political action and by many good friends in Congress, local gov­ ernment and the trade union move­ ment, is also strong. The preservation of the PHS hos­ pitals has always been given top pri­ ority by the SIU and so far, we have been able to force HEW to continue operating and maintaining this im­ portant health care system. The override of the Presidential veto is proof of the support we can rally to protect these eight hospitals. We will continue to rally this support in order to fend off this latest in a long line of attacks against these vital maritime institutions. Letters to the Editor CHARLCSW MORGAN i HISTORIC PRESERVA Credits Log For Saving a Lite Today while reading my November issue of the Log, I came upon an article on the Heimlich Maneuver to save a choking victim. It made me realize that 1 owe you a letter of profound thanks. Several months ago I read the story in the Log as to this method to save a choking victim. My wife and I were with a church group visiting the United Nations Building in New York on Nov. 11. Our group was having lunch, sitting at tables along the windows in the delegates' dining room. My wife was on my left and another of our group was opposite us. We were eating our dessert when my wife hit my left side hard. When I looked at her, I saw her eyes were full of fright and staring. Luckily I ralized she was choking and recalling the story I read in the Log I jumped up, pushed the chairs of the two other diners behind us out of the way, got behind my wife and performed the maneuver as written in the article. Thank God it worked, as a piece of the pastry she had been eating popped out of her mouth. This happened so quickly that the lady opposite us was astonished. The people behind us, though, realized why I had pushed their chairs away and another lady at a table ahead of us also saw what had occurred. So you see, if it hadn't been for the Log and that article, my wife probably would have choked to death. Thank you for both of us. You can truthfully say, the Log did save my wife's life. FratemaUy, Capt. William J. Hart, Ret. Wilmington, Del. Page 21 �New SIU Pensioners }• Nils H. Richardson, 75, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB and bosim. Brother Richardson sailed 60 years and dur­ ing four wars. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General strike, 1947 Isthmian strike and the Eastern and Gulf Sailors Assn. strike in Balti­ more. Seafarer Richardson was also a member ci the ISU in 1928 mid the National Sailors and Firemens Union of Great Britain and Ireland from 1917 to 1920. Bom in Fredrikstad, Norway, he became a U.S. nat­ uralized citizen after he came here in 1920. He writes poetry and col­ lects photos and newspaper clippings for his scrapbook. He's a resident of Riviera Beach, Md. with his wife, Ida. Sylvester S. "Zygie" Zygarowsld, 70, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Zygarowski re­ ceived a 1960 SIU Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an acci­ dent-free ship, the SS Maiden Creek. He is a pre-World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. Seafarer Zygarowski was bom in Chicopee, Mass. and is a resident of Yokohama. Glen H. Whitehead, 69, joined the SIU in the port of Toledo sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Whitehead sailed 19 years. He was born in Roberton, Ohio and is a resident of Toledo. Personals John J. Eavanagh Please call the editor of the Seafarers Log at (212) 499-6600, ex. 242. Wllllam Brack Your wife requests that you contact her at 118 MacDougal St., Apt. 17, New York, N.Y. 10012. Julius Markham Mrs. Jerome Kiefer requests that you contact her at 218 St. Louis Way, Van­ couver, Wash. 98664. Paul Frankmanm John McClure asks that you contact him at 5520 Trotwood Dr., Orlando, Fla. 32809. Salvator Joseph Alpedo Leonora G. Luongo requests that you call her as soon as possible at (603) 887-3925 or contact her at RFD #1 Box 241AA, Chester, N.H. 03036. Fredrick Fomlch Mrs. Fredrick Fomich requests that you contact her as soon as possible at Ancora Hospital, Ancora, N.J. John E. Kniess Robert S. Kniess requests that you contact him as soon as possible at 3122 W. Monte Vista, Phoenix, Ariz. 85009. Politics Is Porkchops •O'S • \ .• • { t. Donate to SPAD Page 22 William H. Rhone, 61, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward for 34 years. Brother Rhone sailed 43 years, was in the first graduating class of the Union's Steward Upgrading School in 1962 and served picket duty in the Robin Line strike the same year. He attended Alabama State Teachers Junior College in Mo­ bile in 1939 and also ran two success­ ful businesses. Born in Pensacola, Fla., he is a resident of Baltimore. William L. Rackley, 59, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Rackley sailed 40 years and during the Vietnam War. He was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike. Bom in North Caro­ lina, he is a resident of Bayonne, N.J. Edward V. Webb, 49, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief cook. Brother Webb sailed 33 years. He was born in Mobile and is a resident of San Francisco. Edward F. Lessor, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Boston sailing as a bosim. Brother Lessor sailed 31 years. Bom in Vermont, he is a resident of West Hartford, Conn. Carl H. West, 63, joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1964 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Webb sailed 43 years. He was born in Jackson, Ohio and is a resident of Ripon, Calif. Joseph Suarez, Jr., 62, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Suarez sailed 28 years. He was bora in Louisiana and is a resident of New Orleans. Wong M. Sing, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1962 sailing in the steward department. Brother Sing sailed 21 years and during the Korean War. He received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accidentfree ship, the SS Fairport. Bom in Ningpo, China, lie has been in the U.S. since 1948. Seafarer Wong is a resident of San Francisco. Ernest C. "Andy** Anderson, 66, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother Anderson sailed 45 years and is a pre-World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was bom in Jacksonville and is a resident there. Seafarers Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Dec. 25,1975-Jaii. 21,1976 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 Im Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Number MONTH TO DATE Amount YEAR TO DATE MONTH TO DATE 5 1,530 533 3 1 4,873 1 119 19 5 1,530 533 3 1 4,873 1 119 19 $ 21,164.55 1,530.00 1,599.00 104.99 250.00 38,984.00 392.20 3,541.39 1,706.00 $ 21,164.55 1,530.00 1,599.00 104.99 250.00 38;984.00 392.20 3,541.39 1,706.00 268 58 62 15 1 95 268 58 62 15 1 95 62,589.13 2,452.90 9,620.00 5,000.00 25.50 2,556.06 62,589.13 2,452.9P 9,620.00. 5,000.00 25.50 2,556.06 YEAR TO DATE •» /- PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions Special Equipment Dental '. Supplemental Medicare Premiums 6 138 82 11 50 6 138 82 11 50 21,000.00 28,290.93 2,983.06 767.00 981.53 21,000.00 28,290.93 2,983.06 767.00 981.53 38 38 1,498.60 1,498.60 8 8 2,679.12 2,679.12 7,916 28 1,518 9,462 7,916 28 1,518 9,462 209,715.96 24,000.00 667,987.93 $901,703.89 209,715.96 24,000.00 667,987.93 $901,703.89 • SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan ............ Total Seafarers Pension Plan Total Seafarers Vacation Plan Total Seafarers Wejfare, Pension & Vacation Seafarers Log �SS Carolina Pays Off, Holds Meeting in Port of Baltimore Photo left, Recertified Bosun Julio Delgado (seated center) ship's chairman of the containership SS Carolina (Puerto Rico.Operators) with the Ship's Commit­ tee of (seated I. to r.): Engine Delegate Luis F, Rivera and Deck Delegate Walter Kohut. In the back row (I. to r.) are: Educational Director Robert La Gasse; Chief Steward Sid Berger, secretary-reporter, and Steward Delegate Franklin Hively. The ship paid off in the port of Baltimore's Dundalk Marine Terminal on Jan 23. At right, Atlantic Coast Vice President Earl (Bull) Shepard (seated rear center) holds a meeting in the ship's messhall. Bosun Delgado is (standing) at his left. The Carolina is on the run to the port of San Juan. 2 Get Their 1st Pension Checks Alcoholism: A Major Problem Today 2^ SID Representative Joe Sacco (left) gives retiring Seafarer King Sea Koo a handshake and his first pension check as Seafarer Ah S. Wong (right) flashes hris benefit check at the monthly membership meeting in the port of San Francisco. Alcoholism is a major problem. One out of every 10 Americans who drink has a serious drinking problem. Alcoholism is a disease. It can be treated. Drugs Mean Loss of Seaman's Papers H yea are convicted of poiwarioa of my iUcgel drag licroia, ImbitBlates, qpeed, LSD, or even HMnQmnwi iiic U.S. Coast Gnard wfll revoke yonr seaBMBi papers, wtdMHrt appml, FOREVER. That ateans that yon lose for the rest of yonr Hie the rfiht to uuke a Hvh^ by the sea. However, it doesnt qnite end there even if yon receive a siuptndid You nwy ioee your right to vote, your r^t to hold public dBce or to own a gun. You also may lose the opportunity of ever beconriag a doctor, dentist, certiSed public accountant, engtoeer, lawyer, architect, realtor, pharmacht, school teacher, or stockbroker. You may jeppardiae your right to hold a job where you must be licensed or bonded and you may never be able to work for the chy, the county, or the Federal government. IPs a pretty tough rap, but thaPs exactly bow it is and yon caaT do any­ thing about it. The convicted drug user leaves a black mark on his repntathm for the jest of hk life. However, dmgi can not only destroy your right to a good livdflHiod, it can destroy your life. Drug abuse presents a serious threat to both yonr physical and mental heal^ and the personal safety of those around yon. Thb Is especially true aboard ship where clear minds and quick reflexes are essential at aH times for the safe operation of die vessel. DohT let drugs destroy your natural right to a good, happy, productive life. Stay drug free and steer a clear course. February, 1976 Page 23 �r-- jTmal Be|)artumi SIU pensioner Walter S. Whitten, 74, succumbed to cancer in the Mo­ bile Infirmary on Oct. 31. Brother Whitten joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a wiper. He sailed 19 years. Sea­ farer Whitten was bom in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile, Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow. Alma and a brother, W. N. Whitten. IBU pensioner Paul T. Reed Sr., 53, succumbed to lung cancer in the Mobile Infirmary on Nov. 10. Broth­ er Reed joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB for the Mobile Towing Co. from 1947 to 1975. Bom in Florida, he was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Grace; two sons, Paul and John; a step­ daughter, Ann Capps and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed. SIU pensioner Placido Aldevera, 63, passed away from natural causes in Metropolitan Hospital, Philadel­ phia on Nov. 16. Brother Aldevera i'l joined the Union in 1938 in the port of Galveston sailing as a chief cook. He sailed 40 years. Seafarer Aldevera was born in the Philippines and was a resident of Phila. delphia. He was a U.S. naturalized citi­ zen. Interment was in Mt. Mariah Cemetery, Philadelphia. Surviving are a brother, Basilio of Guadalupe Cebu City, P.I. and a sister, Canuta of Cercer, Cebu City, P.I. Harold E. White, 55, died of a heart attack in Houston on Oct. 2. Brother White joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an AB. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer White was a veteran of the pre-war and World War II U.S. Army. A native of Crosby, Tex., he was a resident of Houston. Interment was in Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. White; a brother, Thomas of Fort Worth and a brother-in-law, Edward Williams. Donald B. An­ drews, 48, died on Nov. 9. Brother Andrews joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1971 sail­ ing as an oiler for Kinsman Marine Steamship Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Bom in South Dakota, he was a resi­ dent of Duluth. Surviving are his widow, Jane; three daughters, Cynthia of Duluth, Sandra and Laken and a sister, Mrs. Willard Voit of Sauk Rapids, Minn. Robert J. Stew­ art, 49, expired on July 14. Brother Stewart joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1965 sail­ ing as an AB for the Gartland Steamship Co. and for the ^ Reiss Brothers Co. from 1964 to 1967. He sailed 33 years. Bom in Buffalo, he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, June; two sons, James and Rus­ sell; two daughters, Mrs. William J. Lee and Deborah and a brother, David, of Buffalo. Juan Feliciano, 51, died on Nov. 5. Brother Feliciano joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sail­ ing as engine main­ tenance. He sailed 29 years and was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the 1963 beef. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Emelia; two sons, Wilfredo and Miluono and three daughters, Mrs. Juanita Agrant of New York City, Sonia and Judy. Pedro "Pete" Guzman, 68, died on Oct. 26. Brother Guzman joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sail­ ing as a cook. He sailed 32 years and walked on the picket lines in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Belen of San Juan; three sons, Pedro, Joseph and William and six daughters, Maria, Annabelen, Katherine, Gloria, Margaret and Luzelenia. John T. Mills, 69, died of a heart at­ tack in the USPHS Hospital, Norfolk on Oct. 22, Brother Mills joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the pprt of Nor­ folk in 1968 sailing as a deckhand for Gulf Atlantic Tow­ ing Corp. from 1965 to 1968 and for Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1969 to 1975. He was bom in Fairmount City, Pa. and was a resident of Chesapeake, Va, Interment was in Chesapeake (Va.) Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Surviv­ ing is his widow, Dorothy. SIU pensioner Joseph W. Hender­ son, 79, expired of arteriosclerosis in . . the Pasadena I : . (Calif.) Rehabilita­ tion and Convales­ cent Hospital on June 4. Brother Henderson joined the Union in 19'38 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 30 years. A native of Virginia, he was a resident of Pasa­ dena. Cremation took place at the Mt. View Crematory, Altadena, Calif. Sur­ viving are his widow, Johnnie Mae and a daughter, Kay. • Page 24 James T. Smart, 45, died on Nov. 18. Brother Smart joined the SIUaffiliated IBU in Port Arthur in 1970 sailing as a deck­ hand and captain for the Higgman Towing Co. of Orange, Tex. from 1957 to 1967, Sabine Towing Co. from 1967 to 1969, for Slade Towing Co. in 1972, and for Marine Fueling Service Co. from 1969 to 1975. He was a veteran of the post-World War II U.S. Navy. Bom in Leander, Tex., he was a resi­ dent of Port Neches, Tex. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Effie Whilley of Georgetown, Tex. and his father, O. H. Smart of Austin, Tex. IBU pensioner Harry Oliver, 65, died of a lung hemorrhage in the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans on Oct. 16. Brother Oliver joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a lineman for Dunbar & Sullivan from 1956 to 1958 and for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. from 1958 to 1974. He sailed 34 years. Born in Alpena, Mich., he was a resident of Rockledge, Fla. Burial was in Brevard (Fla.) Memorial Park Cem­ etery. Surviving are his widow, Alice; two sons, Frank and Gary; three grand­ sons, Tim, Frank and Gary and a granddaughter, Alice. IBU pensioner Vaino E. Fonsell, 71, passed away in Aland, Finland on Nov. 2. Brother Fonsell joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a mate and deckhand for the New York, Hart­ ford and New Haven Railroad from 1944 to 1947 and for the N.Y. Dock Railroad front 1947 to 1961. Seafarer Fonsell was born in Finland and was a resident of Aland. Surviving are two brothers, Arron of Brewer, Me. and Felix of Aland. SIU pensioner Joseph V. Perry, 65, succumbed to heart failure in the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, Frankfort, Mich, on Nov. 15. Brother Perry joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1954 sailing as an AB for the Ann Arbor Railroad Ferrys from 1965 to 1967. He sailed 46 years. A native of Maywood, Mich., he was a resident of Frankfort. Interment was in Benzonia Township Cemetery, Benzie County, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Evelyn and a son, Fred. IBU pensioner Guy B. Wills, 70, succumbed to pneu­ monia in the New Port Convalescent Center, New Port Richey, Fla. on Oct. 30. Brother Wills joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a mate and captain for the S.C. Loveland Co. from 1948 to 1960 and for the Interstate Oil Transportation Co. from 1960 to 1972. He was bom in Florida and was a resident of New Port Richey. Burial was in Meadowland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, New Port Richey. Surviving i^ his widow, Gertmde. Fnrman P. Hipp, 60, died on Nov. 27. Brother Hipp joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He sailed 32 years. Seafarer Hipp was born in Greenwood, S.C. and was a resident of Glen Burnie, Md. Surviving are his widow, Betty; a son, Lewis and a daughter Joan. SIU pensioner Harold F. Taylor, 81, passed away on Sept. 9. Brother Taylor joined the Union in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman - watertender and deck engineer. He sailed 43 years and was a veteran of th^ World War I U.S. Navy. Born in East Boston, he was a resident of Boston. Surviving are his widow, Kikue; his mother, Eleanor of Roxbury, Mass. and a sister, Mrs. Peter La Croix of Boston. Daniel H. Bishop, 56, died on Nov. 30. Brother Bishop joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of New Or­ leans in 1961 sail­ ing as a tankerman and deckhand for National Marine Service from 1969 to 1975. He sailed 28 years starting in 1941 and was a veteran of the preWorld War II U.S. Army. Born in Freeport, Fla., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Ocie; a daugh­ ter, Judy and a stepdaughter, Georgiana Bailes. R. Ralph C. Rafferty, 62, drowned with 30 shipmates when the SS Ed­ mund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Supe­ rior on Nov. 10. Brother Rafferty joined the SIU in 1963 in the port of Cleveland sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 37 years. Born in Toledo, he was a resident of Perrysburt, Ohio. Surviving are his widow, Brooksie; a son, Randall Wil­ liamson and a daughter, Pamela. John D. Chelton, 77, passed away on Nov. 3. Brother Chelton joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Balti­ more in 1957 sailing as a mate and captain for the Harbor Towing Co. from 1954 to 1969, Transit Oil Co. from 1971 to 1972 and the Norfolk Towing and Lighterage Co. from 1972 to 1973. He was born in Marion, Md. and was a resident of Painter, Va. Sur­ viving are his widow. Novella and a daughter, Mrs, Martha Northom. Seafarers Log • ••'•J �1 Jftnal Bepartumi SIU pensioner Walter S. Whitten, 74, succumbed to cancer in the Mo­ bile Infirmary on Oct. 31. Brother Whitten joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a wiper. He sailed 19 years. Sea­ farer Whitten was bom in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile, Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow. Alma and a brother, W. N. Whitten. I'^I ' I' s . }f L? I - ? r' • I •'' I'' IBU pensioner Paul T. Reed Sr., 53, succumbed to lung cancer in the Mobile Infirmary on Nov. 10. Broth­ er Reed joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB for the Mobile Towing Co. from 1947 to 1975. Bom in Florida, he was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Grace; two sons, Paul and John; a step­ daughter, Ann Capps and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed. SIU pensioner Placldo Aldevera, 63, passed away from natural causes in Metropolitan Hospital, Philadel­ phia on Nov. 16. iM. Brother Aldevera I'i joined the Union in 1938 in the port of Galveston sailing as a chief cook. He sailed 40 years. Seafarer Aldevera was born in the Philippines and was a resident of Phila. delphia. He was a U.S. naturalized citi­ zen. Interment was in Mt. Mariah Cemetery, Philadelphia. Surviving are a brother, Basilio of Guadalupe Cebu City, P.I. and a sister, Canuta of Cercer, Cebu City, P.I. Harold E. White, 55, died of a heart attack in Houston on Oct. 2. Brother White joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an AB. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer White was a veteran of the pre-war and World War II U.S. Army. A native of Crosby, Tex., he was a resident of Houston. Interment was in Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. White; a brother, Thomas of Fort Worth and a brother-in-law, Edward Williams. Donald B. An­ drews, 48, died on Nov. 9. Brother Andrews joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1971 sail­ ing as an oiler for Kinsman Marine Steamship Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Bom in South Dakota, he was a resi­ dent of Duluth. Surviving are his widow, Jane; three daughters, Cynthia of Duluth, Sandra and Laken and a sister, Mrs. Willard Voit of Sauk Rapids, Minn. Robert J. Stew­ art, 49, expired on July 14. Brother Stewart joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1965 sail­ ing as an AB for the Gartland Steamship Co. and for the ^ Reiss Brothers Co. from 1964 to 1967. He sailed 33 years. Bom in Buffalo, he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, June; two sons, James and Rus­ sell; two daughters, Mrs. William J. Lee and Deborah and a brother, David, of Buffalo. Juan Feliciano, 51, died on Nov. 5. Brother Feliciano joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sail­ ing as engine main­ tenance. He sailed 29 years and was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the 1963 beef. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Emelia; two sons, Wilfredo and Miluono and three daughters, Mrs. Juanita Agrant of New York City, Sonia and Judy. Pedro "Pete" Guzman, 68, died on Oct. 26. Brother Guzman joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sail­ ing as a cook. He sailed 32 years and walked on the picket lines in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Bom in Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Belen of San Juan; three sons, Pedro, Joseph and William and six daughters, Maria, Annabelen, Katha­ rine, Gloria, Margaret and Luzelenia. JohnT.MUls,69, died of a heart at­ tack in the USPHS Hospital, Norfolk on Oct. 22, Brother Mills joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the pprt of Nor­ folk in 1968 sailing as a deckhand for Gulf Atlantic Tow­ ing Corp. from 1965 to 1968 and for Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1969 to 1975. He was bom in Fairmount City, Pa. and was a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Interment was in Chesapeake (Va.) Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Surviv­ ing is his widow, Dorothy. SIU pensioner Joseph W. Hender­ son, 79, expired of arteriosclerosis in the Pasadena (Calif.) Rehabilita­ tion and Convales­ cent Hospital on June 4. Brother Henderson joined the Union in 19'38 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 30 years. A native of Virginia, he was a resident of Pasa­ dena. Cremation took place at the Mt. View Crematory, Altadena, Calif. Sur­ viving are his widow, Johnnie Mae and a daughter, Kay. « James T. Smart, 45, died on Nov. 18. Brother Smart joined the SIUaffiliated IBU in Port Arthur in 1970 sailing as a deck­ hand and captain for the Higgman Towing Co. of Orange, Tex. from 1957 to 1967, Sabine Towing Co. from 1967 to 1969, for Slade Towing Co. in 1972, and for Marine Fueling Service Co. from 1969 to 1975. He was a veteran of the post-World War II U.S. Navy. Bom in Leander, Tex., he was a resi­ dent of Port Neches, Tex. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Effie Whilley of Georgetown, Tex. and his father, O. H. Smart of Austin, Tex. IBU pensioner Harry Oliver, 65, died of a lung hemorrhage in the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans on Oct. 16. Brother Oliver joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a lineman for Dunbar & Sullivan from 1956 to 1958 and for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. from 1958 to 1974. He sailed 34 years. Born in Alpena, Mich., he was a resident of Rockledge, Fla. Burial was in Brevard (Fla.) Memorial Park Cem­ etery. Surviving are his widow, Alice; two sons, Frank and Gary; three grand­ sons, Tim, Frank and Gary and a granddaughter, Alice. IBU pensioner Vaino E. Fonsell, 71, passed away in Aland, Finland on Nov. 2. Brother Fonsell joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a mate and deckhand for the New York, Hart­ ford and New Haven Railroad from 1944 to 1947 and for the N.Y. Dock Railroad froin 1947 to 1961. Seafarer Fonsell was born in Finland and was a resident of Aland. Surviving are two brothers, Arron of Brewer, Me. and Felix of Aland. SIU pensioner Joseph V. Perry, 65, succumbed to heart failure in the Paul Oliver Memo­ rial Hospital, Frankfort, Mich, on Nov. 15. Brother Perry joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1954 sailing as an AB for the Ann Arbor Railroad Ferrys from 1965 to 1967. He sailed 46 years. A native of Maywood, Mich., he was a resident of Frankfort. Interment was in Benzonia Township Cemetery, Benzie County, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Evelyn and a son, Fred. IBU pensioner Guy B. Wills, 70, succumbed to pneu­ monia in the New Port Convalescent Center, New Port Richey,Fla.on Oct. 30. Brother Wills joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a mate and captain for the S.C. Loveland Co. from 1948 to 1960 and for the Interstate Oil Transportation Co. from 1960 to 1972. He was born in Florida and was a resident of New Port Richey. Burial was in Meadowland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, New Port Richey. Surviving is' his widow, Gertmde. Furman P. Hipp, 60, died on Nov. 27. Brother Hipp joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He sailed 32 years. Seafarer Hipp was born in Greenwood, S.C. and was a resident of Glen Burnle, Md. Surviving are his widow, Betty; a son, Lewis and a daughter Joan. SIU pensioner Harold F. Taylor, 81, passed away on Sept. 9. Brother Taylor joined the Union in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman - watertender and deck engineer. He sailed 43 years and was a veteran of th^ World War I U.S. Navy. Born in East Boston, he was a resident of Boston. Surviving are his widow, Kikue; his mother, Eleanor of Roxbury, Mass. and a sister, Mrs. Peter La Croix of Boston. Daniel H. Bishop, 56, died on Nov. 30. Brother Bishop joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of New Or­ leans in 1961 sail­ ing as a tankerman and deckhand for National Marine Service from 1969 to 1975. He sailed 28 years starting in 1941 and was a veteran of the preWorld War II U.S. Army. Born in Freeport, Fla., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Ocie; a daugh­ ter, Judy and a stepdaughter, Georgiana Bailes. R. Ralph C. Rafferty, 62, drowned with 30 shipmates when the SS Ed­ mund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Supe­ rior on Nov. 10. Brother Rafferty joined the SIU in 1963 in the port of Cleveland sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 37 years. Born in Toledo, he was a resident of Perrysburt, Ohio. Surviving are his widow, Brooksie; a son, Randall Wil­ liamson and a daughter, Pamela. John D. Chelton, 77, passed away on Nov. 3. Brother Chelton joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Balti­ more in 1957 sailing as a mate and captain for the Harbor Towing Co. from 1954 to 1969, Transit Oil Co. from 1971 to 1972 and the Norfolk Towing and Lighterage Co. from 1972 to 1973. He was born in Marion, Md. and was a resident of Painter, Va. Sur­ viving are his widow. Novella and a daughter, Mrs. Martha Northom. Page 24 Seafarers Log • \ , Jfinal Beparturei Oliver T. Tollef- son, 61, passed away on Nov. 27. Brother Tollefson joined the SIU in the port of Duluth in 1967 sailing as an OS for the Kins­ man Marine Steam­ ship Co. in 1966, Buckeye Steamship Co. and for Reiss Brothers Co. from 1968 to 1969. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. A native of Eagle Lake, Mihn., he was a resident of Lengby, Minn. Surviving are his widow, Verla; a son, William and two daughters. Hazel and Linda. SIU pensioner Edmund F. Zareckl, 67, died of pneu­ monia in the Lake Park Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio on June 12. Brother Zarecki joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a cook since 1942 on Great Lakes freighters. He was born in Ohio and was a resident of Holland, Ohio. Interment was in Cal­ vary Cemetery, Toledo. Surviving are three brothers, Victor, Isadore and Am­ brose of Toledo and two sisters. Sister Mary Leona and Mrs. Eva V. Futrel of HoUand. SIU pensioner Charles F. Jeflers, 79, died on St. Simon's Is., Ga. on Nov. 15. Brother Jeffers joined the Union in 1941 in • port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. He sailed 35 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War I. Sea­ farer Jeffers was born in Georgia and was a resident of St. Simon's Is. Burial was in the family plot in Waycross (Ga.) Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Luthia; a sister, Mrs. Gladys J. Murphy of St. Simon's Is. and a neph­ ew, E. Jefferson Murphy of Amherst, Mass. I SIU pensioner Willie C. Sanders, 69, expired on Dec. 1. Brother Sanders joined the Union in the port of Savan­ nah in 1958 sailing ' as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 29 years. Born in Savannah, he was a resi­ dent of Orlando, Fla. Surviving is his widow, Ellen. Thomas Gllbrlde died in Bergen Pines Hospital, Paramus, N.J. on July 28. Brother Gilbride joined the SIU in 1967. He was a resident of New York City. Surviving is a brother of Brook­ lyn, N.Y. < JH-.Ui Seafarers of the SlU-contract^d tanker, the SS Henry Steinbrenner {Kinsman Marine) prepare to conduct a memorial service for the ill-fated crew of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald which sank in a storm in the east end of Lake Superior on Nov. 10. The flowers and a floral wreath were strewn upon the waters where the entire crew of the vessel supposedly went down. EDITORIAL POLICY-SEAFARERS LOG. The Log.has uaditionally refrained FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes aiid Waters District makes specific provision fof CenTfied ^LblirA^Sams mendattons and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters financial records are available at the headquarters of th? various trust funds. SiilPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected cnntracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of tKontS are%«cd^^ in all Union halls. If you feel there has teen any violation of vour shining or seniority rights as contained in the contracts tetwecn the Union Td Appeals Board by crlilied mad. relurn r«:e,pt requested. Tne proper address for this is: Frank Droiak, ChidnnM, Serfarers Aptealf Bo"^ 275 - 20lh Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaHable to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. mMTHACTS Conies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. Thew contracts S/act'hghu^'ai wen TytrobligMion^'lu'chT finrg^o^" OT^o^^h^propeTsheeTa^^^^ February, 1976 Dublishine any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or £ter uTas aho from publishing articles deemed harmful to collective membership. This established policy has teen reaffirmed hv mcm^rsfip actIOT the Sentemter, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for L^^p^^^^ vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board ot the Uniotv 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 aiiyone iii any official "P^eity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any riemter pay Iny Sy f reason unless he is given such receipt. I"/he 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, tet feels that h® 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 "T familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer " to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligaUon by any "ic'hods such as dealing 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 iii employment as membm of the SIU These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which ffie Union has nSSed^w^^ the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origiri. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SPAD. SPAD is a separate seg'rcgated'fute* I^s"pVocccdl"are"uscd'to"furtheTits'objects and purpoMS including but not limitiTH In ctonomu. imcitsia yi — seamen, the to furthering the Dolitical, political, social ana and econ^.c^ nreservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment oDDortunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connectmn with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All coiitributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received tecause job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of s"ch conduct, or as a Ihin in the Union or of empbyment. If a contribution is made by reason of the atx)ve iSoter conduc,%otify the Seafarers Union, or SPAD by certified mail wjthm 30 days o the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and ^^ SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hM been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Page 25 �! 1 Lloyd Thomas Seafarer Lloyd \Thomas, 33, has ibeen a member of \the SIU since 1963, \and began shipping lout as bosun in \l971. A native-nf \New Orleans, iBrother Thomas •now makes his home in Oakland, Calif, with his wife Shantelle. He ships from the port of San Francisco. Perry Bumette Seafarer Perry I Burnette, 54, has been sailing with the SIV since 1959, and \he began shipping out as bosun in 7969, A native of [Florida, Brother Burnette ships from the port of Tampa where he makes his home with his wife Gladys. , ® • J' 12 More Bosuns Graduate Another group of Seafarers gradu­ ated from the SIU's Bosuns Recertlfication Program have rejoined their shi^ with a greater knowledge, of their Union and its his­ tory, and the state of the entire mari­ time industry. In die more than two years time since it was in^tuted, the Bosuns Recertification Program has made great strides in educating the many Seafarers who have participated in it. These men, the leaders of the unlicensed crews on SlU-cmitracted ships, have spent two months learning about the SIU, its past, where it stands today and where h wOl go in the future, and the present state and future of die U.S. maritime industry. The first four weeks of the program are spent at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Here the men partake in classes on Union education and Union history, and also study the SIU contract, constitution, and benefit Juan Burgos Seafarer Juan \Burgos, 60, has \been a member of the SIU since 1942, \and he began ship\ping out as bosun 10. years ago. A na­ tive of Puerto Rico, [Brother Burgos ' now ships from the port of New York where he makes his home. William Byrne Seafarer William "Scotty" Byrne, 48, has been an SIU member since 1957, and has been ship­ ping out as a bosun for over a year. A native gf Liverpool, England, Brother Byrne now makes his home in Theodore, Ala. He ships from the port of New York. Luis Folanco Seafarer Luis Polanco, 55, has been an SIU member I since 1946, and has been shipping out as bosun for the past nine years. A native of Puerto Rico, Brother Polanco now ships from the port of New York where he makes his home. Tom Holt Seafarer Tom Holt, 54, has been shipping with the SIU since 1962, and started sailing as a bosun in 1967. A native of Tennessee, he now makes his home in Geneva, Ohio with his wife Almeda. Brother Holt ships from the port of New York. George Brooke Seafarer George [Brooke began sailling with the SIU [after he graduated [from the Harry [Lundeberg School j/n 1972. Shipping in [the engine depart[ment. Brother Brooke also earned his FOWT endorsement at the Piney Point school before beginning the 'A' Seniority Program. Brother Brooke ships from the port of Baltimore and lives in Washington, D.C. Michael Freebnm Seafarer Michael Freeburn, an Air Force veteran, has been sailing with the SIU since his gradu­ ation from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1972. Brother Freeburn, a member of the deck depart­ ment, also received his AB's ticket at Piney Point. A native of Detroit, Brother Freeburn now lives in Chino, Calif, and ships from the port of Wilmington. plans. They learn about the maritime industry and the new ships being constmcted; they take firefighting and first aid courses, and also get a taste politics with visits to Washington. The second month of the program is speiit at Union Headquarters in New York. It is here that the bosuns see the operation of their Union in action. They visit all the departments, includ­ ing records, claims, data center, the control room and the LOG. The men also assist in paying off vessels coming into New York; in registering men for shipping, and paying visits to the USPHS hospital fai the area. After completing both phases of this program the Recertified Bosun is much better qualified in all the aspects of his Job. The main goal and objective of this program has been better communi­ cation. Though programs such as this one and the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program, that goal is being accom­ plished. Jnllus Thrasher Seafarer Julius 'Whitey" Thrasher; j 54, has been art \SW member since 1944, and he started [shipping out as bo1 sun in 1947. A na­ tive of South Caro/inn. Brother Thrasher now makes his home in Alexandria, La. He ships from the port of New Orleans. A. G. Alexander Seafarer A. G. 'Tex" Alexander, 151, has been an SIU rnember since 1946, and began shipping I out as bosun during the 1950's. A na' tive of Arkansas, Brother Alexander now makes his home in Milam, Tex. with his wife Mary. He ships from the port of Hous ton. Clifton Jordan Dimas Mendoza Seafarer Clifton Seafarer Dimas Jordan, 51, has Mendoza, 56, has been an SIU mem­ been shipping with ber since 1945, and the SIU since 1944, has been shipping and started sailing out as bosun since as bosun in 1972. the 1950's. A na­ A native of Fajardo, tive of Mississippi, P.R., Brother Men­ he now makes his doza ships from the home in Brookhavport of San Juan where he makes his home with his wife en. Miss, with his wife Louise. Brother Felicita. Jordan ships from the port of New Orleans. John Hunter Stefan Kadziola Seafarer John Seafarer Stefan Hunter, 54, has Kadziola, 56, has been an SIU mem­ been shipping with ber since 1943, and the SIU since 1943, started shipping om and he began sailing as bosun the follow­ as a bosun in 1945. ing year. A native A native of Den­ of the British West' mark, Brother Kad­ Indies, Brother ziola ships from the Hunter ships from port of New York the port of Mobile where he makes his where he makes his home. home. Seniority Upgrading Program Six New 'A' Book Members This month six more Seafarers Joined the ranks of the SIU fuD 'A* book mem­ bers by participating in and graduating from the 'A* Seniority Upgrading Pro­ gram. This brings the number of Sea­ farers who have earned their *A' books through this program to 209. Before graduating from the program, these new 'A' book members were given the opportunity to sharpen their sea­ faring skills by learning about the latest innovations in the maritime industry. The 'A' Seniority Program also pro­ vided these Seafarers. wHb a thorou^ working knowledge of the SIU's history, functions, operations and goals. This two-pronged approach used to upgrade these Seafarers into full 'A' book status insures that the SIU will always have a solid membership that can participate in Union activities with an understanding of the modem mari­ time industry and their Union's role in that industry. James FonvlDe • Seafarer^ James Fonville has been 1 sailing in the engine I department since his graduation from the [ Harry Lundeberg School three years ago. A QMED, Brother Fonville I earned that endorse­ ment at Piney Point before attending the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. Ship­ ping from the port of New York, Brother Fonville is a native end resi­ dent of Charleston, W. Va. James Bison Seafarer James Illson has been sail­ ing in the engine de­ partment since his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1973. Brother Illson re­ turned to Piney Point to study for his FOWT endorsement before attend­ ing the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Pro­ gram. A native of Manhattan, he now lives in New Rochelle, N.Y. and ships from the port of New York. John Curran Seafarer John Curran, sailing in the deck depart­ ment, graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1972 and re­ turned there to earn his AB ticket before attending the 'A' Seniority Program. Shipping from the port of Philadelphia, Brother Curran resides in that city with his wife Joyce and their son. Guy Vmins Seafarer Guy Ve­ nus began sailing withtheSIUinl970 when he graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in New Orleans. Sailing in the engine department. Brother Venus studied for his FOWT endorsement at the Harry Lundeberg School before attending the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. Born in New York City, Brother Venus now lives in Sumrall, Miss, and ships out of the port of New Orleans. Seafarers Log Page 26 i - .• �Following are the names and home ports of the 343 Seafarers who have successfully completed the SlU Bosuns Recertification Program. These men have gone aboard our contracted ships to lead the SIU unlicensed crews, and they have held informative meetings, settled beefs, answered questions and con­ tributed toward smoother voyages. Abulay.EdniindPhlladtipliia Adams, John, New York AKUi9r,Jose, New York Alexander, A. G., Houston Allen, Enes, San Francisco Allen, J. W., Seattle Altstatt, John, Houston Amat, Kasmoln, New /ork Anderson, Alfred, Norfolk Anderson, Chester New York Anderson, Edgar, New York Annis, George, New Orleans Antonlou, Angelo, New York Aponte, Felix, New York Arena, Louis, New Orleans Armada, Alfonso, Baltimore Atkinson, Oavid, Seattle Backrak, Daniel, Wilmington Baker, Elmer, Houston Baker, William, Houston Bankston, Claude, New Orleans Barnhlll, Elmer, Houston Barrlal, Pablo, New Orleans Baudoln, James, Houston Beavers, Norman, New Orleans Bechllvanis, Nicholas, New York Beck, Arthur, San Francisco Beeching, Marlon, Houston Berger, David, Norfolk Beregria, John/Philadelphia Bergerla, Steve, Philadelphia Beye, Jan, New York Bojko, Stanley, San Francisco Bonofont, Eduardo, San Juan Boney, Andrew, Norfolk Bourgot, Albert, Mobile Bowman, Jack, Seattle Boyle, Charles, New Orleans Braunstein, Herbert, Wilmington Brendle, Mack, Houston Broadus, Ray, Mobile Broadus, Robert, Mobile Brooks, Tom, New York Browning, Ballard, Baltimore Bryan, Ernest, Houston Bryant, Vernon, Tampa Burch, George, New Orleans Burgos, Juan, New York purke, George, New York Burnette, Perry, Tampa Burton, Ronald, New York Busalacki, Joseph, Jacksonville Bushong, William, Seattle Butterton, Walter, Norfolk Butts, Bobby, Mobile Butts, Hurmon, Houston Byrne, William, New York Cain, Hubert, Mobile Caldeira, Anthony, Houston Bosun s Honor Roll at 343 Calogeros, Oemetrlos, Seattle Campbell, Arthur, New Orleans Carbone, Victor, San Juan Carey, John, New York Casanueva, Michael, New Orleans Castro, Guillermo, San Juan Chestnut, Donald, Mobile Chiasson, Richard, New Orleans Chilinski, Tadeusz, Wilmington Christenberry, Richard, San Francisco Christensen, Christian, San Francisco Christiansen, Egon, San Francisco CIsleckl, John, San Francisco Clegg, William, New York Cofone, William, Wilmington Cole, Lonnle, Norfolk Colson, James, Seattle Compton, Walter, Norfolk Cooper, Fred, Mobile Cousins, Walter, Wilmington Craddock, Edwin, New Orleans Crawford, William, Jacksonville Cross, Malcolm, Wilmington Curlew, Jack, Yokohama Curry, Leon, Jacksonville Daklh, Eugene, Boston D'AmIco, Charles, Houston Dammeyer, Ban, New York Oarvllle, Richard, Houston Davles, John, New York Oavis, James, Seattle Oelgado, Julio, New York Dickinson, David, Mobile Dixon, James, Mobile Donovan, Joseph, Boston Doty, Albert, New Orleans Drake, Woodrow, Seattle Drewes, Peter, New York Duet, Maurice, Houston Dunn, Beverly, Mobile Eckert, Arne, Seattle Eddlns, John, Baltimore Edelmon, Bill, Houston Engelund, Clayton, New York Falrcloth, Charles, Mobile Farhi, Israel, Houston Fell, William, New York Ferrera, Raymond, New Orleans Finklea, George, Jacksonville Flowers, Eugene, New York Foster, Floron, New Orleans Foster, James, Mobile FotI, Sebastian, Wilmington Frey, Charles, Jacksonville Funk, William, New York Furr, John, Houston Gahagan, Kenneth, Houston Gallagher, John, Philadelphia Garner, James, New Orleans Garza, Peter, Houston Gavin, Joseph, Houston Gianglordano, Donato, Philadelphia Gianniotis, John, New York Glllain, Robert, Jacksonville Gilllkin, Leo, San Francisco Gomez, Jose, New York Gonzalez, Callxto, San Juan Gonzalez, Jose, New York Gorbea, Robert, New York Gorman, James, New York Gosse, Fred, San Francisco Green, John, Baltimore Greenwood, Perry, Seattle Grima, Vincent, New York Guadamud, Luis, New Orleans Gustavson, Walter, New York Hager, Bertil, New York Hale, William, New Orleans Hanback, Burt, New York Hanstvedt, Alfred, New York Harvey, Lee J., New Orleans Hawkins, Tom, Seattle Hazel, John, New Orleans Hellman, Karl, Seattle Hicks, Donald, New York Hllburn, Thomas, Mobile Hill, Charles, Houston HIrsh, Burton, Baltimore Hodges, Raymond, Mobile Hodges, Raymond W., Baltimore Hogge, Elbert, Baltimore Holt, Tom, New York Homka, Stephen, New York Hovde, Arne, Philadelphia Hunt, H. C., Houston Hunter, John, Mobile Ipsen, Oria, New York James, Calvain, New York Jandora, Stanley, New York Jansson, Sven, New York Japper, John, New York Johnson, Fred, Mobile Johnson, Ravaughn, Houston Jordan, Clifton, New Orieans Joseph, Leyal, Philadelphia Joyner, William, Houston Justus, Joe, Jacksonville Kadzioia, Stefan, New York Karatzas, Tom, Baltimore Karlsson, Bo, New York Kelsey, Tom, San Francisco Kerageorgiou, Antoine, New Orleans Kerngood, Morton, Baltimore KIngsley, Jack, San Francisco Klelmola, William, New York Knight, Bruce, Norfolk Knoles, Raymond, San Francisco Keen, John, Mobile Konis, Perry, New York Koza, Leo, Baltimore KrawczynskI, Stanley, Jacksonville La France, Oave, New York Lambert, Reldus, New Orleans Landron, Manuel, San Juan Lasnansky, Andrew, San Francisco La Soya, Ellgio, Houston Lasso, Robert, San Juan Lataple, Jean, New Orleans Lavoine, Raymond, Baltimore Lawton, Woodrow, Baltimore Leake, Herbert, Baltimore LeClaIr, Walter W., New York Lee, Hans, Seattle Levin, Jacob, Baltimore Lewis, Jesse, Seattle LIbby, George, New Orleans Libby, Herbert, New York LIneberry, Carl, Mobile Logan, John, Mobile Lolk, Peter, Baltimore Mackert, Robert, Baltimore Maldonado, Basllo, Baltimore Manning, Denis, Seattle Martlneau, Tom, Seattle Mattloll, Gaetano, New York McCaskey, Earl, New Orleans McCollom, John, Boston McCorvey, Durell, Jacksonville McDonald, John, New Orleans McGarry, Frank, Philadelphia McGlnnIs, Arthur, New Orleans McHale, J. J., New York McKlnney, Melville, Philadelphia Mears, Ferlton, New York Meehan, William, Norfolk Meffert, Roy, Jacksonville Mendoza, Dimas, San Juan Merrill, Charles, Mobile Michael, Joseph, Baltimore Miller, Clyde, Seattle Mitchell, William, Jacksonville Mize, Cyril, San Francisco Mladonlch, Ernest, New Orleans Moen, Irwin, Baltimore Monardo, Sylvester, New Orleans Moore, John, Houston Morales, Esteban, New York Morris, Edward Jr., Mobile Morris, William, Baltimore Morris, William, Jacksonville Moss, John, New Orleans Moyd, Ervin, Mobile Mullls, James, Mobile Murry, Ralph, San Francisco Myrex, Luther, Mobile Nash, Walter, New York Nelson, Jack, Jacksonville Nicholson, Eugene, Baltimore Nielsen, Vagn, New York Northcutt, James, San Francisco Nuckols, Billy, New York O'Brien, William, New York O'Connor, William, Seattle Ohannasian, John, Jacksonville Olbrantz, Leonard, Jacksonville Olesen, Carl, San Francisco Olson, Fred, San Francisco Olson, Maurice, Boston Oromaner, Albert, San Francisco O'Rourke, Robert, Houston Owen, Burton, Houston Owens, Clarence, New Orleans Palino, Anthony, New York Palmer, Nick, San Francisco Paradise, Leo, New York Parker, Jameb, Houston Parker, William, New Orleans Pate, Luther, New York Peavoy, Floyd, New Orleans Pedersen, Otto, New Orleans Pehler, Frederick, Mobile Pence, Floyd, Houston Perry, Wallace, Jr., San Francisco Pierce, John, Philadelphia Polanco, Luis, New York Pollanen, VIekko, New Orleans Poulsen, Verner, Seattle Pressly, Donald, New York Price, Billie, Norfolk Pryor, Clarence, Mobile PuchalskI, Kasimir, San Francisco Puglisi, Joseph, New York Pulliam, James, San Francisco Radich, Anthony, New Orleans Rains, Horace, Houston Rallo, Salvador, New Orleans Reeves, William, Mobile Richburg, Joseph, Mobile Rihn, Ewing, New Orleans fiiiey, William, San Francisco Ringuette, Albert, San Francisco Rivera, Alfonso, San Juan Robinson, William, Seattle Rodrigues, Lancelot, San Juan Rodriguez, Frank, New York Rodriguez, Ovidio, New York Ruley, Edward, Baltimore Sanchez, Manuel, New York Sanford, Tommie, Houston Sawyer, Alfred, Norfolk Schwarz, Robert, Mobile Self, Thomas, Baltimore Sellx, Floyd, San Francisco Sernyk, Peter, New York Sheets, James, Baltimore Sheldrake, Peter, Houston Shorten, James, San Francisco Showers, William, San Francisco Sipsey, Robert, San Francisco Smith, Lester, Norfolk Smith, Vertis, Tampa Sokol, Stanley, San Francisco Sorel, Johannes, Jacksonville Spuron, John, San Francisco Stanford, Glen, New Orleans Stockmarr, Sven, New York Suchocki, Leonard, San Francisco Swearingen, Barney, Jacksonville SwiderskI, John, New York Tetl, Frank, New York Theiss, Roy, Mobile Thomas, Lloyd, San Francisco Thompson, Carl, Houston Thompson, Clayton, New Orleans Thompson, J. R., Houston Thrasher, Julius, New Orleans TIcer, Dan, San Francisco Tillman, William, San Francisco TIrelll, Enrico, New York Todd, Raymond, New Orleans Tolentino, Ted, San Francisco Troche, Gregory, Mobile Turner, Paul, New Orleans UccI, Peter, San Francisco Velazquez, William, New York Walker, Fred, Baltimore Walker, Tom, Houston Wallace, Edward, New York Wallace, Ward, Jacksonville Wallace, William, Mobile Walters, Herwood, New York Wardlaw, Richard, Houston Ware, Dick, Houston Waters, Aubrey, Seattle Weaver, Harold, Houston Welch, Macon, Houston Whitmer, Alan, New York Wingfieid, P. G., Jacksonville Woods, Malcolm, San Francisco Workman, Homer, New Orleans Woriey, John, San Francisco Wymbs, Luke, New York Zaragoza, Roberto, New York Zeloy, Joseph, New Orleans 'A' Seniority Honor Roll Now Numbers 209 Seafarers who have completed the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program have had the opportunity to learn about their Union and its activities, mak­ ing them good, informed Union members. These men are encouraged to take the delegate's job aboard ship and put this new knowledge to work. Following are the names and departments of the 209 Seafarers who have completed the *A' Seniority Upgrading Program. Adams, Francis, Deck Allan, Lawrence, Engine Allison, Murphy, En^ne Ahmad, Bin, Deck Ames, Allan, Deck Andrepont, P. J., Engine Armltstead, Daniel, Engine Arnold, Mott, Deck Barnett, Jay, Engine Bartol, Thomas, Deck Baxter, Alan, Engine Bean, P. L., Deck Beauverd, Arthur, Engine Bellinger, William, Steward Berulls, William, Deck Blletz, John, Engine Blacklok, Richard, Engine Blasquez, Gregory, Engine Bohannon, Christopher, Engine Bolen, James, Deck Bolen, Timothy, Deck Boles, John, Engine Brackblll, Russell, Deck Bdooke, George, Engine BruschinI, Mario, Steward Burke, Lee Roy, Engine Burke, Timothy, Deck Burnette, Barney, Steward. But^, Richard, Engine Cflinmiisfi. Frank Deck February, 1976 Carhart, David, Deck Carruthers, Francis, Engine Castle, Stephen, Deck Cavanaugh, Jackson, Deck Clark, Garrett, Deck Colangelo, Joseph, Deck Conklin, Kevin, Engine Correll, Paul, Engine Cosentino, Dominic, Deck Coyle, Michael, Engine Cunningham, Robert, Deck Curran, John, Deck Daniel, Wadsworth, Engine Davis, William, Deck Day, John, Engine Derke, Michael, Engine Deskins, William, Steward DIsIng, Maximo, Engine Dobloug, James, Engine Dukehart, David, Engine Edgell, Pat, Engine Egeland, Ralph, Deck Elliott, Byron, Engine EscdUero, Tomas, Engine Esposlto, Gennaro, Engine EwIng, Urry, Steward Farmer, William, Deck Farragut, John, Deck Fila, Marion, Deck FonvlHe. James, Engine Frak, Stan, Deck Freebum, Michael, Deck Fried, Peter, Engine Frost, Stephen, Deck Galka, Thomas, Engine Gallagher, Patrick, Deck Galliano, Marco, Deck Garay, Stephen, Deck Garcia, Robert, Deck Gilliam, Robert, Steward Gotay, Raul, Steward Gower, David, Engine Graham, Patrick, Deck Grimes, M. R,, Deck Grlsham,.Steve, Deck Hagar, Ken, Deck Hale, Earnest, Deck Haller, John, Engine Harris, Nathaniel, Engine Hanks, Fletcher, Engine Hart, Ray, Deck Hawker, Patrick, Deck Haynes, Blake, Engine Heick, Carroll, Deck Heller, Douglas, Steward Humason, .Jon, Deck Hummerick, James, Jr., Steward Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine lilson, James, Engine ivey, D. E., Engine Joe, William, Engine Johnson, M., Deck Jones, LoKotte, Deck Jones, Nelson Coty, Steward Jordan, Carson, Deck Kanavos, Panaglrtis, Engine Kegney, Thomas, Engine Keith, Robert, Deck •Kelley, John, Deck Kelly, John, Deck Kemey, Paul, Engine KIrksey, Charles, Engine KIttleson, L. Q., Deck Knight, Donald, Engine Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Kunc, Lawrence, Deck Kundrat, Joseph, Steward Lamphere, Thomas, Engine Laner, Ronnie, Engine Lang, Gary, Deck Laughlin, Douglas, Engine LeClaIr, Lester, Steward Lehmann, Arthur, Deck. Lentsch, Robert, Deck Lesko, Samuel, Deck Long, Alton, Engine Lundeman, Louis, Deck Makarewicz, Richard, Engine Mallory, Arthur, Deck Manning, Henry, Steward Maurstad, Mitchell, Steward Marcus, M. A., Deck McAndrew, Martip, Engine McCabe, John, Engine McCabe, T. J., Engine McMullin, Clarence, Steward McParland, James, Engine Mlllcl, Robert, Deck MInIx, R. G., Jr., Engine Miranda, John, Engine Moneymaker, Ernest, Engine Moore, C. M., Deck Moore, George, Deck Moore, James;,Engine Moore, Peter, Engine Moore, William, Deck Mortler, William, Deck Meuton, Terry, Engine Noble, Mickey, Deck Nuotio, Ken, Deck Ostrander, Ouane, Deck Painter, Philip, Engine. Paloumbis, Nikolaos, Engine Papageorgiou, Oimltrlos, Engine Parker, Jason, Deck Perkins, Cy, Deck Petrick, L., Engine Poletti, Plerangelo, Deck Praslnos, George, Deck Reamey, Bert, Engine Restaino, John, Engine Ripley, William, Deck Rivers, Sam, Engine Reback, James, Deck Rodriguez, Charles, Engine Rodriguez, Hector, Engine Rodriguez, Robert, Engine Rogers, George,Engine Ruiz, Steve, Engine Sabb, Caldwelf, Jr., Engine Salley, Robert, Jr., Engine Sanders, Darry, Engine Sanger, Alfred, Deck Shaw, Lex, Deck Shaw, Luclen, Deck Shaw, Ronald, Engine Silfast, George, Deck SImonettI, Joseph, Steward Simpson, Spurgeon, Engine SIsk, Keith, Deck Smith, D. B., Steward Smith, Robert, Deck Snyder, John, Engine Spell, Gary, Engine Spell, Joseph, Deck Spencer, Craig, Engine Spencer, H. 0., Engine Stanfield, Pete, Deck Stauter, David, Engine Stevens, Duane, Deck Strauss, Gregory, Engine Svoboda, Kvetoslav, Engine Szelbert, Stephen, Reward Tanner, Leroy, Engine Tell, George, Engine Thomas, Robert, Engine Thomas, Timothy, Deck Trainer, Robert, Deck Trott, Llewellyn, Engine Utterback, Larry, Deck Vain, Thomas, Deck Valton, Sidney, Engine Vanyl, Thomas, Stfward Vaz^ez, Jose, Engine Venus, Guy, Engine Venus, Steve, Steward Vukmir, George, Deck Walker, Marvin, Engine Wambach, Albert, Deck Waugaman, Jerry, Engine Wayman, Lee, Deck Wllhelm, Mark, Engine Wilson, Richard, Steward Wilson, Robert, Engine Wolfe, John, Deck Woodcock, Wayne, Steward Woodhouse, Ashton, Engjno Wright, Charlie, Engine. Zukler, Hans, Engine Page 27 �f I For a Better Job Today Deck Department ABLE SEAMAN The course of instruction is four weeks in length and leads to the Coast Guard en­ dorsement of Able Seaman—12 Months —Any Waters or Able Seaman—Unlim­ ited—^Any Waters. Course Requirements: Able Seaman 12 Months—Any Waters. You must: • Be 19 years of age • Have 12 months seatime as Ordi­ nary Seaman, OR Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have eight months seatime as Ordinary Seaman • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements. Able Seaman Unlimited—Any Waters. You must: • Be 19 years of age • Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or Able Seaman 12 Months • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements. Starting Dates: April 1, May 27, July 22. QUARTERMASTER The course of instruction leading to certification as Quartermaster consists of Basic Navigation instruction to include Radar; Loran; Fathometer; RDF; and Tlxe also includes a review of Basic Seaman­ ship; use of the Magnetic and Gyro Compass; Rules of the Road; Knots and Splices; Firefighting and Emergency Pro­ cedures. Course Requirements: Must hold en­ dorsement as Able Seaman (Unlimited— Any Waters). Starting Dates: March 4, April 29, June 24. LIFEBOATMAN The course of instruction is two weeks in length and leads to the Coast Guard en­ dorsement of Lifeboatman. Course Requirements: Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Starting Dates: March 4,18; April 1,15, 29; May 13, 27; June 10, 24; July 8, 22; August 5. Engine Department QMED-Any Rating The course of instruction leading to cer­ tification as QMED—^Any Rating is eight weeks in length and includes instruction leading to the Coast Guard endorsements which comprise this rating. Course Requirements: You must show Graduate Advanced Electronics Head of the Engine Department, Charlie Nalen (extreme right) has his photo taken on Nov. 12 v\/ith his latest class of graduates of the Advanced Electrical Procedures Course of (I. to r.): Joseph Diosco; Randolph Ferebee; George Stropich; John Gammon, and Amos Jarmillo. Did You Know... Last month 91 Seafarers up­ graded their skills, earning power and job security through the vocational courses at HLSS. The Lundeberg School has an upgrading course to meet your career needs, too! evidence of six months seatime in at least one engine department rating. Starting Dates: February 5; March 4; April 1, 29; May 27; June 24; July 22. FOWT The course is four weeks in length and leads to endorsement as Fireman, Watertender, and/or Oiler. Course Requirements: If you have a Wiper endorsement only, you must: • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements • Have six months seatime as Wiper, OR Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have three months seatime as Wiper QMED Awarded Certificate QMED Gustavo Vides (right) accepts his graduation diploma in December from Instructor Jack Parcel of the HLSS Engine Department. •'"ii I • •t • U; • •i • i Starting Dates: February 23, April 19, June 14, August 9 The course of instruction in basic welding consists of classroom and onthe-job training including practical train­ ing in electric arc welding and cutting; and oxy-acetylene brazing, welding and cutting. On completion of the course, an HLS Certificate of Graduation will be awarded. Course Requirements: • Engine department personnel must hold endorsement as QMED—Any Rating • Deck and steward department per­ sonnel must hold a rating in their department. Starting Dates: February 5, March 18, May 27, July 22. LNG/LPG The course of instruction leading to certification as LNG/LPG crew consists of Basic Chemistry, Tank and Ship Con­ struction, Gasifipation, Reliquefication Procedures, Inert Gas and Nitrogen Sys­ tems, Instrumentation, Safety and Firefighting, Loading, Unloading and Trans­ porting LNG/LPG. Course Requirements: • Engine room personnel must hold QMED—Any Rating • Deck and steward department per­ sonnel must hold a rating in their departments. Starting Date: March 8. A College Career Is Available to You , 1 • r- • If you have an engine department rat­ ing there are no requirements. WELDING One college and two post secondary trade/vocational school scholarships are awarded to Seafarers each year. These scholarships have been specially de­ signed to meet the educational needs of Seafarers. Application requirements are geared for the man who has been out of school several years, so you will only be com­ peting with other seamen with similar educational backgrounds. The awards are granted in April, but you should begin your application process now. These are the scholarships offered: 1. Four-year college' degree scholar­ ship. This award is in the amount of $10,000. 2. Two-year community or junior col­ lege or post secondary trade/voca­ tional schools scholarships. These awards are in the amount of $5000. The trade/vocational awards offer var­ ious options if you wish to continue shipping. In such a program you may develop a trade or skill which would im­ prove your performance aboard ship as well as help you obtain a better paying job when you are ashore. Eligibility requirements are as follows: 1. Have not less than two years of actual employment on vessels of companies signatory to Seafarers Welfare Plan. 2. Have one day of employment on a vessel in the sixth-month period immediately preceding date of ap­ plication. 3. Have 90 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pick Up a scholarship application now. They are available in the ports or you may write to the following address and request a copy of the Seafarers Applica­ tion: Seafarers Welfare Plan College Scholarships 275 20th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 A College Education For Your Cliildren Four scholarships are awarded to de­ pendents of Seafarers. These four-year scholarships are for $10,000 each at any accredited college or university. If you have three years sea time, encourage your children to apply. They should request the Dependents Application from the above address. Seafarers Log Page 28 ' i'*'—iVi"'•' •MMMAHIMMWI I • — �For Job Security Tomorrow School Of Seamarisliip Steward Department Steward Department All Steward Department Courses Lead To Certification By HLSS. CHIEF STEWARD The course of instruction is six weeks long and covers all phases of Steward De­ partment management and operation. Course Requirements: All candidates must have seatime and/or training in com­ pliance with one of the following: • Three years seatime in a rating above 3rd cook or assistant cook OR• Six months seatime as, 3rd cook or assistant cook, six months seatime as cook and baker, six months seatime as chief cook and hold HLS certifi­ cates of completion for each program OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook, six months seatime as cook and baker, six months sea­ time as chief cook and hold HLS cer­ tificates of completion for the cook and baker and chief cook programs OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or . assistant cook, 12 months seatime as cook and baker, and six months sea­ time as chief cook and hold an HLS certificate of completion for the chief cook program. Starling Dates: February 5, March 18, April 29, June 10, CHIEF COOK The course of instruction is sue weeks in length and students specialize in the prep­ aration of soups, sauces, meats, seafoods, and gravies. Course Requirements: All candidates must have seatime and/or training in com­ pliance with one of the following: • 12 months seatime as cook and baker OR • Three years seatime in the steward department, with six months as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months as cook and baker OR • Six months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months as cook and baker OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months sea­ time as cook and baker and hold a certificate of completion for the HLS cook and baker training program. Starting Dates: February 19, April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5. COOK AND BAKER ASSISTANT COOK The course of instruction is six weeks in length and students specialize in the selection and preparation of breakfast foods, breads, desserts, and pastries. The course of instruction is six weeks in length and students specialize in the selection and preparation of vegetables and salads. Course Requirements: All candidates must have twelve months seatime in the steward department, OR three months sea­ time in the steward department and be a graduate of the HLS entry rating program. Course Requirements: All candidates must have seatime and/or training in com­ pliance with one of the followitig: • 12 months seatime as a 3rd .cook or assistant cook OR • 24 months in the steward department with six months as a 3rd cook or as­ sistant cook OR • Six months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook and hold a certificate of completion from the HLS assist­ ant cook training program. Starting Dates: March 4, April 15, May 27, July 8. These Course- Will Be Start­ ing Soon: • Diesels • Operation of Reefers Watch the Seafarers Log for Starting Dates Starting Dates: January 22; February 5,19; March 4,18; April 1,15, 29; May 13, 27; June 10, 24; July 8,22; August 5. UPGRADING APPLICATION Name. . Date of Birth. (Last) (First) (Middle) Mo./Day/Year Address (Street) . Telephone Note: Courses and starting dates are subject 1& change at any time. Any change will he noted In the LOG. High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers Do What Over 50 Of Your Fellow Seafarers Have Done... (State) (City) (Zip Code) Book Number (Area Code) Seniority. Date Book Was Issued Port Presently .Registered In_ .Port Issued. Social Security #. . Endorsement(s) Now Held. Piney Point Graduate: • Yes No • (if so, fill in below) Entry Program: From .to. . Endorsement(s) Received. (Dates Attended) Upgrading Program: From. "In most cases, a solid vocational and academic education will mean the difference between just any job and a good job." . Endorsement(s) Received. .to. (Dates Attended) Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes • No; Fire Fighting: • Yes • No Dates Available for Training I Am Interested In: Wayne Champine • • • • "I wanted to better myself as a person and one sure way to do that, was to better my education." DECK AB-12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman • LNG/LPG • Diesel • Welder Exeqnid Liwag Get the reading, writing and math skills you need for job security and upgrading through the high school equivalency (GED) program at the Harry Lundeberg School. It only takes four to eight weeks, and your Brothers can tell you that it's really worth it! Interested? Pick up a copy of the pre­ test kit in your port or write to this address: Margaret Nalen, Director Academic Education Department Harry Lundeherg School Piney Point, Maryland 20674 When you complete the test, return it to the Lundeberg School. HLS will tell you the results and give you an estimate of the length of time you'll need to com­ plete the GED program. REMEMBER! This test is not to see February, 1976 who scores high or low. It helps HLS de­ sign a sttidy program just for you—a pro­ gram that our teachers will help you, as an individual, to follow. So apply today. It's easy to qualify. Just make sure that you have: 1. One year of seatime. 2. Your initiation fees paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary obliga­ tions, such as dues or loans, paid in fuU. Your classes will be small (usually just six to eight students). You'll get lots of individual help. And completing the GED program opens the door to the other edu­ cational opportunities that the SIU has for you. A high school diploma is the first step towards qualifying for one of the three scholarships for Seafarers that are offered each year. STEWARD • Asst. Cook • Cook & Baker • Chief Cook • Steward ENGINE • QMED • FOWT • Dk.Mech. ADVANCED COURSES • Advanced Pumpman Procedures • Advanced Electrical Procedures • Refrigeration Container Mechanic RECORD OF SEATIME — (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) SHIP SIGNATURE RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT DATE OF DISCHARGE DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 Page 29 "IJ?-; �Four Cet Lifeboat Tickets Jiii ^ • QMEDs Receive Diplomas ; rui •v} •) 'i ' ' ^ ^ ' I ( ; i -. i iH 'M 'i '9 •J! i • M' :M I • > i: - • J ^ I. Head of the HLSS Deck Department, Paul Allman (extreme right) poses with his October class of lifeboat course graduates of (I. to r.): Pedro Rodriguez; Antonio Mercado; Ovidio Crespo, and Salvador Cordero. QMED Instructor Bill Eglinton (4th from right) with his Oct. 16 graduating class of (I. to r.): Joe Bailey; L. C. McBride; James Fair; Claude Woodard; John Courtney; Charles Duncan; Mitchell Hill, and Nathaniel R. Garcia. FOWTs Complete Course Lifeboaters End Course FOWT Instructor Pete Schuffels (extreme left) proudly presents his October class of graduates of (I. to r.): James McGinty; Brad Lipets; Doug Campbell; Craig Trautman; Mark Ruhl (kneeling); Kirk Lourim; Robert Lynch; Rick Stewart; Kenneth Lynch, and Calvin Codey. ^ Tom Doyle (3rd left) one of the Piney Point instructors of the Lifeboat Course, on Nov. 26 with graduates of (I. to r.); Francis Driscoll; Adam Ouevedo; Thomas Russell; James Hughes, and James Colwell. / i i i" ]\ fVn 3 Lifeboaters Finish Class Three QMEDs Graduate "- IT" ^i ; i : i: ' . -I .' 'M- , il ^ III « Three more Seafarers who finished the Lifeboat Course in October are (I. to r.); William Lopez; Earl Shepard, Jr.. and Joseph Montoya. QMED Instructor Jack Parcel (2nd right) with three more November graduates of his course of (I. to r.): George Stroplch; Randolph Ferebee, and Tommy McKeehan. Quartermaster Instructor Chuck Dwyer (center front) on the deck of the SS Zimmerman having his photo taken Oct. 16 with 10 graduating quartermasters They are (I to r. front): H. B. Francis; Recertified Bosun Scotty Byrne; Facundo Lacsamana, and Recertified Bosun Luth^er Myrex. In the rear (I. to r.) are: Vincent Rat^ff; Recertified Bosun Roy Theiss; Richard Bradford; Recertified Bosun John Curlew; William Arlund, and Alan Barnett. ^ ;• i; V; i- . •! -I -\i i.'"' ' i • "• -/ U )U .' if U;l I •{ : • I [^r • i ' Page 30 Seafarers Log �Six Mo • . ' . /. t.V Deck Department Instructor Paul Allman (left) on Nov. 13 and a.graduating class of (I. to r.): Lasater; Joe Montoya, and William Lopez III. Earl Shepard, Jr.; Ferdinand Gongora; Bill Lough; Tom ^ FOWTs Graduate at the Point .;•v--. jr.;.' At.tf^e extreme left is FOWT Instructor Pete Schuffels and his November graduating group of (I. to r.): Michael Mefferd; Chris Fraser;, Mark Stewart; Denver Myers; Jimmy Briordy; Kevin Bertel; Paul Onufer; Robert Haller, and Thomas Hebb, Jr. With his November graduating class of seven quartermasters is HLSS Instruc­ tor Chuck Dwyer and (I. to r.); DImitrios Despotidis; Richard Trexler; Larry Long; Joe Montoya; Eddie Sekella; Rafael Spiteri and Harold Spillane. Cook and Baker Graduates Steward Department Instructor Charlie Andrews (left) with a November grad­ uate of the Cook and Baker Course, Ismael Garcia. A Dozen 0MEDs End Class QMED Instructor Jack Parcel (center last row) Nov. 13 with a large graduation class of 12 (kneeling I. to r.); Otis Eddings, Jr.; Archie Bliger, and Richard Hannon. In second row, I. to r. are: Kenneth Steinmetz; Rafael Matos, Jr.; George Miller; Arnold Hamblet; Robert Sanchez; Edmund Pacheco, and Sam Black. In back row, I. to r. are: Torry Kidd, Jr., and Darry Sanders. February, 1976 Steward Department Instructor Don Nolan (left) congratulates with a hand­ shake on Dec. 11 Assistant Cook Feliciano Resto for completing the Assistant Cook Course. 9 Get Lifeboat Certificates Lifeboat Instructor Tom Doyle (extreme left) after giving his November class their Certificates of Achievement. They are (I. to r.): Juan Ponce; Warren Shoun; Jose Ortiz; Eric Sager; Joseph Werselowich; Javinal Fernandes; Wiibur Adams; Oscar Bird, and Walter Moore. Page 31 �•• .V T' ^ ••.-•• ,. • y - -- .... J ^ SEAFAREKS LOG Fsbruory, 1976 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '76 ElcctiMis Will 8lm|ic Alaiiflnic Fnlvrc&1 I ; r 1 V i ( I The outcome of the political events of 1976, a year in which a new President, the entire House of Representatives and one third of the Senate is up for election, will have a profound and lasting effect on the livelihoods of Sea­ farers and the future of the U.S. maritime industry. The 1976 national elections are of such great importance to us as Seafarers because our industry, more than any other industry in this country, is affected by national and international laws and poli­ cies. And it is up to the Congress and the President to decide which laws are or aren't passed or re­ pealed. Among the more vital issues af­ fecting the maritime industry and the job security of every Seafarer that will ultimately be decided by Congress and the Administration are: • A fair oil cargo preference law which would require that at least 30 percent of all oil imported to the U.S. be carried on Americanmanned, American-flag ships. • A bill to curb the growing in­ cursion of tiiird-flag fleets into the U.S. foreign trades (already the Russians and other third-flag op­ ment to foster the growth of a globally competitive U.S. mer­ chant marine, second to none. The success of the SIU's politi­ cal programs, though, depends on one very important factor — the support of the SIU membership through voluntary donations to the Seafarers Political Activity Do­ nation fund. With the money donated to • Continued and complete en­ SPAD, the SIU can actively sup­ forcement of the Jones Act, which port the election or reelection, reserves the waterborne shipment campaigns of legislators who will of all goods between U.S. ports work for a strong maritime indusfor American-manned ships. ,try. At the same time, the SIU • Continued operation and the can u.se the SPAD donations to upgrading of USPHS hospitals block the election of those who and clinics, which are the focal have consistently opposed meas­ point of medical care for Ameri­ ures that would benefit the in­ dustry. can seamen. These are only a few of the Over the years, SPAD has paid pending issues, but with their off for Seafarers in a big way. outcome and the outcome of other Because of our members' con­ continuously arising maritime is­ tributions to SPAD, the SIU has sues lies the fate of our industry spearheaded vital legislation and the ability of Seafarers to through Congress such as the Mer­ make a living as merchant seamen. chant Marine Act of 1970, which The SIU, then, is faced in 1976 has meant scores 5f jobs for Sea­ with a tremendous political chal­ farers on new ships built under the lenge—and that is to work in all law. SPAD also enabled the SIU sectors of the nation for the elect- to lead the fight for Congressional tion or reelection of Congressmen, passage of the Energy Transporta­ Senators and a President that share tion Security Act of 1974, which with the SIU the same commit­ was ultimately killed through erators have captured more than one half of all cargoes moving from the U.S. West Coast to the Far East) • Continued and even steppedup implementation of the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1970, which for five years has spurred a revitalization and modernization of the U.S. merchant marine. pocket veto. SPAD has also enabled the SIU to block repeated attempts from many quarters to circumvent the Jones Act, as well as continuous attempts by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to shut down the USPHS system. For Seafarers, SPAD is much more than a political fund. It is an indispensable insurance policy on job security. And in 1976, be­ cause of the tremendous political Stakes involved, contributions to SPAD are more important than ever. With the support of SPAD^ the SIU's political goal in 19^76 is to help elect an Administration, as well as a majority in both Houses of Congress, that believes/ in a strong merchant marine for the U.S. and will work for its better­ ment. We can't afford to settle for anything less. SPAD is a vital fund for Sea­ farers, the SlU and the entire mer­ chant marine. With SPAD we can shape our own future. Without it, our future is in the unsure hands of others. Shape your own future. Sup­ port SPAD as often, and with as much as you can, in 1976. � 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 1976 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO CAUTIONS ON REPORTED UNEMPLOYMENT DIP COAST GUARD ACCEPTS 15 IN DECK, ENGINE DEPTS. SENATE CONFIRMS USERY AS SECRETARY OF LABOR SOME QUESTIONED ANSWERED ON NEW U.S. PENSION BILL LARGE TURNOUT FOR SAN FRANCISCO MEETING ILO SETS A MARITIME CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER IN GENEVA SIU OFFICIAL APPOINTED TO NAVY LEAGUE COUNCIL PENOT ELECTED ROU PRESIDENT FRANKFORT AGENT RETIRES BOSUN'S SEATIME FULL OF NEAR MISSES SEAFARER, SIU CREW ARE CITED FOR RESCUE AT SEA HISTORIC ALCOHOLISM SEMINAR HELD DROZAK OUTLINES GOALS, PURPOSES OF REHAB HLS PRESIDENT CITES MANY SUCCESS STORIES THE WHO, WHAT, AND WHY OF ALCOHOLISM SHULMAN ANSWERES QUESTION "WHY TREATMENT?" SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS TAKE GUIDED TOUR OF SIU ALCOHOLISM REHABILITATION CENTER MCMANUS: "THE UNION'S ROLE IN ALCOHOLISM" RAY "MANAGEMENT'S ROLE IN ALCOHOLISM" REGAN SPEAKS ON OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ALCOHOLIC WEISMAN SUMMARIZES AND PRAISES SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS BREAK UP INTO GROUPS SEMINAR ENDS WITH DEPARTING CHALLENGE FROM HALL USPHS HOSPITALS TO STAY OPEN - FOR NOW DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN A COLLEGE CAREER IS AVAILABLE TO YOU '76 ELECTIONS WILL SHAPE MARITIME FUTURE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/1/1976 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. XXXVIII, No. 2 1976 Periodicals Seafarers Log