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­M February 27, SEAFARERS»LOG 1959 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL­CIO • Navy—Run Missile Ships: • '• 5 I PACIFIC SIU HITS MSTS

if—, Readying the ship for annual inspection and refur­ bishing, SIU porters Yee Chuen Lee (left) and R. Cohn lay canvas over carpeting, in passenger lounge aboard SIU­ SHIP PLAN contract^ American Banner liner Atlantic. Canvas will help avoid ­Story On Page 3 damage to carpeting while ,vessel Is in shipyard. Next voyage is slated to begin March 7. (Story on Page 16.) Courts To Get Runaway Issue ­Story On Page 2

Cite 2 SIU Crews "M For 'Heroic Acts' ^ 'I '­EI ­Story On Page 2 'E'EI

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^ 'Armei with camera and notebook, K. Saito (left), an KOREA If fSIfor* official of the All­Japan Seamen's Union in Tokyo, gets first­hand information on SIU shipboard conditions from steward Wil­ Photos, Story On Page 9 liam Vidal on the Ines. Saito is in the US studying American working conditions and has been observing SIU operations at headquarters and aboard ship for past two weeks. ^ ~ ' ­ ' Fwe Tw» SEAFA*BJM £OG Fptory 2^, im Runaway Beef Will Go On The Peck At Headijuarters To Trial, Judge Says A trial is in the oflFing in Federal District Court in New York on "issues Of fact" arising from the joint picketing by American maritime unions in a protest demonstration by the International Transportworkers Federation .last December against runaway^flag ship­ ping. jlUthough Federal Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan A Congressmen Stafes originally dismissed the runaway operators' petition for a temporary injunction against picketing, he The Heart Of The Issue ruled this week that the questions raised on both sides required a (Ed. note: The JollovAng is the text of the letter sent by Rep. full hearing in court. In denying Abraham J. Mutter of Brooklyn to the "American Committee for the temporary writ. Judge Bryan Flags of Necessity." The committee, which represents American had ruled that if the operators owners of runaway tonnage, had sent out wires to Congress ot­ sought relief, the proper place to tacking the SW­NMU stand on the runaway issue.) seek it was before the National La­ "I have read with interest your lengthy telegram of Februaiy 8, bor Relations Board. apparently intended to offset the telegram of February 5 sent to However, in a calculated effort Members of Congress on behalf of the National Maritime Union, to bypass the whole question of AFL­CIO, and the Seafarers International Union, AFL­CIO. NLRB jurisdiction in such dis­ "This problem will not be' solved by trying to equate the patriot­ Sdafarer Ai Arnold took the floor under "good and welfare" at putes, the operators are challeng­ ism' of the members of those Unions with that of the members of SIU headquarters meeting lost week to discuss mall facilities. His ing the unions' contention that the your noup. From my experience, the members and officers of those suggestion on operating mall room was quickly adopted next day. beef witli the runaway operators UniojUB have laid their Uves on the line whenever and wherever is a, "labor dispute," The com­ that was needed. 1 am certain that their interest in onr national panies claim the issue is a "poli­ SMurity is at least equal to that of any other group. , tical," matter arising from a "for­ "Their desire to m^taln­and improve their standards of living eign relations" dispute. They is an admirable American trait. Cite SIU Ships have also challenged the status of "I cannot more vigorously disagree with your conclusion that the ITF as a labor organiz^ticn. the practice of permitting American vessels to be registered imder f The precedent for NLRB juris­ foreign flags is 'at no cost to the American taxpayer.' Whenever such practices resuits in the elimination of the jobs of Americans, for 'Heroic Acts diction in determining bargaining' rights for crewmen on runaway ob prevents them from getting fair compensation for their work, NEW'YC)RK—The crews of two SlU­manned vessels, the ships was established when the the American taxpayer is required to carry the increased burden Alcoa Pioneipr and the Steel Age, received Citations of Merit SIU won. bargaining rights for the resuiting therefrom. from the American Merchant Marine Institute and the Na­ crew of the Liberian­fiag liner "One test of your good faith in this matter would be your will­ onal Safety Council for their^ Florida, last May. ingness to support the enactment of legislation which would require }a]^t in. heroic acts at sea durr that those employed on American ships flying fmeign flags be paid Meanwhile, in Washington, rep­ ing the past year. resentatives of the Niarchos ship­ the same wage seale and be granted the same working conditions as those employed on shim flying the American flag. ^ The award given to the Alcoa ping interests moved to counter a Pioneer was for its hand in rescu­ AFL­CIO "I await your reply with interest." demand for a Congressional in­ ing the five­man crew of the small vestigation of Niarchos' far­flung Sincerely yours, Abraham J, Multer schooner, Amber jack II, after the American­flag and runaway­flag vessel was swiped in rough seas operations by Rep, Herbert Zel­ in the Straits of Florida last Janu­ Studies ILA enko (Dem.­NY). A Niarchos A disclosure by a shipyard official New York metropolitan area have ary. The award was for saving the spokesman said the Maritime Ad­ last year that construction of the gone on record most strongly in ministration had agreed to insure Niarchos supertanker was being crew during "boisterous weather favor of the union's proposals. In conditions" which forced the Pio­ the,. mortgage on a 106,500­ton stalled sparked demands for a addition to Rep., Emanuel;Celler, Return Bid neer to accomplish the rescue tanker on which construction was Congressional probe of the orig­ ; (Continued, On page iSl) ; SAN JUAN=A four­man com­ supposed to start a year ago. inal trade­out transaction. thrqugh "extensive maneuvers." The, Steel Age received its award mittee appointed by the AFL­CIO An MA official, however, said At the same time, following the executive council will investigate M only that an agreement "in prin­ joint SIU­NMU caii for legislative i or helping put out a fire in the ciple" had been reached on the action to ^eal with the runaway hold of the Oeman freighter Cros­ formal application for readmission mortgage insuran«f and that de­ ship issue, the unions received ad­ tafels in the Indian 'Ocean. The to the merged labor movement by tails remained to be worked out. ditional pledges of support and as­ vessel had radioed the Steel Age the Independent International that a fire broke out in a hold surance from a large number of Longshoremen's Association. The Congressmen, which contained, among other cargo, a shipment of calcium car­ action was approved by the coimcil Members of the Senate and bide, and that the ship had no COi during its mid­winter meeting House merchant marine commit­ BALTIMORE — ^AlUiough last Grain Ship fire fighting equipment aboard. here. tees and.jother legislators coming period's predictions about the Six members of the Steel Age from seaboard states . have re­ Irenestar (Triton) and the Texmar The ILA said in its bid for re­ boarded the vessel with COi cylin­ admission that it had corrected sponded to the unions' call for (Calmar) cgming out of lay­up and ders, oxygen­breathing aparatus, changes in the Merchant Marine taking on crews came true, heavy and eliminated the conditions Boosts Hub fresh air breathing apSratus, pip­ which led to its expulsion from the Act to protect the US­flag fleet registration in ail departments kept ing, hose and fittings. The hatch to BOSTON—^When it gets cold, against "administrative abuse" old AFL in 1953. shipping for the port down in pro­ the burning* hold and all ventila­ the shipping business usually and runaway depredations. portion to the number qf men on President Larry Long of ^e picks up in Boston, and the past :prs were securely battened­ down In addition to pledges of sup­ the beach, 'Earl Sheppard, port AFL­CIO International Brother^ two weeks were no exception to and a hole "cut into the deck. The port previously reported In the agent, reports. 12 bottles of COt were then emp­ hood of Longshoremen said his the rule. In addition to the usual union, which was chartered after load of tankers carrying fuel oil SEAFARERS LOG, such influen­ Administratbrs of the SIU medi­ tied into the hatch. This smothered to the frozen north, shipping got tial legislators as Rep. John Mc­ cal clinic in .this port haye asked the fire and enabled the Crostafels the ouster of the ILA, would follow the decision of the Investigating an unexpected assist when the Val­ Cormack, (Dem.­Mass.) majority the Union to remind the member­ continue into Karachi under her iant Hope (Ocean Carriers) loaded leader of the House, and Senator ship to make sure they have ap­ own power. committee and the Federation. grain at Portland, Maine, for a Warren Magnuson (Dem.­Wash.) pointments for themselves and Last year the SlU­manned Clai; Long said that if (be council ap­ voyage to Tunisia. indicated their sympathy for the their families before going in for borne won'the group's top annual proved the ILA bid, it was likely Most grain ^ going overseas has 'unions* position against nmaways. a check­up. The clinie usually award for its participation In that a merger arrangement could been coming out of the Gulf, and Local representatives from the schedules enough appointments for saving the 43­man crew of a sink­ be worked ..out between the two in any case, it is a rare event to each day in advance. Tuesday : ng Liberian tanker off the coast of dock unions. find a grain ship operating out of afternoons have been set aside /or Florida and for its later rescue Other action by the council in­ the Boston area, so the Liberty SEAFARERS LOG childrien's visits and Thursday a Navy Jet pilot who had ditched cluded the chartering of a special ship's cail was something of a evenings for wives and dependent his plane off Newfoundland after local to organize truck, warehouse windfall for this port. F.b. 17,195» Vol. XXI. No. 5 parents. running out of fuel in a. storm. and other workers in Puerto Rico, Acting Agent Gene Dakin re­ There were eight ships paying The AMMI makes its awards and endorsement of the Kennedy­ ported two ships paying off, one off In this port during the past two each year jointly with the National Ervin labor reform bill in its pres­ signing on and nine in­transit ships weeks. Six signed on and six were Safety Council. The other 1958 ent form. during the two weeks up to Feb­ in transit. Paying off were the wnners were the Independence, The council also drew up plans ruary 17. The payoffs were the PAVb HAIX. Secr«tarv­Tr«atur«r Jean, Mae, Emilia (Bull); Mermaid Columbia Trader, Esse New Or­ for a mass legislative conference Bents Fort and Cantigny (Cities HioaiBS BRAHD, Editor. BOMASD SCA­ (Metro); Masmar, Bethcoaster (Cal­ leans, Greenville Victory anihRen­ *Ajr. Art Bditor. HnxAii Anmn. lawm in Washington this spring to deel Service). The Valiant Hope was SPXVAOC, At HASXIN, JOHN BRAZIL, AHA. mare); CS Baltimore (Cities Serv­ dleton. with problems of unemployment. the lone sign­on and the nine in­ loii Lxvxorr, Staff Wrltm, BILL Moosr. ice) and the Santore (Marven). Members of the committee transits were the Bradford Island, Gulf Arta Beprtttntativ. The Feltore, Santore. (Marven); named by the council to' deal with Royal Oak, Cities Service Norfolk Texmar, Massmar, Bethcoaster the ILA application'are: Richard­ (Cities Service)^ Robin Sherwood (Calmar) and the Irenestar (Triton) F. Walsh, Theatrical Stage Em­ and Robin Hood (Robin); Steei signed on. ployees, who will be 'chairman; Scientist (Isthmian); Vaichem ­..... Stcond CIRM postoa* MM In transit were Uie Steel Navi­ Joseph Cuiranj National Maritime (Heron), Atlantis (Moran) and the gator, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Union; David Dubinsky, Ladies jHelen (Olympic Trans.). Of the Marymar (Marven); Robin Sher­ Garment Workers, and Jacob S. twelve hhips the port handled, IM wood (Robin) gnd the Alcoa Pen­ Potofsky, Amalgamated Clothing jtlght were tankers.^ . .u,. nant and the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa). Workers. • • ­ ^ _..

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Russia Victim Of 'Lies'i Bridges MOSCOW—Haying arrived in the Soviet Union'e capital on hU world tour to "atudjr the conditiont of longshore unions," Harrjr Pacific District Hits ' i"' Bridges, to nobody's surprise, demonstrated his pro­Communist bias as follows: e American union members should visit Bnssla because "they would learn that everything the worker in America heard about the USSR is nothing bnt lies and siandctous propaganda." MSrS Manning Of ' o The Russian union system of elections and basic organiution is "more democratic than many American trade unions." Bridges arrived at these sweeping conclusions after one week in the Soviet Union. He was quoted in "Trud," the official organ of the Soviet trade union apparatus, which, of course, is controlled by WC Missile Fleet the Russian Communist Party and mouths the Party line. SAN FRANCISCO—^A Defense Department plan to crowd out private ship­ ­/ . Bridges also was quoted as saying that he was inviting a Soviet .• I, trade union delegation to attend a longshoremen's gathering to ping: operators from the West Coast missile ship program has drawn the fire of the begin April 1 In Seattle. The same issue of '"Trud" in whidh Bridges' remarks appeared SIU Pacific District. Protesting the military invasion of this area of the merchant defined one of the main­responsibilities of trade'unions as "actively marine, Morris Weisberger," mobilizing the masses of the woriclng people for solving the tasks panies and manned by civilian sea­ In this Instance runs directly con­ set by the party"—in.other words, carrying but the objectives of SIU of NA first vice­presi­ men and civilian officers, Weis­ trary to that policy." Communist Party policy. berger declared: IVelsberger's position has the dent and secretary­treas­ "There has been no reason what­ full endorsement of all three mem­ urer of the Sailors Union soever offered for this change in ber unions of the Pacific District, policy which has been in effect with parallel positions taken by of the Pacific, has called for two years on the Rast Coast. Sam Bennett, president of the Ma­ Halifax Liens Hit The plight of the US merchant ma­ rine Firemen's Union, and Ed Tur­ for a reversal of the deci­ rine Is such that the Government ner, secretary­treasiu­er of the Ma­ sion to have the Military Sea should be making aU efforts to rine Cooks and Union. Transportation Service oper­ encourage private shipping and to Letters stating the Pacific Dis­ Struck CHS Ships ate the ships. withdraw from the shipping indus­ trict position on the missile ship Pointing out that for over two try. Furthermore, It has been the Issue have already been dispatched HALIFAX—Two strikebound ships ol tho Canadian Na­ years now, ships on the South At­ stated policy of the Administra­ to key members of the House and tional Steamship fleet have been seized by creditors for non­ lantic missile range. have been tion to get Government out of pri­ Senate, Weisberger said. In addi­ payment of bills, the SIU Canadian District reports. The operated by private shipping com­ vate business. The MSTS decision tion, the Pacific Maritime Associ­ Halifax sheriffs office plas­' ation, representing the West Coast tered liens on the Canadian maritime Industry, has also pro­ Constructor and the Ciudad tested the MSTS action. de Detroit, formerly thb Canadian The present plan calls for MSTS Cruiser, for failure to pay a ship to man an estimated eight or more chandler's bill. missile ships with non­union sea­ The effect of the liens is to tie men, Instead of permitting pri­ up the two vessels via legal pro­ vate operators under contract with ceedings until the matter has been the SIU Pacific District to han­ cleared' through the Canadian dle the assignment. courts. The liens also name a third On the East Coast, the SIU­ ship, the Ciudad ds la Habana, contracted Suwannee Steamship formerly the Canadian Challenger, Company operates a fleet of 12 which is now laid up in a Balti­ missUe ships to track missiles more shipyard. launched from Cape Canaveral, The Canadian District reports Florida. Further, indicating the that the bills in question cover continuation of this policy, the supplies put aboard by a local ship company is adding a 13th ship, chandler when the vessels were the Sampan, to this operation and attempting to get out from behind an NMU­contracted company also SIU Canadian District plcketllnes. has recently placed a special radar­ Other bills are also reported to be (Continued on page 15) pending, the "Canadian Sailor" said. Now owned by a Cuban govern­ ment. bank, the eight­ship fleet Far East has been strikebound for 19 months because the former Cana­ dian owners tried to sell the ships, Ship Routes rather than sign a new agreement u>M ail t*NU with the Canadian Seafarers. In a related development, a Diagram Indicatoi how nucloar roactor could bo Inttalled in conventional tanker by substituting it for Combined spokesman for Troy Browning, one of the cargo tanks of the ship. WASHINGTON—The Maritime Great Lakes ship operator, said Administration has decided that that the government of Cuba was for purposes of subsidy, two trans­ no longer interested in direct pacific trade routes, 29 and 30, can ownership and operation of a Propose Commercial A­Ship be combined Into one trade route. Cuban merchant fleet Including The finding could affect the pro­ the eight ships. Instead, the new posed subsidy operations of four Cuban regime has Indicated it By Modifying Existing Tanker companies now applying for Gov­ would like to see private com­ ernment assistance on that route. panies running its merchant WASHINGTON — A proposal to install an atom power plant in a conventional tank­ The combined trade route covers marine. Browning was supposed to er has been made by the Isbrandtsen Steamship Company. The proposal, if accepted by the calls between Pacific Coast ports, have run the' Cuban fleet for the Government, would be the first use of atomic power in a commercial American­fiag ship. including the Hawaiian Islands and . Batista government. Submitted Jointly by Is­ powered tanker from scratch, shar­ for Isbrandtsen, costing $15 mll­ ports in Japan, Formosa, the Phil­ A new agency, the Maritime De­ brandtsen, Maryland Ship­ ing the cost of such construction Uon. ippines, Korea, Hong Kong, South velopment Commission, has been building and Sperry Hand, with the Government. The SIU­ Actually though, $5 million of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and set up in Cuba, to handle Cuban the proposal calls for development contracted Cities Service Oil Com­ the cost would go Into the develop­ Thailand. maritime matters, and it Is re­ and construction of an appropriate pany announced some time ago ment of the reactor, with the re­ At present, the two trade routes ported to be roaklng arraugefiieuts nuclear reactor and installation that It too was studying the feasi­ mainder for construction and test­ are serviced by American Mail for sale of the government­owned and testing of the reactor in a huU bility of using atomic energy to ing. In other words, should such a Line, American President Lines, ships to a private operator, pos­ reactor prove workable, duplicates Pacific Far East Line and States (Continued on page 15) section which would ^e built espe­ power a tanker but it has made cially for the purpose. no further announcement on the could ibe made for other ships at a Steamship Company, all West Coast operators. Isbrantsen, States The third would be cutting subject. cost of $10 million or less. Up until now, the position of the Still, this cost would make the Marine Lines, Waterman and Isth­ apart an existing tanker, probably mian, all subsidy applicants, also Make Checks one in the 32,000­ton class, and in­ American shipping Industry has ship plus plant more expensive been to "wait and see" what hap­ than constructing a conventional operate on the route. To 'SiU­A&G' stalling the new hull section and In combining the two trade reactor. pens to the NS Savannah before tanker, although the witnesses Seafarers mailing in checks' making any commitments on claimed that such ships could be routes, the Maritime administra­ or money orders to­ the Union The plan would then bypass the atomic power plants. This is also made competitive within ten years. tion recommended a modest In­ to cover dues payments are construction of a new ship and the position of the Administration,­ If the plan is approved by the crease of five to 12 sailings annu­ urged to be sure to make all of would also make unnecessary the although It has been pointed out Government and funds voted, the ally over the combined niaximum them payable to tho SlU­A&G construction of a separate proto­ that new and more­satisfactory re­ reactor would be ready in three sailings of the two routes. District. type reactor for testing purposes. actors have already been developed years and sea trials could begin However, the subsidy applica­ Some Seafarers have sent in tf the plans were td go through, which for practical purposes have about six months later, making the tions pending call for many more checks and money orders in the the power plant on the shid would made the NS Savannah reactor earliest target date late 1962. sailings on the run than provided names of individual Headquar­ be operated by members of the obsolete. (See story on page 5,) The reactor"proposed would be in the Maritime Administration's ters officials. This makes for a SlU­afflliated Brotherhood of Mai^ Testifying for the proposal be­ a gas­cooled type which uses he­ findings. problem In boo|^keeping which ine Engineers. fore the Joint Congressional Com­ lium as its cooling medium. The States Marine alone, for ex­ can be avoided if checks are Following the Isbrandtsen pro­ mittee on Atomic Eiverfiy. the three Savannah has a pressurized water ample, has application pending for made out to the Union directly. posal, Esso Shipping Company said concerns have asked for Govern­ reactor, which as.­the name im­ 36 to 60 sailings on trade routes it would like to.biilld an atomic­ ment flnanclng of the reactor plies, uses a water^ooling system. 29 and 30. Pace iW / " ' SEAFARERS LOG FeDToary »»;, iww SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPmO ROARD February 4 Through February 17, 1959 SIU shipping continued to climb this period, reaching the Baltimore, Norfolk, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston, Wilmington and Ship Activity " highest point since mid­December. The dispatch total was San Francisco all fell off. Despite the drop, Baltimore, Houston and Pay Stqs la / 'Frisco were still kept quite busy. Houston has been shipping more Offs Oat TraBt.tOTAI. 1,083 jobs, which represented a gain for all except class B. men than Baltimore for several months. Registration fell below shipping to a total of 1,027. The totals for men 2 I » . 11 atiU registered on the beach at the end of the two­week period Seniority­wise, the shipping totals show class A men accounting for 68 percent of the jobs dispatched, class B lor 21 percent and class € Nm York.... 20 B 14 tf hit a 12­month low, especially for class A, reflecting a healthy shipping Phlladalphla.. 2 1 11 14 picture through increased job opportunities for Seafarers. for the remaining 11 percent. These figures show a drop In the class B portion and a corresponding rise In "C" shipping. Class A remained Baltimore ... • 4 4 20 The heavy job turnover arose out of 57 payoffs, 28 sign­ons and 137 the same. Norfolk, Tampa. Lake Charles and Wilmington shipped no Norfolk ....4— 4 ,> 4 in­transit calls in all ports, or a total of 222 visits. New York had 39, class C men at all. , » Savaaaab ... — 1 10 II New Orleans 32 and Houston 31. Between them, these three ports Figures for the men on the beach by the end of the period show nine accounted for over 100 visits. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Toaipa ...... i­. — i i ports had 100 or less men on hand in all departments. These ports were Mobile ..... 9 2 4 IS Five ports reported increased shipping activity during the period, Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wil­ two showed no change and the rest declined. The rises in shipping mington, San Francisco and Seattle. Of these, Boston, Savannah, Tampa New Crieoas. . 4 3 23 32 were listed by Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Mobile and New and San Francisco also had fewer than 50 class A men on tap. Lake Cborlofl.. 1 1 11 13 Orleans, and was especially welcome in the two Gulf ports. Mobile has The following Is the forecast port by port: Boston: Quiet . . . New HoBtfcB .... 4 3 24 . 31 been relatively slow for four months and New Orleans has been off its York: Good . . . Philadelidila: Fair . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk­ Witmlagtea 7 7 normal pace for several weeks also. Savannah and Seattle maintained Slow\ .. Savannah, Tampa: Quiet.. . MobUe: Good . . . New Orleans­ Sea Preaeliee. 2 2 3 7 the status quo, but this represented a fairly active period for Seattle Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Houston: Good and steady . , . SeatHe 3 3 4 10 anyway. Wilmington: Fair .. . San Franclseo: Good .. . Seattle: Good. TOTALS ... S7 20 137 22S DECK DEPARTMENT Registend Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CUSS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP Port 12 3 ALL 123 ALL __1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL CO PH 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 A1.T. 1 2 3 AI.t. Boston ...... 1 4 4 4 3 11 1 — 1 — — — — 11 1 — 12 4 8 4 16 1 4 1 New York. 30 45 10 85 23 40 20 83 6 7 a PhUadelphla.. 13 — 6 8 13 83 13 13 109 91 146 36 273 1 17 21 39 2 8 10 4 11 4 19 — — 1 1 19 — Baltimore 10 18 10 38 1 20 12 15 6 33 1 1 S 6 «0 32 1 6 11 —" — — — 32 11 *2, 32 80 11 123 1 14 21 3« Norfolk • ...... 1 3 — 4 4 4 — 1 1 —• — — 4 1 — 5 8 — 13 . — 4 10 14 Savannah...... • 2 6 — 8 2 2 4 — — — Tampa...... — 4 — — 4| 3 8 ­T­ 11 — 2 a — 2 — 2 2. 1 3 —­ — —— — 3 — — Mobile. v... 5 1 — 6 3 1 4 1 6 1 1 X 12 2 1 15 1 « —' — 6 15 3 6 24 30 34 11 75 1 3 4 New Orleans.... 11 22 10 43 14 20 10 44 1 7 — — — — 44 8 — Lake Charles...... 15 5 11 1 . 52 37 76 20 133 2 10 13 25 2 1 2 5 — — •— — 5 — 5l 2 13 4 19 1 2 6 Houston 10 30 9 49 a 14 25 6 45 3 9 12 — 1 1 2 45 12 2 59 26 40 3 69 3 Wilmington. 1 2 — 3 1 8 11 1 2 — — — — 2 — 2 11 13 1 25 ; 2 2 4 San Francisco 4 7 2 13 7 2 9 — 4 7 — 1 —• . 1 9 7 1 Seattle 8 13 1 22 17 4 1 • 5| ; 1 1 1 8 8 4 16 3 3 6 1 •— — 2 3 16 6 3 25 13 5 __ 18 5 1 • 88 163 47 5§" TOTALS 298 88 ' 145 292 10 15 37 62 7 7 12 26 292 62 26 380 271" 450" "98" 819 8 64 91 163 ENGINE DEPARTMENT I !>.>• Registered ' ^ Registered Shipped Shipped S/i/pped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 4" Port GROUP .CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston...... 3 — 3 — 2 2 4 — 4 1 1 — 1 4 1 1 6 — 31 4 2 4 • New York 10 38 11 59 7 12 20 8 38 6 52 2 If 3 4 11 18 Philadelphia 27 52 27 18 97 40 124 22 186 22 18 45 2 3 3 8 2 2 4 4 11 1 16 — 1 1 16 5 1 22 1 19 4 24 Baltimore...... 3 30 5 38 2 5 5 — 2 . 2 12 1 27 6 34 1 2 ; 2 — 2 34 6 2 42 4 64 5 73 11 18 II Norfolk...... 1 5 — 4 2 — 3 5 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 — 2 2 17 2 Savannah...... 9 21 4 2 • 1 7 1 3 1 4 1 — 4 — 4 1 4 9 17 1 9 2 1 S Tampa 4 — 4 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 — Mobile...... 2 9 2 — 2 11 2 1 14 8 1 13 2 1 16 12 4 1 17 2 — H li 17 2 35 18 30 4 52 7 6 13 New Orleang 8 21 6 35 8 12 9 20 38 5 5 38 5 1 44 17 80 4 101 Lake Charles 11 17 25 1 9 1 4 5 6 7 1 3 4 7 4 — 11 3 15 2 20 4 5 Houston 5 18 1 24 1 14 16 28 35 8 4 13 — 1 35 13 3 44 lYUmlngton 1 51 10 34 — 1 13 18 1 — 1 1 5 9 3 4 ­r 1 1 4 1 — 5 1 7 2 10 1 7 IS San Franclseo 1 6 2 9 1 3 3 5 11 2 — 3 1 — 11 3 1 15 2 Seattle 1 1 1 4 1 I 2 13 1 16 "2 4 _8 2 9 12 2 — 2 2 — 12 2 2 16 1 13 1 IS 4 7 JO^ALS 45^ 160 32 237 11' 59 42 109 42 158 35 235 17 38 82 87 5 15 15 I 35 235 87 35 357100 423 49 572 10 96 73 178 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP Port GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston.. a...... I — 4 5 3 3 1 3 ' 4 2 3 4 2 New York...... 2 9 4 2 — 6 1 — 1 2 18 8 23 49 1 1 12 14 15 14 32 61 1 1 12 14 2 — 18 20 61 14 20 95 93 89 90 222 1 1 25 27 Philadelphia 5 5 2 12 — — 2 2 6 3 2 11 1 — 3 4 1 11 4 1 16 7 6. 9 Baltimore.. ^, 1 22 — 5 5 9 5 18 32 12 8 11 8 14 31 3 8 10 2 2 31 10 2 43 37 11 24 72 2 — 10 21 Norfolk 5 2 2 9 111 3 1 — 4 1 1 4 1 — 5 7 8 2 12 2 1 5 8 Savannah...... 1 1 2 2 2 — 1 1 T­ — 2 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 5 — 1 1 Tampa 1 1 3 5 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 — 2 3 1 8 12 2 2 4 Mobile 8 1 7 16 4 9 9 6 15 6 1 10 12 4 2 U 15 10 18 43 24 14 31 69 — 17 17 New Orleans 15 5 20 40 9 9 5 2 28 • 5 — 10 10 1 — 1 2 35 10 2 47 52 9 60 121 2 33 35 I Lake Charles...... 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 — 0 8 Houston ...... a..*.'.. II 7 9 27 8 8 11 9 3 13 25 — 15 6 — — 7 25 6 7 38 15 9 8 32 1 6 a Wilmington. 2 1 3 1 — 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 — 8 4 2 — 6 — 2 . X San Francisco 4 1 5 10 1 5 2 6 13 — *2 4 6 13 6 1 20 8 1 8 9 — 1 1 Seattle 5 4 7 16 — 1 9 2 1 4 7 — — 7 7 7 7 1 15 7 ' 3 6 16 1 4 a TOTALS 85 40 99 224 14 59 "78 70 42 103 215 6 12 57 75 15 4 87 66 215 75 56 346,261 103 246 I 610 9 8 126 143 SUMMARY Registered Registered Shipped , Shipped Shipped ~ TOTAL Registered 0 in The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASSC SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 88 163 47 .1298 :' 5 DECK 8 28 45 1 81 88 145 59 1 292 10 15 37 62 7 7 12 26 292 62 26 380 271 450 98 819 _8 64 91 163 fNeiME 45 160 3ZJ 237 17 50 42 1 109 42 158 35 1 235 17 88 32 87 5 15 15 35 235 87 35 357 100 423 49 572 10 96 73 179 STEWARD ^85 40 99 1 224 5 14 59 1 78 70 42 103 ! 215 6 12 57 75 15 4 37 86 215 75 56 846261 103 246 610 9 6 126 143 GRAND fOTAtS R18 363 178 t T53 30 92 146 1 268 208 ­845 197 ) 742 88 65 126 224 27 24 64 117 124117 1093.632 976 393 2001 27 168 290 486 Fevnia^ s«t AVSV SEAFARERS LOG Fage Rw* Budget Blocks US Action

' QUESTION: How long do you think a man should hold down a dolo­ To Hold Atom Ship Lead gdto's job aboard ship? WASHINGTON — Administration officials a^ee that immediate construction of a 1 A. Romero, cook: I think a dele­ Sam Kaltoo* AB: I feel that as prototype atom­powered US tanker would be desirable, but the project will just have to gate!s Job should be changed at long as a man is capable of hand­ wait its turn imtil other "priority" programs go through. A $30 million outlay appears to ling the Job of least every trip. be the only major stumbling authorizing the building of a nu­ produce enough data on which to In ­ addition, the delegate, ship or block. department, we clear­powered icebreaker. He also base cost and operation estimates Job of ship's dele­ Atomic Energy Commis­ pointed to the President's request for atom­powered ships in the fu­ gate should be should let him sion, Commerce Department and continue 'in that for authority to distribute nuclear ture, and that the tanker construc­ rotated among Maritime Administration officials materials for use as fuel on US tion would be essential at some the three depart­ post. If he is testifying before the House Mer­ merchant ships. future time. I ments. In this doipg a good Job, no one will want chant Marine Committee last week This followed an exchange dur­ It was not made clear how the manner every indicated general agreement on the ing which AEC Chairman John A. authorization for using nuclear member will get him put. But if a he fails, then value of the prototype­construction McCone conceded that Japanese materials as fuel on an experi­ *^1 a chance to be­ 'but pleaded the necessity for fol­ and German interests and some mental commercial ship would come familiar most likely they lowing Presidential budget direc­ American oil companies are gi^g .with the Job of will elect another. prod private investors Into putting A good delegate is necessary for a tives. Meanwhile, they said, re­ seriou consideration to nuclear­ up the necessary funds for building enforcing the Union contract, and search and development studies powered merchant ships, but that such a vessel, with no assurance of the method of settling beefs that smooth­running ship, and if you would continue. he knew of no US program where Federal aid. may arise between the crew and have one, keep him. "real money has been appropri­ topside. However, Maritime Administra­ A West German concern an­ » 4^ » tor Clarence G. Morse went a step ated." He farther admitted that nounced the signing of contracts a private industry can not do much R. S. Nandkeshwar, oiler If a S. Peleksse, AB: These Jobs should further in urging that the Govern­ few weeks ago calling for the con­ ment "get on with the construction on developing nuclear ship pro­ struction of a commercially­useful good man is elected to the Job of rotate every trip, if it is a short pulsion plants until the Govern­ • hip or depart­ trip, and more of a ship which probes the econom­ atom tanker by 1964. The Soviet ics of nuclear propulsion. This is ment proves their value in com­ Union wil launch an atom­powered ment delegate and often if it is a mercial operations. Is doing it in SIU long run. This something that continued reseimch icebreaker later this year. The and development cannot do." McCone also made It plain that Savannah is not due out until mld­ style, I think he way everyone wiU the NS Savannah by Itself will not 1960. should hold on to have a chance to Morse emphasized that the reac­ it for as long as handle a dele­ tor on the Savannah, while it will he wants. After gate's Job aboard answer many questions about all, if the crew ship. However, if nuclear propulsion on ships, "caur feels that he is you should get a not answer the specific economic NY Jobs On Even Keel; not doing a good good delegate, I questions raised by builders and Job, they wUl would leave him operators of tankers, ore carriers, elect someone in the Job, for it large passenger ships." Another elsa to take his place fast enough. is better for the crew In the long type of reactor now under develop­ Predict Steady Shipping It's not necessary to Rotate these rud when he knows how to handle ment, the boiling water reactor, he NEW YORK—^While shipping for this port perked slightly jobs if the present delegate knows his duties. said, "appears to be more compact and lighter ... is suitable to the over the past period, it is still far behind the high it hit dur­ What he is doing. ing the early part of the year. Bill Hall, assistant secretary­ it 4" X * i­ maneuvering requirements of a Charles Dawson, AB: I think we Jose Luis Marrero, 2nd cook: I merchant ship ... is almost self­ treasurer, noted. * • should limit a delegate's Job to one think every man should get a regulating, and therefore, it does The greatest gain was in the a couple of vessels scheduled hers . trip. Otherwise a break in being a not require an elaborate control deck department which fook during the past two weeks. delegate may get delegate and dele­ system." more than one third of the 301 There were 20 vessels paying ..to the point that gates .should Earlier in the hearings, the com­ jobs shipped during the past two off in this area during the last he loses interest change every trip. mittee was advised that the Admin­ weeks. But the significant fact was two weeks. Five signed on and in the job and This way the dele­, istration wasn't seeking authoriza­ the jur "n shipping among class 14 were in transit. All of these takes it for gates will not tion now to build a nuclear fanker C meiv .iiich rose from 25 in the ships came in with very few beefs granted. By become too famil­ and would oppose such a. bill if it prior period to 51 this period. By outstanding. Headquarters would changing dele­ iar with the crew, were introduced in Congress. It departments, 13 "C" cards shipped like to extend a vote of thanks to gates, we will be and can avoid any was made clear that there is no in the deck, 18 in the black gang the delegates and crews on these getting fresh partiality on his room in the proposed budget for and 20 in the steward department. Ships for bringing their vessels in ideas, and also part in settling this expenditure and that a bal­ Since there was no major change dean. relieving a dele­ beefs. Besides it's anced budget this year had priority in the registration totals for the r The vessels paying off here dur­ gate of dissentlon that may arise good training and keeps a man on over such "worthwhile" projects. port, ,Hall said, tte increased ing the past period were the Wang among the crew. his toes. . shipping for class C men indicates Pioneer (Inter­Oceart); CS Miami, Rep. Helbert C. Bonner (Dem­ that a good number of the "A" Council Grove (Cities Service); NC), committee chairman, com­ and "B" men on the beach here Ines, Evelyn, Suzanne, Beatrice mented that the committee has are waiting for a special run or (Bull); Azaela City, BienviUe, Gate­ spent a lot of time trying to carry particular ship. way City (Pan­Atlantic); Alcoa Hydrofoil Test Ship out the intent of the 1936 Mer­ As for the next two weeks ship­ Pilgrim (Alcoa); Marymar (Cal­ chant Marine Act and that "it is ping should remain about the mar); Steel Rover, Steel Scientist, hard to understand the position of same. Although there are a num­ Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Robin Contratf Awarded the Administration and the Presi­ ber of vessels expected in from Sherwood, Robin Goodfellow (Rob­ Seamen and passengers alike will truly be "sailing, siailing, dent." Rep. Bonner noted that the long trips, they could be diverted in); LaSalle (Waterman), and the President had already vetoed a hUl to other ports as was the case with Jefferson City­ Victory (Victory over the bounding main" if test studies for an 80­knot­^­ Carriers). hour hydrofoil sea Craft can be checked out in actual opera­ Signing on were the Ocean Joyce (Ocean Clippers); LaSalle tion. tons,­large enough to carry 100 or (Waterman); Wang Pioneer (Inter­ The Maritime Administra­ more riders. Vessel Boasts 500 Ocean); Ines (Bull); Robin Good­ tion has just awarded a $248,­ Hydrofoils are submerged, move­ fellow (Mormac) and the Sand Cap­ 628 contract to Grumman Aircraft able fins attached to a vessel's Injury­Free Days tain (Construction Aggregates). Engineer Corp. to design a high­ sides that provide the lift to raise The in­transit vessels were the the hull from'the water. They en­ Azalea ' City, Raphael Semmes, speed test vehicle demonstrating able a vessel to travel faster with The Alpoa Partner became the second Alcoa ship this year Fairland, Beauregard (Pan­Atlan­ ths operation of hydrofoil craft its regular propulsion equipment to record 500 consecutive days without a lost­time accident. tic); Losmar, Flomar (Calmar); under actual sea coiiditiohs. Its by offering Tess resistance to the The passing of the 500­day mark boosts the Partner's chances Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain Geor­ size will be between 50 and 100 gia, Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain water than the hull itself. of tieing the all­time record Earlier studies by Grumman Recording the 500­day record Texas (Seatrain); Andrew Jackson showed that hydrofoil operation Is high of 715 days, set by an­ also puts the Alcoa Partner in a (Waterman) and the Eagle Trans­ Moving? Notify "well­suited to a wide range of other Alcoa ship, the Roamer class with a number of'other SIU porter (Terminal Trans.).' SiUp Welfare high seas application." Hydrofoil earlier this year. vessels who have passed, or come Seafarers and SIU families craft can operate, at more than Company officials, to .commemo­ close to achieving the same rec­ who apply for maternity, hos­ three times ths speed of conven­ rate the Partner's accident­free ord. The Robin Tuxford recorded Tampa Sees pital or surgical benefits frpm tional vessels while maintaining record, presented the ship's crew 502 accident­free days before her the Welfaie Plan are urged to the same ratio of payload to gross with a movie projector while the sale to I^randtsen, while the Sea­ keep the Union or the Wei­ weight. They should also be able vessel was at the Brooklyn Army train Georgia, had recorded over Few Ships to maintain sustained high speeds Base yesterday. 460 days. A number of other SIU ­fare Plan advised of any TAMPA—The fishing ought to changes of address vdille their in rough seas with prospect for As part of its poUcy to spur In­ ships have gone a full year with­ much­improved passenger comfort terest among the crews in the out a lost­time mishap. be good because there is very applications are being proc­ Uttle in the way of shipping to essed. Although payments arc in ship travel. joint SlU­eompany sponsored The Partner's record, coupled Additional studies are stiU going safety program, Alcoa officials with the 715­day record high of the divert Seafarers who arc registered often made by return mail, in this port. changes of address (or illegible ahead with a view to designing a have^ announced that they will Roamer, should put the company 500 r ton conventionaUy ­ powered present movie projectors and close to the top in the annual Na­ Five in­transits summed up the return addresses) delay them tional port's activity, and there were very when checks or "baby bonds" craft and another of undetermined other prizes to vessels having 500 Safety Council contest for size for nuclear propulsion. Hydro­ consecutive accident­free days. the safest fleet in the merchant few job calls aboard the ships that are returned. Those who are marine. Alcoa's 16­vessel fleet had did pull into Tampa Bay. moving or plan to move^ are foil craft are said to be ideal for Other SIt7­contracted companies high­speed, short­range operation among them Mississippi and Isth­ recorded "only 18 lost­time acci­ The five ships were the Alcoa advjsed to immediately notify dents for the ten­month period Pennant (Alcoa); Warrior and La SIU headquarters or the Wel­ in telatively rough seas. They are mian grant awards to the crews of reportedly being used commercial­ vessels having the lowest accident from January to October, Of last Salle (Waterman); Gateway City iare.Plan. at 11 Broadway, New ly on a Unilted scalk in Russia, total in their fieets over six­month year. Final totals for .the entire (Pan Atlantic), and Bradford Is­ York, NY. . :(Sii^ansr ItelY­^ i ­i* ' or one­year periods. year have not yet been published. land (Cities Service). rate Sit SEAFARERS LOG Peteury »» lUft 8IU Walters­Trainees All Set To Go Mobile Welcomes Yisjt By Safety Plan Director MOBILE—The start of Bull Line's coastwise service was delayed a couple of days when the Frances, the first vessel to enter the service, collided with a German freightship in this port's channel during a­* — ——:—— heavy fog, Cal Tanner, port on the fair side althopgh there was agent, reports. only a handful of vessels in poit. ' Damage to both vessels was not during the, period. Among thoM too extensive. Tanner noted, and here for the payoff or in traflSit there were no injuries to crew­ were the Alice Brown (Bloomfield); • members on%ither ship. The Fraur Warrior, Claiborne, Morning Light, ces sailed five days late after un­ Monarch'Of the Seas (Waterman)i dergoing repairs in the shipyard. Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer, Al­ The fog which caused the collision coa Corsair, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa)j had been plaguing this port for Frances (Bull); Steel Maker, Steel K'"' three days and was Just lifting Director (Isthmian) and the Del Sol >• " . when the Bull Line ship, entering (Mississippi). the harbor,'ran into the German Prospects for the coming two freighter about half­way down the Ready to go to work under new woiters' troining progrom estoblished at SlU New York heodquotters weeks. Tanner said, look pretty channel. good. In addition to a fair­sized ore troinees (1 to r) Joe Cino, Herb Yoger, Ken Rose, John Simmons ond Don Stewort. Progrom is There was a lot of favorable com­ number of vessels scheduled to hit • sK' • ^designed to quolKy m^n for possenger ship service needs. A portion of the heodquorters cafe­ ET'i­*" ment from the membership here the port, the Alice Brown, which teria hos been converted to table service for the training program. on the recent meeting held by has been in the shipyard here .for Captain Penney, safety director of the last three weeks, is expected the SIU Welfare Plan, with com­ to take on a full crew. pany officials and Seafarers on­ves­ New Tax Dodge: Ship Conclaves sels in the harbor. Captain Penney outlined the Union's safety pro­ Tax­deductible "conventioneering" abroad luxury cruise liners is a growing business gram and how it would work to the r..­ practice, according to. a front­paged item in "The Wall Street Journal." benefit of all hands. Many of the The story openly touted the practice with the headline: men were of the opinion that the Crash KiNs • f program would help ^keep ship­ 'More Conventioning Businessmen land­based gatherings, with the liner ope]fators that the West Go Down To The Sea In Sliips' board, injuries down to a minimum result that the conventioneers' Indies cruise and convention tour if all cooperated with it. find the gatherings somewhat gimmick can keep their vessels Ray Davis "Uncle Sam Helps Foot, Bill Negotiations are being held on sedate. fully occupied right' through the the various HIWD contracts in and ?• , For West Indies Cruises— Costs for the ladies are not tax­ winter season when travel to ^ But Not For The Wives" around the harbor. Progress has NORWALK, Ohio—Former Sea­ t'­ deductible, although some far­ Europe falls off. been made and it is expected that farer Raymond Davis was killed Seagoing conventions have a seeing executives doubtless pro­ Proposals for "floating hotels" major advantage over those held there will be signihgs In the near on February 13, 1959, when his car vide their spouses with shiny new or "convention halls" dedicated to future. collided with a trailer truck on i. shoreside since no one can run off shorthand books for the Occasion this new cruise trade have been to the golf course while the busi­ Shipping for the port has been Route 20, near to justify putting the girls on the advanced before Congressional here. He' was S3 ness sessions are going on. The e}4>ense tab also. committees several times since only sour note reported by some years old. The "Journal" pointedly noted 1955, princip,ally by New York A full member Is that the shipboard affairs at­ how one group held two business hotelman H. B. Cantor. Measures tract more of the wives than the SavannahOn of the SIU, Davis meetings on the cruise—one on seeking Federal assistance in had been sailing each leg of the round trip. "At­ building super­ships capable of since 1943 in the tendance was carefully checked haufing 6,000 passengers a trip Short Ration engine depart­ Get That SS and recorded so members would were endorsed by the AFL­CIO ment, but in re­ have evidence for their tax forms," Maritime Trades Department at SAVANNAH — It was a fairly cent years had I;­ Number Right the story recounted. Another hearings last year. quiet period on the shipping side Seafarers filing vacation been*, working group of,bankers went to Nassau 'The ships would offer "pay as as only one vessel. Valiant Enter­ Davit. ashore in Nor­ I' money claims should make smre in 1949, to Havana in 1953 and will prise, on coastwise articles, signed • I • that they use their correct So­ be bound for Bermuda for Its con­ you go" service ' sed .on a $50 on in thi!< port during the past walk for the State. Highway De­ cial Security number. Use of clave this October. payment for fare only by each two weeks. In addition there were partment. • the wrong taumber means a cler­ Agencies handling the ship con­ passenger. Each traveler would 10 in­transit ships calling during Davis was riding in his car \vlth ical headache for the Vacation vention business report it boom­ then have the'option of taking his the period. his nine­month­old baby daughter Plan office and slows up the ing, with the result that there are meals cafeteria­style, in one of In­transits were the Seatrain when he collided head on with the handling of payments. far too few ships to accommodate several dining rooms or even Texas, Georgia, 'Savannah (twice), trailer. The baby was thrown clear Also, a Seafarer who uses the the traffic. One tour concern re­ bringing his own. The ship was Louisiana (Seatraihlj Chiwawa of the car and was apparently un­ Incorrect Social Secimity num­ ported its business of this type visualized as a way of tapping the Cities Services); Fatrland, Azalea hurt. i' ber is crediting his tax deduc­ tripled since 1955. The growing: vast potential of middle­income City (Pan­Atlantic); Steel King, He is survived by his wife, Mrt. tions to some other US worker. business has spurred the realiza­ Americans unable to pay thpir way and the Steel Navigator (Isthmi­ Mildred Davis mnd Us daughter, i'i 't<' tion by some of the transatlantic for luxury travel overseas. . an). Cathy. i t

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It's unfortunate, from the sofety point of view, that too, many crewmembers regard it as a sign of weakness to osk for help in hoisting and carrying heavy loads. The result of attempting to do the job singiehonded is all too often a disabling infury. If the load is too big to handle, there's no point in treat­ ing it as a challenge to your manhood. Get a shipmate to give you a hand and protect yourself from possible flrief. • •

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r:r­ im­­ ; y»bnuit «e9. itw SEAFARERS LOG PiMW Sevai Tips For Seafarers On Filing \m DOllAR'S WOM Federal Income Tax Returns Slafarer's Guide To Better Buying The following is an up­to­date revision of an article hy the SIU's tax expert on question# By Sidney Margolin* involving Seafarers' income tares. % t Generally, with very few blindness apply also to a taxpayer's and medicine can be deducted. The Some Buying Questions Answered exceptions, seamen are OIL BURNERS: "I am considering buying an oil burner. We wanted wife, and can also be claimed by deductible portion is then com­ a low­pressure burner as we have heard they are cheaper to operate. treated no differently under both of them. bined with other medical and But my husband was told that low­pressure burners are complicated the income tax laws than any In^cases where a man's wife lives dental expenses which are subject in a foreign country, he can still and require a skilled repairman, and that the high­pressure type is other citizen or resident of the to the three percent rule. How­ Just as efficient and economical." ' claim the $600 exemption for her ever, deductions of aU expenses US. as his wife. If she has income' in for medical services, drugs and It is true that the low­pressure burners are more economical but the foreign country, it cannot be also moi^ complicated. Most repairmen don't understand them imless (The non­resident alien seaman medicines are limited to a max­ must also file a return, but the taxed by the US. imum of $2,500 for each exemption apecially^ained. Some won't even work on them. In addition, a taxpayer can claim claimed up to a total of $10,000. This department recommends the Shell head with a high­pressure rules are not the Same for him.) $600 for each child, parent, grand­ The three percent rule on medical burner. This special combustion system makes a high­pressure burner WHO MUST FILE. Those un­ parent, brother, brpther­in­law, services does not apply in cases comparable in economy to a low­pressure. The Shell head costs dealers der 65 years of age earning *over sister, sister­in­law, and each uncle, where a taxpayer is over 65, but about $45­$50 extra, and most will install It for about $60 extra. It aunt, nephew or niece dependent the one percent rule on medicines ­delays the oil until the fan is operating at full speed, and has built up $600 and those over 65 earning over $1,200 must file a Federal tax on him, provided he provides more and drugs does. maximum pressure. Thus the burner starts operating at its pedft of than one­half of their support dur­ CHILD CARE. This allows a combustion efficiency. The head also cuts off the burner at its peak return. ing the calendar year. The de­ deduction of up to $600 to a of comburtion. This eliminates the smoky starts and stops which both If earnings were less than the pendent must have less than $600 widower, divorced or legally sepa­ waste oil and cause soot One of the largest Eastern wholesale equip­ minimums stated, and withholding income anff'iive in the US. Canada, rated taxpayer toward the co^ of ment suppliers, The Sid Harvey Co., estimates savings of 300­600 gallons Mexico, Panama or the Canal Zone. a year with this type of head, thus recovering the initial cost In a providing care of a child under 12 year's time. A child under 19, or a student or a person physically or mentally over 19 can earn over $600 and still incapable of support, regardless of The, Shell and similar special heads seem most satisfactory with count as a dependent if the tax­ age. This expense is deductible cast­iron boilers; but also can be used with steel boilers and. hot­air payer provides more than one­half only if its purpose is to allow the furnaces if the combustion chamber is not too limited as in some small cf his support. taxpayer to remain gainfully em­ suspended furnaces. In these, the Shell head may cause too hot a fi»e. The law also enables a seaman ployed. It cannot be claimed if • * * . who is contributing (with other the payment for child care went TANK CONDENSA­nON: "Can Methanol anti­freeze be used with relatives) more than ten percent of to a person who is already claimed fuel oil for condensation or does it hava to be plain alcohol?" the support of a dependent to as a dependent. Experts say any wood alcohol claim, an exemption for that indi­ ALIMONY. Periodic payments bould be used in a fuel tank, but vidual, provided the other contrib­ cf alimony to a wife in accord with it's neither an efficient nor cheap utors, file a declaration that they a written agreement between them method of solving the problem of will not claim the dependent for can be deducted. water in a tank.­ For one thing, tax was deducted, a return should that year. alcohol won't prevent corrosion. be filed in order to receive a re­ CASUALTY LbsSES. The rea­ DIVIDEND INCOBIE. If a sea­ sonable value of all clothing and Water may collect for a number of fund, of the entire tax deducted. reasons besides condensation. If nr.an has income from stock divi­ gear lost at sea due to storm,, vessel you do have water in. your tank, WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns dends, he can exclude the first $50 damage, etc., for which the tax­ I it needs to be pumped oiit Many must now be filed by April 15, he receives as dividend income payer is not otherwise compen­ II 275­gallon indoor tanks also have 1959. However, the April 15 dead­ from his gross Income. He may sated, can be deducted as an ex­ ^1 a bottom drain. If the water can't line is ­waived in cases where a sea­ be eligible to an additional credit pense. The same applies to fire loss ' ^1 be pumped or drained off for some man is at sea. In such instances, against his total tax liability up to or losses in auto accidents which 11 reason, you can .use calcium­ the seaman must file his return at are not compensated by insurance. chloride salts to inhibit rust Most the first opportunity, along with an LOSSES DUE TO THEFT. Per­ i :'(l dealers can sell you this material affidavit stating the reason for fil­ .'inal items the loss of which can in tablet or powder form to put ing later b€ proven are deductible. in the tank. But don't overpay. Another tox rule specifically af­ WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The Some of these preparations carry fecting seamen governs situations cost and 'cleaning of uniforms and a printed price of $3 on the pack­ where a seaman signs on in one work clothes which ordinarily pan­ age but cost the dealer only 25 year,, signs off the next and gets a not be used as dress wear can be cents. statement of his wages and the tax deducted. This includes protective 4i 4> ill withheld (W­2 form) fro^ the work shoes, gloves, caps, foul • i HEARING AIDS: "Is there shipping coinpany when he signs weather gear, clothing ruined by • • 'I inore to hearing aids than amplification? One company, Bdltone, says off. Under such an arrangement, grease or paint, plus tools bought .1 theirs have directional finders. Is it true that tests made in the usual it is possible for a seaman to have for use on the job, or books and suiroundings are better than those made in the lv>oths of heartog­aid no income in one year and the a maximum of four percent of the periodicals used in direct connec­ centers? Beltene claims their company has a patent which is ­far in equivalent of two years' income balance of the dividends received tion with work. advance of others. Is this true?" in another. in 1958. UNION DUES. Dues and initia­ "Directional finders" is not a specific term, and doesn't mean much. In order to alleviate this situa­ CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer tion fees paid to labor organiza­ Some hearing aids have tone control, and others have devices to make tion, the seaman can report the to­ can deduct up to 20 percent of tions and most union assessments sound loud, medium and soft. All aids first must be tested in a booth, tal of his allotments, slops, draws gross income for contributions to can be deducted. then in natural surroundings. The League for Hard of Hearing, which and other^cash items as income WELFARE BENEFITS. Benefits we consulted,, is not allowed to specify which makes may be best. Its and then deduct this amount from charitable institutions, and an ad­ ditional ten percent in contribu­ received from the SIU Welfare ; experts state that Beltone is a good aid, but do not indicate any evi­ the total income reported on the Plan do not have to be reported ; idence that it is "best" as you say Beltone claims. W­2 form he gets in the second tions to churches, hospitals and * * * year. educational institutions. as income with one exception. That LIVING COSTS: "You mention figures of $5,000 and $5,400 in refer­ He cannot claim any tax with­ INTEREST. Interest paid to ' ence to a standard of living. What are the known factors or standards held in the first year" either, but banks and individuals on loans, you base it on? Where can I get a copy of these standards to study for can claim all of it for the second mortgages, etc., is deductible. our imion local? If­what you say is true, then many workers at our year when he files his return along TAXES. State and city retail plant are $1,000 a year below the standard of living." with the W­2 form. sales taxes, property and school These figures were approximations based on studies by the Bureau HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer taxes, state stamp taxes on securi­ of Labor Statistics and the Heller Committee of the University of who has deductible expenses ties, state gas taxes, auto license I California, of costs of a "modest but adequate" standard of living fair (amounting to ten percent or less and drivers' license fees and state a family of four. The Heller Committee standard is a little more ade­ of income) and an income of under income taxes actually paid within quate. If we may take the liberty of updating the cominittse's figures $10,000, consisting of wages on the year are deductible. and adjusting them for other cities, without the committee's sanction, which tax was withheld and not MEDICAL AND DENTAL EX­ we estimate, that currdntly this standard of living for a home­owning more than $200 of other income PENSES. All expenses over three wage­earner family would range from about $6,l00­$6,200 in San Franr­ (for example, untaxed wages, divid­ percent of adjusted gross Income ' Cisco to about $5,400 in Scranton, Pa. In Detroit and Cincinnati which ends or interest earnings), is ad­ for doctor and dental bills, hospital is for a Seafarer over 65 who is are about average for the country, this cost would be about $5,900 a vised to use the short form, 1040 A. bills, medical and hospital insur­ getting disability benefits. The law : year. A renting family's costs would be about $400 a year less. Those with incomes under $10,000 ance, nurse care and similar costs considers such payments to men The lower­cost BLS standard for a renting family of four, now runs can be deducted. Other such costs over 65 as pensions and taxes them but with deductible expenses as income. about $4,700­$4,800 in New York City which is one of the lowest­cost higher than ten percent of income include such items as eyeglasses, ^ cities. For the average city this cost would be about $4,900. should use the long form, 1040. ambulance service, transportation GAMBLING GAINS. All net You can get a copy of the Heller Committee's "Quantity and Cost Those Seafarers Whose incomes are to doctors' offices, rental of wheel­ gains from gambling (the excess of Budgets" for $1.50 from the ASUC Store, Berkeley, Calif. "Standards $10,000 or more must use the long chairs and similar equipment, hear­ gains if any, over losses) must be i.and Levels of,Living of City­Worker FiuniUes" by Faith M. Wiiliams, form, 1040. . , ing aids, artificial limbs and. cor­ reported as income. However, if ( Reprint No. 2204, can be secured from the­US Bureau of Labor Statis­ rective devices. more was lost than gained during 'tics, Washington 25,DC. or from region^ BUS offices in Bos^^ A husband and wife should file the year, the losses are not deduc­ ' cago. New York, Atlanta and San Francisco. a joint return on either the long However, If the Seafarer Is re­ tible, but simply cancel out the or short form to take advantage of imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare gains. .• UNION­MADE CIGARETTES: "My husband is a union man. I read the split­luuuuie provisions, even if Plan for any of these costs, such TAX CREDIT FOR RETIRE­ : your paper and was interested in that you mentioned Camels as being the wife has no income. as family hospital and surgical ex­ MENT INCOME. A tax credit of j non­union made but didn't mention which are union made. HoVr can EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer pense, he cannot deduct the whole upcto $240 is allowed for indiv'd­ I we purchase the union­made products if we don't know what they are? is entitled to a personal exemption bill, only that part which is in uals against retirement income ;.'I asked several union men and they didn't know." of $600 for himself, $600 for his excess of the benefits paid by the such as rents, dividends and earn­ Al^ cigarettes except those mahufactw^d by the Ri J. Reynolds Co. wife, an addiUonal $600 if he is Plan. ings at odd­jobs. However, an ad­ are iinioh­made. non­union Reynolds brands include Camels, . Win­ over 65 and another $600 if he is All expenses over one percent of justment must be made in this • aton. Salem, . "... bjU^d. The exempttpos age and adjusted gross ineolne tor drtigs credit for Social Security benefits. Pare Bdit SEdFARERS LOG Febninp. 27, 195$

INIS (gull), Jan. It—Chairman, 1. to come aboard. Vote of thanks to LatMfi taeratary, R. Deuolaa. No steward dept. for­flne holiday meals. New Orieans beefs. Television set and converter Each man­to donate $1 for ships fund. need repairing. Each dept. delegata Repair lists given to dept. delegates. to put In repair list. OCEAN EVELYN (Marltlms Over­ Bounces Back KENMAR (Calmer), Jan. 1»—Chair­ seas), Dac, 1S­.­Chaitman, Nickolsen; man, J. Davis; Secretary, R. Carr. No Secretary, None. No maior beefs. NEW ORLEANS—Now that the be^fs, Getting coffee pots and smaU Few disputed hours OT. Request new Mardi Gras is over, shipping is Pitchers for tables. washing machine or have present one repaired. Suggest timer in washing again the main topic of conversa­ ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), Jan. machine. Dairy ­ box door' urgently tion among the men* on the beach 11—Chairman, H. Nelson; Secretary, needs repair... Suggest extra electric B. Stark. Vote of thanks to steward sockets InstaUed in messroom. Vote in this port. And a good topic it is dept. for good holiday menus. Chief of thanks to steward dept. for good as the totals showed that shipping electrician hospitalized. Two men Job. ran slightly ahead of registration missed ship. S4.49 In ship's fund. Use washing machine carefully. AU sur­ ORION PLANET (Orion), Dec. 3S— for the period. plus linen and cots' to be turned In. Chairman, A.' Brown; Secretary, T. There was a total of 32 vessels Request less noise in alleyways. ' ' Parrstt. Warning about drinking on watch. One man died; body at Sin­ calling into the port over the past OCEAN EVELYN (Marltlmo Over­ gapore. One man hospitalized at Sin­ period. Six of them paid off, three Mas), Nov. S3—Chairman, None; See­ gapore, one in Sasebo. Japan. 'Two men missed ship In 'Yokohama. Japan. signed on and 23 were in transit. One man logged. Few hours OT dis­ In addition to the men Shipped to puted. New delegate elected. Re­ turn coffee cups to pantry after use. SIU SHIPS AT SEA deep­sea berths, there were 10 re­ Vote of thanks to outgoing 'Belegato lief jobs and 42 HIWD berths for good job. called in during the past two Any Seafarer planning to sign with Christpias in Rio and New RAPHAEL SEMMES (Pan­Atlantic), wee^s. Jan. 35—Chairman, P. Csrier; Secre­ on the Hurricane in the near future Years in BA. Other thanks went The next period should remain tary, B. Yarn. No beefs. All repairs had better make to the galley gangs on the Brad­ ­taken care of—new list to be turned about the same, as there will bC a In for payoff. $25.29 ship's fund. Vote sure ha brings ford Island, Robin Goodfellow, number of vessels calling in trans­ of thanks to steward dept. for food & along some Beauregard, Edith, Valiant Faith, ser­'ice; Scuttle butt to be repaired it, and this will mean calls for In Port Newark. TV ­ to be repaired. clothes that are Coe Victory, Armonk, Seatrain replacements. So far there are siX' Request donation for ship fund. Dis­ at least one size Louisiana, Pacificus and the Steel cussion on having beneffciary card vessels scheduled to pay off and filled out properly and poking of larger than those Seafarer. Special mention was sign on here during the next two more accurate sailing board! Have he is wearing given to baker Grady Faircloth day off clause put into trallershlp weeks and 20 or more as in­ agreement. now, Edward for a Job well done in the sweets transits. Dooley, ship's department on the Steel Seafarer. Paying off here were the Del SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), rotary, R. SIroa*. No becfst every­ Jan. 35—Chairman, J. Collins; Secre­ delegate, warns. Norte, Del Santos, Del Sol, Del thing running smoothly. Some dis­ tary, N. Remley. No major beefs. It is almost guar­ It may take some doing, but the puted. OT. Have ship fumigated. Clari­ Some disputed OT. Ship's fund $192. Dooley Mundo (Mississippi); Steel King fication needed re unlicensed person­ anteed that he crew of the Valiant Explorer ex­ (Isthmian) and the Producer (Ma­ nel performing welding work on board Cooperation requested In keeping deck pects to have the vessel up to whip on weekends: clarify. OT rates. clean. Repair Icebox door in mess­ l­'j­ia. will not be able to wear the same rine CaWiers). Signing on were 8­12 firemen's quarters porthole leak­ room. Vote of. thanks to steward size when he gets off, be said, as SIU standards in short time, ac­ ing badly. New mattresses ­needed. dept. for job well done. Request li'l: the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa), Lucile laundry man to come aft .to pick up the cooking, baking and service cording to ship's delegate George Bloomfield (Bloomfield) and the Discussion on repairs. Suggest waste crew's personal laundry: Vote of disposal be placed in recreation room, thanks to Bill Hall for prompt action aboard the Hurricane is "out of OHoorke. The crew took over the Steel Maker (Isthmian). also library be locked up in port. Re­ received re ventiiaiing system in en­ this world." However, possibilities vessel not too long ago after the In­transits were the Alcoa quest linen be placed In linen locker gine room. TV set to be raffled for and not In recreation room. new set. Laundry room needs sougec­ of an open berth soon are dim as ship transferred back to the Amer­ Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Clip­ Ing and painting. this trip has all the earmarks of ican flag from Liberian registry. per, Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); Sea­ OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Ovarteas), The vessel, they found, had been Jan. It—Chairman, C. MaiaH; Secre­ ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Jan. 35— a vwy good voyage, Dooley noted. train Louisiana, Georgia (Sea­ tary, T. Dalaney. Chief steward in­ Chairman, C. Welsh; Secretary, R. All of the crewmembers are really stripped of most fire equipment, train); Del Norte, (Mississippi); Lu­ jured and hospitalized In Yokohama, Hell. Pick up all books before pay­ bunk lights, tools and utensils. should rejoin, ship in Okinawa. Mate off. $4.70 ship's fund. One man fired >howing that "good SIU brother­ cile Bloomfield (Bloomfield); using key to enter crew rooms. One in Puerto Rico. Few hours OT dis­ ,h6bd spirit" and are keeping beefs However, the captain has co­ Yaka, Topa Topa, Morning Light man missed ship in Kobe. Some dis­ puted. No beefs. Keep library locked. operated with the crew oh store puted OT. Discussion on slop chest Request more caution in laundry, as low and cooperation high. (Waterman); Raphael S e m m e s. and fresh milk situation. Capt. in­ water has flooded storeroom causing requisitions and most of the major Gateway City (Pan­Atlantic); At­ spected reefers with chief cook— damage. t 4 should be sufficient stores to'last to thanks were in order for « num­ items were aboard before the ves­ lantis (Petrol Shipping), the Edith Okinawa. Delegate to collect $1 per sel left New York, O'Rourke said. man to cover message cost and act as HASTINGS (Waterman), Jan. 11— |/v;;; ber of steward departments in the and the Frances (Bull). Chairman, W. Palmer; Secretary, J. meeting reports received by head­ treasurer. Wells. Captain to put draw out every quarters during the pas't week. MASSMAR (Calmar), Jan. 1$—Chair­ day In India—men told not to foul­ man, C. King; Sscretary. J. Eichen­ up. No beefs; everything running Most of them were for the fine barg. No beefs. Repair list to be smoothly. holiday meals served Christmas made before canal. One man missed Pa. Joins Maritime :mip Ijtaving Baltimore. Deck dept. to ANTINOUS (Waterman), Jan. and New Year's days. Among write letter to hdqrs. re necessary Chairman,' F. LambertI; Secretary, tliem were thanks to chief stew­ OT. New washing machine to be or­ Charles Parker. Three men hospi­ dered. talized and left In Japan. Ship's fund ard Bourgeois, second steward States' Tax­Boosting *28. S'.­i hours disputed OT. Fireman Lanier, chief cook Huston and the STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Jan. hospitalized, one wiper ill, and baker 14—Chairman, J. Lapolnte; Secretary, and messman hospitalized. No beefs. rest of the department on the Del HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania Is. the latest maritime J. Shelton. Repair being done slowly.' Request new washing machine. Be­ Mar. The meals were "excellently Some disputed OT. No beefs, See cause of only one active wiper, elec­ state to get In line with tax increases. A tax­study commis­ about painting engine dept. foc'sles. trician allowed to paint ,pwD quarters prepared and proficiently served," sion has recommended $425 million in new taxes which would" with payment ol OT. ,' they said. The crew celebrated OCEAN ULLA (Overseas), Jan. 11 go into effect on June 1. —Chairman, C. Connell; Sacretary, S. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas),­ Jan. the holidays in South America Rothschild. Repair list given to cap­ 11—Chairman, P. Brady; Secretary, J. The Pennsylvania taxes with SIU men is the question of tain. Sufficient money will be avail­ Jellette. NeW: ateward aboard ip would Include an increase in legal residence. New York" authori­ able to crew for small draw on arrival Houston borrowed money from several In US. Two men signed on in Casa­ membert and shirts, then south of the state sales tax from three to ties in the past have held that blanca as OS—have iy> seamans papers border. No­beefs. Vote of thanks to ;;i; !' X Liberia Votes 31^ percent; a one­cent increase where a Seafarer. uses the head­ or Union affiliation. One man logged ' retiring delegate for job well done. • * ^ quarters hall or the­ Seamen's —not lifted. All ships should carry Complaint about unsanitary handling in cigarette taxes, a 25 percent spare washing machine motor. Amer­ Of meat. Pantrymqn not. keeping place . tax oh dgars and tobacco; a tax on Church Institute as a mailing ad­ ican money or travelers' checks to be clean. Require more night lunch. V; .­' ' • soft drinks and taxes on corporate dress, then that establishes him as Issued only. Clean up foc'sles and S> ­ • Tax, But Not lockers before arrival In States. Or­ STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Jan. income, personal property and a .rerident of New York State. In dered mattresses not received. In­ 3S—Chairman, R. Hauser; Secretary, sufficient coffee. S. Mchrlnger. One man hosplMllzed other items. (luch an instahce, he has­io: pay tax in Djlboute and one refused to join Pennsylvania's action comes on all his earnings, whether, or not BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), ship. Both have been repatriated to On Runaways he rvorked for companies with Jen. IS—Chairman, J. Flaherty; Secre­ otates. No official­word on­subsidy, after proposals for income tax in­ tary, L. Relqghuck. One man hospi­ status of aliens unknown. Ship's fund t. Liberia may be losing some of creases in New York and Califor­ headquarters in New l^­qrk. • . talized. Repair list to be takep up. $17.77. Some disputed OT. No b**'*­ Vote of thanks t« steward dept. for Vote of thanks to baker for job well its luster as a tax haven according nia as well as increases in taxes A Seafarer wbuld have to show fine job. 'Request liew Ubrari(. , ' done, also to 3d mate for taking care to latest accounts. One sign is the on gasoline, cigarettes and other l»roof tkat he hto actiigi residence o^, mall. . ' I . ' . announcement that Firestone Rub­ ALCOA RANGER (AlCOa), Jan. IS— consumer items. Similarly, Massa­ in a state other than New Y^ Chairman, S.' Monardo; Secretary, F. ROBIN TRiNT (Robin), Jan. 4— ber Plantations Company has chusetts has Just put its state in­ to establii^ exemption .from toeto King. Return chairs. Keep recreation Chairman, L. Ames; Secretary, W. agreed to pay ah additional 10 per­ room clean. No beefs. Keep noise Walker. Some repahra made. Steward come tax on a witliholding basis taxes. down in messhall at night. Steward dept. rooms to' be painted. S8.30 in cent tax to the Liberian Govern­ and is arguing over a statewide Since New York is the leading doing good job. ship's fund. Motion made and carried ment on income derived from its to have each member donate one dol­ sales tax. port, most SlU­contracted compa­ COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), lar to ship's fiind. New delegate and Liberian operations. The tax increases are not neces­ nies do have their headquarters Jan. IS—Chairman, L. Curry; Secre­ treasurer elected. Motion made, sec­ The agreement now raises Fire­ tary, G. Urich. Two men hospitalized. onded and carried that Seafarers de­ sarily confined to maritime states here. Major companies whose One man missed ship In France. One pendents be Issued Identification cards. stone's Liberian tax rate to 35 per­ since many others, including Mich­ headquarters'' are in ^ther states man logged. One hour disputed OT. Suggest proper attiye in messhall. cent of income. In addition hun­ Requegt clarifieation of retirement Less noise requested in part passage­ fgan and Colorado, are taking simi­ Include Waterman, Fan­Atlantic, plan with definite number of years way. Suggest better care of washing dreds of US citizens working for lar steps. Mississippi, Alcoa, Bloomfield and seatime regardless of age. Need new machine and have exhaust fan In the company who have never had iSiiwannee. Seafarers who are work­ coffee urn. Check messroom heating, engine room fixed. As reported in the last SEA­ • ^ut cups In sink at night. to pay US or Liberian income taxes inn for these companies and are ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Jan. 3S— will now have to pay tax to Li­ FARERS LOG, the New York not residents of New York State NORFOLK (Cities Service), Jan. 34— Chairman, J, Naylor; Sacretary, G. State income tax change would in­ Chairman, F. Reld; Sacretary, W. Man­ Annlt. Request expiring medical beria. In agreeing to the tax boost, do not have to pay New York ual. Repairs taken care of. Every­ cards be renewed before ship sails. Firestone said it took into con­ clude a switch to a withholding State taxes on earnings aboard thing running smoothly. See patrol­ Men paying off In Mobile must go to basis as well as an actual increase man about lodging, re—no heat deck company office for their money. Ship's sideration the Liberian Govern­ toese companies' ships. foc'ales. Sbip'a fund $18.29. fund $395.77. No beefs; everything ment's development program in the tax rates. running smoothly. Longshoremen to WESTPORT (World Tramping), Dac. stay out of passageways. Clean mess­ which it Wanted to assist. The com­ For Seafarers working for com­ 11—Chairman, T. Hlnion; Secretary, room and return cups and plates. pany reported a $14,000,000 profit panies in several different states Be Sure To Get R. Maloy. No beefs. Captain to have and having residence in a state money for draws in India. Ship's PACIFIC STAR (Compsis), Jan. 17— in 1958 from its Liberian opera­ fund $.48. Delegate has details rS Chairman, W. Young. Request ship­ tions alone. other than where they work, the ­ Dues Receipts beef between 8­12 OS & steward. ping cards with Info to boarding pa­ However while shopping afound new tax set­up offers more than its Headquarters again wishes to trolman for cleaner payoff. No beefsl remind all Seafarers that pay­ FLOMAR (Calmar), Dec. 30—Chair­ 23ti hours disputed OT. ; for additional revenue, the Liber­ share of headaches. Seafarers man, J. Green; Secretary, D. Masslnsr. ian government has not made working part otthe year for a New ments of funds, for .whateVer One man missed ship. One man in ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan. 13— Union,purpose, be made, only hospital. No beefs. New delegate Chairman, J. Tilley; Secretary, C. mention of taxing the income of York company will be taxed during elected. Discussion on steak problem Strlngfallow. New delegate elected. .millions of tons of American­ that period at a rate which as­ to authorized A&G representa­ and general feeding. . No beefs. Request ship be gorayed tives and tha( an official Union for roaches. Keep screen door locked' Ir I'­­ :*•• ­?• • ' ' • ' owned merchant vessels registered sumes that they will be continuing STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Jan, while In PR. Suggest steaks out ­ . under her flag. A tax on these such earnings in the state for the receipt be gotten at that time. ISs­ChsIrman, B. Browning; Secre­ thicker. If no receipt is offered be sure tary, E. McClalH, ' Two men hospi­ Jan. 3S—Chalrmaff, I, Wilson; Ssc­ • • , • : runaway ships ­could provide a fuil year. For most Seafarers this talized. No beefs. Some disputed OT. retary,­X. Strlnsfsllow, Repair Uot • profitable means of revenue to the will mean that they will, have to to protect yourself by Immedi­ Question practice on' finetj . fbr bblng to be sent In front Sah Juan. $86 in . file for tax refunds from the state ately bringing the matter to thp logged. Motion made arid Seconded ­movie fund. No b«^s. See patrolman: Liberian government, but might attention of the secretary­tr'»ais­ to put firat'quality goods in slop chest: ^SboUt meeting held­ ond: also chief, dV' • also cause the ships involved to each'year. New delegate elected. Exterminators cook being fired. hunt for another,'hiftndier fla'gi ' ­ Another probleih that has arisen ufer's offijto­ ......

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8VRVEYOB CREW LIST Deck Department B. M. Green, captain C. Oaggg, 1st mate G. R. Carlson, 2nd mate B. Dennis, 3rd mate P. Lowell, Jr., 3rd mate R. S. Griffiths, radio op. G. P. Libby, bosun G. Gillispie, carp, E. Delaney, DM J. Boldiszar, DM sV.'' E. M. Howell, AB P. J. Scanlon, AB M. Gendron, AB F. Pasquale, AB =• >­ ::• > .­,, • • _ j ­ M. Awall, AB T. G. Lyons, AB H. Cole, OS W. Field, OS E. Russell, OS Engine Department B. E. Dickey, chief eng. F. P. Tynan, 1st assistant J. L. Pace, 2nd assistant R. P. Herald, 3rd assistant C. Culpepper, chief elect. H. Viik, 2nd elect. siu J. Duffy, oiler F. Paskowski, oiler A. F. Waterbury, oiler W. S. Daniel. FWT E. E. O'Sullivan. FWT J. St. Laurent, FWT* • E. T. Marti, wiper Jf ' Christmas J. Chambers, wiper \ Steward Department F. Shaia, ch. steward E. A. Fancher, ch. cook D. C. Polite, baker ' r>' ^a­"­}.• •I ' . ^^.­. ­ Ralph Jones, 3rd cook B. Teter, MM .. . i*­, :. iry.^r • In P. Swing, MM . • .;\^.v.r4­v, .,. ii.f\i.i}^ >J''«iO.­^'­• '• J. Krause, MM i • ,:>'. • ,,^­, , _V ;.,• Jil­ • ! , f..­,.­.T,^^._j. J. Johnson, MM .• • r .ii­' . ,>; , • , J. M. SpeUer, MM r;'' • .;,­• >. ^­. ­M­ . M. A. EaU, MM • .•.• ­• .^'• i...i .;,s. •Brother St. Laurent ­al" • 1 " • • passed away on board : !­• ::•:• .• ' :», V ­.i i; Korea the ship on January 25, rj /:• ,• • ,1 j; . ItSt, of a heart attack. • • r ­i* T­ . ­1^.. .;r. • i,sl,­U­..^rt­?,­ W *.t; X­i'v.­• • Steward Fred Shaia and Mrs. Kim, orphanage head, pose with two guests. "­ '• '. ''• ? ">• !­vVs^irt ^ . ..,' ;v.:.

^^^EAFARERS accept as one of the draw­ backs of shipboard­ living that they are like­ ly to observe Christmas at sea or in some alien port. Consequently, when the Steel Surveyor left New York last fall, the crew knew it would be spending Christmas a long way from the States. Like any other crew, it expected an elaborate dinner on the ship and Christmas decorations to ' substitute for the conven­ tional Christmas ashow. Undoubtedly though, some of them regarded it as a makeshift eompaied to Christmas at home. With this in mind, the crew came up with aii Idea which, thanks to the cooperation of pll hands, 11''' made the,Surveyor's Kids dug into roast duck dinner, ice cream and soda with a vim. Christmas­one of the most memorable the men ever Orphans performed ^or crew after dinner. experienced, The planned Itinerary called for the ship to be in Pusan, Korea, around the holiday. Why not then, arrange a Christmas party for one .of the many orphanages in that city? All hands reacted to the proposal with enthusiastic approval. Chief steward Fred Shdia, himself a grandfather, undertook preparations as company ­officials quickly gave their okay. The plans called for a party in the ship's­saloon, catered by the .steward department and served, by all hands. A tarpaulin muster was taken to which every man contributed. ­Before the Surveyor left Sah Francisco it was stocked with a supply of toys, Christmas stockings, candies and fruit. When the ship dropped the hook in Pusan harbor, the crew contacted US Army headquarters, as there are a number of orphanages in Pusan financed by Amer­ ican servicemen. The Bi­dul­gi Orphanage Was selected, and on December 17; 25 boys and 25 girls, age one year to 6V4 years, were deposited at the pier by two Arniy trucks. They tro#ed up the gangway, the smaller ones carried by the "big" six­year­olds. All was ready in the saloon mess, including Christmas stockings stuffed with toys for each guest, and a decorated Christmas tree. Deck and engine crewmembers helped wait on tables, while the kids dug into the menu featuring roast duck, fruit cake, and ice cream. Afterwards, the crew cleaned up and plunged into the task of washirg dishes, pots and pans along with ^ the galley gang. . The highlight of the party was the entertain­ ment put on by the or­ phans for. their hosts. As the costumed tots went through their perform; ance, Shaia said he no^ tlced several crewmcm= hers surreptitiously wip­ ing away a tear or two. When it was all over it would have been hard to convince any . man ^ aboard that the crew's Christmas coiild have been surpassed Surveyor's, skipper, B. M. Greeriy Sargeimt Kellyi and guesk ^ VOv Sioywhece • ' got stocking­full of toysi

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VALLIY POROI (Panrnwiar Nay. repair Ust. Suggeat water tanka bo Co.), Dac. U­­Chalrman, H. Nieholsi cleaned and cemented. Mew delegate Saerafary, J. Poluchevlch. S24.B9 in elected. us Operators Quarrel Over '50­50' ahlp'a fund. Soma disputed OT. No beefs. Motion mada and aaconded to VALIANT FAITH (Ocean Carriers), WASHINGTON—The "50­50" law, long a source of dispute between US and foreign­ bavo dalafata taka cara of repair list. Jan. 2S—Chairman, J. Martin; Secre­ Suggest respective dept. heads to tako tary, S. Kollna. Repalra to bo taken flag shipowners, is now the subject of much elbow­digging within the American­flag family. caro of neceasarjr painting, aougee­ care of, insuffirient draws. Some OT Tramp shipowners and liner operatom are both trying to position the Comptroller General ing, repairs otc. Request improve­ disputed. New delegate and secretary moat of food preparation. Provide reporter elected. Request lights into a ruling which would napkin holdera and ashtrays fur mess­ turned oif when through with wash­,, give each of them an edge on get the maximum amount on for­ equally down the middle. The US tag machine. Vote of thanks to Steward dept. for Job well done. "50­50" farm aid cargoes. In eign vessels. The Department has ship operators retort that the law PACIFICUS (Orion), Doc. 2»—Chair­ long been hostile to the "50­50" means nothing of the sort—but man, A. MIchalskli Saeratary, O. COS VICTORY (Victory Carriers), the background, the Department Ruddy. New delegate elected. Ship'a . Feb. 7—Chairman, C. eilbart; Secre­ of Agriculture is trying to interpret law because of the higher freight that it does call for "at least" 50 fund SIO. Gratitude expressed to tary, A. Eipenoda. Request crew get the law as setting « ceiling of 50 rates involved on American ships. percent of cargoes on American stewiu­d dopt. for fine Christmas din­ pass In PX (Germany). Vote of thanks ner. Also to captain for refreshmenta. to delegate for fine Job. No beefs. percent on cargo for American­flag Consequently, It wants the law ships; For practical purposes, they Request cleanliness With water cooler. ships instead of the 50 percent interpreted to mean that foreign say that this 50 percent is a mini­ THI CABINS (Taxes City), Jan. 4~. Motion to have small ship's fund, do­ Chairman, J. Morria; Sacroiary, P. nations. . floor it was supposed to be. ships are also guaranteed "50­50" mum, not a maximum on the Netaln. One man |eft ahlp. Requeit The core of the dispute involves and that all cargo should be split amount of cargo they are to get. ­ VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Cai^ the entrance of T­2 tankers into riart), Oct. S—Chairman, T. Crawford; Socretary, J. Elliott. Items received the grain­carrying trade in large of quick ships' inventory at NY. numbers. With oil business. slack, • Everything smooth after eight days* stowing Etorea in NY. Request dele­ the tankers have been carrying a SC/P Votes 5 Hules; gates get up repair Ust ft pick up shot great deal of dry cargo lately. The cards. Disputed hour OT. Shortage of soap ft powders. Consideration re­ question arose then, as to how the quested for off watch men sleeping. 50 percent share of American Screendoors ft messhall to be locked Elects Weisberger In ports, watch holds key. Caution cargo is to be computed. crossing hatches with working cargo. The tramps are arguing that it SAN FRANCISCO—Morris Weisberger was elected to his Request more coffee percolators. Vote should be figured according to ship of thanks to captain for cooperation second full term as secretary­treasurer of the Sailors Union on stores requisitions. types—US tramps against foreign of the Pacific and five of seven propositions were passed, ac­ Nov. I—Chairman, T. Crawford) Sec­ tramps; US tankers against foreign retary, J. EllloH. One man hospitalized cording to the final SUP elec­ at Port Said. Beef re chief mate tankers and US liners against for­ spending too much time running about eign liners. This would tend to tion returns. trustees while Weisberger, Arm­ deck. OT cut down to minimum. He­ strong, Dwyer, Coester and' Ellis quest box of powder be given with give the tramps the lion's share Garnering 5831 of 3907 weekly Unen'change, Vote of thanks of the business since foreign tank­ votes cast, Weinberger led the were elected as delegates to the mixer for galley. To save time when to steward dept. for doing good Job biennial SIUNA convention com­ .i­iminy unemployment benefits, re­ on limited suppUes, also vote of ers and liner services carry very field in the voting. This in­ quest filling out company form stat­ thanks to Welfare Dept. for prompt little in the way of aid cargoes, add cluded Assistant Secretary­Treas­ ing up this May in MontreaL tag reason for getting off. action re hospitalized men. American ships In the last two Doc. 21—Cholrman, J. Elliot; Sec­ urer Harry Johnson; San Francisco Among the propositions receiv­ XLAMAR (Calmar), Jan. U—Chair­ retary, J. Dehosa. One man ill—to bo categories would thus match the SO dispatcher Joe Pohorencq; San ing the required % vote was one man, S. Woturskl; Socretary, J. Me­ sent to USPHS hospital for examina. percent of their foreign counter­ Fhaul. Members mlssod ship at Spar­ tion on arrival in Seattle. Some OT Francisco patrolmen Jack Dwycr, which permits saUors, aside from rows Ft,. Md. SIO.SS ship's fund. No to be brought to patrolman's atten* parts with a relatively small C. P. Shanahan and Jim Dimitratos; fuU­time employees, and fuU­tlme beefs. Return water pitcher. tion. One hour OT disputed. Foc'sles amount of cargo. io be soiiseeil Or paiuted. DliCugsion and Frisco engine and steward officials or steady standby men, to ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Jan. SS— on suppUes needed. Vote of thanks With this in mind, the liner com­ patrolman Homer Davis. work ashore and at the same time Chairman, R. Oalling; Secretary, R. to delegate, captain, radio operator, panies are arguing that the law retain their shipping card. Another Hutchlns. No beefs. JSverythlng run­ bosun & baker for Jobs weU done.. calls for all United States­flag ves­ Other agents and patrolmen ning smoothly. SIB in ship's fund. Delegate urges safety meetings. Re­ elected were: Ed Coester and Ted proposition requires men shipping Bequest no glasses bo left in sink. quest no repetition of Calcutta beef. sels, irrespective of type, to be from a foreign port to get off at matched against all foreign­flag Lewis (Seattle); William Benz and ELIZABETH (Bull Lines), Jtn. . TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), Dee; Frank Fellows (Portland); "Blqckie" the US port in which the SUP Chairman, F. Gospor; Secretary, R. 12—Chairman, H. Warren; Secretary, vessels. Such an Interpretation Hornsndos. Complaints about using G. Cullan. Ship's fund $7.55. Three would enable the liners and tankers Ellis and Ray Murphy (Wilming­ has a hall. leftovers. Steward explained about men short. No I>eef8. Water not ton); BUI Armstrong and Geert same and crew seemed aatltfied. drinkable—to be tested. Requeited to compete directly with the tramps One of the rejected propositions better grade of flour. for a share of these cargoes with­ Pott (New York); James Dooley, would have increased from 10 to YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Jan. Chairman, Wsrran; Saeratary, New* Honolulu port agent; and Tony 13—Chairman, R. Rvans; Sacretary, F. • ontis. New delegate and reporter out restricting them to what their 21 the number of days In which Van Wygardan. Everything running elected. No beefs. See chief engineer opposite numbers carry under the Finale, Wilmington engine and a man can return to a laid­up ship. smootbly. New delegate elected. Un­ re cleaning ft painting of black gang steward patrolman. The other would have boosted the licensed personnel should not regulate —forecastles. foreign flag. heating syitem, but to Inform engi­ Jan. 2—Chslrman, A. Mosher; Sse­ The Agriculture Department, on Weisberger, Johnson, Dwyer, penalty for violation of the shi^ neer of same. Vote of thanks to de­ rstary, G. Cullcn. SVS hours OT dis­ Tort Hookey and Alex Wharton ping rules from 30 days forfeiture parting Ship's delegate. puted. New delegate elected. Discus­ the other hand,­doesn't care who sion on replacing or obtaining new carries the cargo as long as it can were elected BuUding Corporation of a man's shipping card to 90 days. ALMRNA (Fonn), Feb. I—Chairman, motor for washing machine. Suggest J. Zlorolt; Socretary, G. Luke. Some getting iron ft ironing board. disputed OT. Beef re wiper working for oiler, dilef did not turn in for CS BALTIMORE (CItlot Service), week—didnt get linen. (Nd machine Fob. 10—Chairman, B. Hagor; Socre­ broken down—awaiting new agitator tary, W. Cassldy. No beefs. Donation for waahing macfaine. Request men of $20 to Hafcb of Dimes. getting off to strip bodi and turn in Phils. Snaps linen. ALCOA FENHAHT (Alcoa), Fob. S— Chairman, W. Cameron) Seerotary, F. FRODUCIR (Fonn)r Fob. 1—Chair­ OlCarlo. One man hurt. Ship's fund man, L. Schmidt) Secretary, L. Brown, $45.50. No beefs. Refrain from leav­ • verythlng running smoothly. Vote of ' tag dirty cups in mesShall. Unused thanks to all three departments for linen to bo turned in to steward. floe Job. Requeit list­uf aU OT on Out Of Lull • vacuators be agreement can b* HURRICANB (Waterman), Fab. 1— Edwwd Jacobsen . . . 70 . . . worked between maritimt and con­ PHILADELPHIA—As had been reached If ships continue to use Chairman, B. Jones; Seerotary, J. • vacuators. Cabral. Chief engineer ok'ed buzzer fltruction Industries in early years . . . made final decision to saU in predicted, shipping In this ^ port system In messroom for watch stand­ 1934, staying with it until retirement In 1956 . . . MKRMAID (Metro), Fob. S—Chair­ bys. Ship's fund S5.50—S20 to be perked up considerably in the past man, W. Matthews; Secretary. O. added from arrival pool. Delegate, 85 years total sea­time with seven different flags two weeks Snd all hands on the Calney. Payoff through 3­S­58—OT to secretary reporter, and treasurer ... before joining the SIU spent 10 years on whal­ bo paid through 2­1­59. Everything elected. To see if waslitag machine , beach were feeling considerably running fairly smooth. Ship's fund can be installed topside. Keep all ing ships in the Antarctic, enduring the most rugged S.49. Soma disputed OT. Complainta screen doors on deck locked and use conditions found anywhere in the seafaring indus­ mors cheerful as a result of the on grade of meats. Dlseusslon on top side passageway to go on deck. feeding of ship. Request for springs Vote of thanks to steward dept. for try ... also saUed on tankers and dry cargo ships change. What's more. Port Agent for bunk and straps. fine food and service. working as carpenter , , • preferred aroimd­the­ Jan. 3—Chairman, P. Leonard; Sec­, A. S. Cardullo Indicated that the rotary, W. Matthews. Complaint on SEAFAIR (Colonial), Jan. 2S — wmrld run—good pay, good sights ... often worked next two weeks look fairly proipis­ length of time betwen payoSs: last Chairman, W. Culpappor; Socretafy, on the Isthmian Line ships on this particular run payoR was over SI days ago: drgws F. HIcki, Jr., New delegate elected.' Ing with the Losmar and Dorothy are Inadequate and amounts asked for No beefs: everything running smooth­, , . . Norwegian­bom, his four chUdren still live expected In for payoffs. are always cut down. Request every ly. One man missed stilp in Norfolk. there . . . he makes home In Long Island ... a two trip payoff, ice cream has bad Some OT diwuted. See about getting Jacobsen Two tankers, the Ideal X (Penn) taste. * deck dept. showers painted this voy­ member of various unions in the past, he's been and Winter Hill (Cities Service), age. with the SIU for last 13 years and finds It "the best." WANO TRADER (North Atlantis provided the port's payoff activity, Marine), Fob. 7—Chslrman, J, Clspp; ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Feb. 2 while there was one ship signed Secretory, H. Zurn. No beefs; every­ —Chairman, E. Cretsky; Sacretary, J. thing running smoothly. Discussion on DeVlto. New delegate elected. Soma on, the MT Whitney. In­transits fans to be referred to chief engineer. OT disputed. No beefs. Complaint on totaled 11 in jiU. They were the Return cups to pantry. Keep mess­ lack of itema and Inferior grade of hall and recreation room clean. stores. Discussion on food, menus ft Edith and Jean (Bull); Marymar cooking: steward and chief cook to do and Texmar (Calmar); Andrew CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities. better. Letter sent to hdqr. ra mail Servlcs), Fsb. S—Chairman, N. Rob­ not being forwarded from NY. Jackson and Warrior (Waterman); erts; Sacretary, C. Wood.* No beefs. Alcoa Runner. (Alcoa); Steel Navi­^ Washing machine to bo repaired. New BEL SOL (MisstulppI), Nov. SO­­­ delegate elected. Ship's fund SI: S3.39 Chalrman, H. Fountain; Secretary, O. gator (Isthmian); Robin Sherwood duo for previous telegrams. Two men Payna. S3S in ship's fund. No beefs. (Mormac); Michael (Carras) and missed ship. Complaint by oiler ro New delegate elected. One minute of chief steward—concerning discrimina­ silence for departed brothers. Josefina (Liberty Navigation). tion. REBECCA (Maritime OverMas), Jan. BIENVILLS (Pan Atlantic), Fob. II 2S—Chairman, R. Barnes; Socrataryi —One man failed to Join ship In Port f, Honnlng. Repair list turned in. $35 Throw In For Newark: ship sailed two men short. from raffle of record machine is in Rooms A passageways being painted. ship's fund. Complaints about wind Everything running smoothly. chutes, mattresses, mop buckets, and A Meeting Job poor grade of coffee. Some OT dis­ Under the rules of the SIU, ,PCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.), puted. Request sign on and payoff Fob. S—Cllalrman, W. Compton; Sac­ on same date so men can get allot­ any member can nominate him­ ratary, B. Kaufman. Got new wash­ ments soon as possible. Vote of self for meeting chairman, read­ ing. machine and 2 new fans. No thanks to headquarters for fine Job beefs. Shortage of linen—crew asked on taytag to stop set­up of runaways. ing clerk or any other post that to turn in surplus. may be up for election before ' ROYAL OAK (Cltlss Service), Jan.' the membership, including com­ SANTA VENETIA (BIsm), Fob. I— , 27—Chairman, P. Hammsl; Sacretary;'' I Chairman,! A. Slstrunk; Sscrotary, R. D. Board; $3.62 in sblp^s fund. New,­, mittees such as the tallying Maldonado. No beefs. Some disputed : delegate elected, Mattresses should conunittees, financial commit­ OT. Vote of thanks (o steward dept, . be* checked by ' steward and ahip's ' for fifio food. delegate. Collection to be made at; . tees and other p'oups named by­ payoff to increase ship's fund. CHiWAWA (Cltlo^ Service), Fob. • the membership. —Chalnimn, J. lelllaReJ Seerotary, EDITH (Bull), Jen. 31—Chslrman, Since SIU membership meet­ W. 'Dickons. No boefs) ovei^htag J. Parker;. Secretary, M. Curry. No ing officers are elected at the running smootbly. Somo­dlsputed OT. beefs. New delegate elected. Uesd­ One mail misMd ship in lAke caurles: room to bo painted and request keew , start of Mcli meeting, those who Motion made and seconded to bavo same clean. Wash cups after using. wish to run for those meeting Sort agent clarify article 3, section B vote of thanks to steward dept. for' I Ibeto of whalb faohHy iMpfog hung over the harbor a record of this kind. But the number of ships that have at­ weakened union growth in mar­ for about a week and held up a ginal industries and emphasized owners have expressed their in­ number of vessels at the mouth of tained such records indicates that these achievements are not "an anti­union social atmosphere tention to transfer to the British the river. When the fog would one­of­a­kind freaks, but the direct product of a total ship­ as something desirable. flag with the object of evading lift for a short time, Clarke said, board approach to safety by officers, crew, shoreside company Recalling the propaganda used Canadian conditions will not be personnel and the Union. manned by British seamen. there would be a run on the piers by employers to push passage of (3) "Canadian­owned and op­ here, especially at the refinery, and 3^ t 4> the law In 1947, Prof. Meyers erated ships plying in the Carib­ this has resulted in a delay in pointed out how management bean ore­carrying trade should loading. The delay'In loading, he Tax Shoals Ahead "spoke of the necessity to protect come under tbe complete jurisdic­ noted, has not made these crews the right of a worker who wished tion of the SIU Canadian District. unhappy for it means more shore Taxes are very much in the news these days what with to refrain from tmion membership (4) "Statements that the Brit­ time for them. to seek, obtain and hold a job. In addition to holding up ship­ New York, Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts all ish Seaman's Union has an agree­ ping, the rain swelled the rivers raising income and excise taxes in varying forms. The net ment with the Saguenay Group are here and has kept the fishermen of effect of these tax changes will be to boost the tax burden en untrue. The Saguenay Canadian­ workers, including Seafarers, to support what are apparently owned ships come under the juris­ the port from taking out their Seattle's Job diction of the Canadian SIU and a hosts. However, they have been essential state services. similar position applies to the spending their time waiting for Accepting the argument that this money is needed by the Markland Shipping Co., which is clear weather brushing off tales states, in addition to the need for large tax payments to the Canadian­manned, owned, operated of the "big one" that got away Federal government which show no sign^of being reduced in Rise Persists and controlled and exclusively en­ last trip. the visible future, it is odd then, that efforts are still under­ SEATTLE — Shipping for this gaged in trading in North Ameri­ . Construction work in the port way to provide additional tax concessions for business enter­ port continued to mount with can waters." has also come to a standstill be­ three vessels paying off and sign­ cause of the continuous rain, prises, and that certain obvious tax abuses by business are ing on during the past two weeks, Clarke said. permitted c, . to , continue. , X. , Port Agent Ted Babkowski reports. Shipping for the port has been S6Hi3r6rs by now know all about the operations of run­ jn addition the four in­transit ves­ Sign Name On fair although there were several away shipowners who have found a tax heaven all their own. sels which called into ­the area for LOG Letters yessels in the harbor during the In addition, American business with legitimate foreign in­ servicing tooF on some replace­ For obvious reasons the LOG period. However on^ a few men vestments—^that is, genuine­investment in plant, equipment ments, Which helped boost the cannot print any letters or got off with the result that there ahd working forces in a foreign country, are now seeking port's shipping total. other communications sent in still is a large registration list for favored tax treatment over domestic businesses. Paying off here were the Al­ by Seafarers unless the author all three departments. . Then there is the continuation of the business expense coa Pioneer­ (Alcoa); Ocean Din­ signs his name. Unsigned Calling into the area over the ny (Maritime Overseas) and the anonymous letters will only |ia9t two weeks were the QS Bati­ racket whereby business groups can charge off vacations and assorted junkets to Uncle Sam. Longview Victory (Victory Car­ wind up in the waste­basket. more. Royal Oak, CS Miami, Bents riers). In transit were the York­ If circumstances justify, the Fort, Cantigny, Chiwawa, Winter It seems the practice for both the Federal and Stjate gov­ mar, Pennmar (Calmar); City of LOG will withheld a signature llill, CS Norfolk and the Council ernments to allow business a variety of outs pn taxes ^ut, Alma.. (Waterman) and the Ames. on request. |Brove (Cities Service). to raise the ante on wage and salaried employees.*^ ' Victoi3?^iVicttp,42aiyiers), . Pace Twelve SEAFARERS LOG rebnuTf Z7» liet

Homeowners helpful when someone has to Queries Duties cbsh an allotment check at a SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Of Pumpmen store or bank In places where To the Editon the shipping company or the Seafarer's work is not known. h­\'/ I have just finished .reading Our hats off to Mrs. Delgado 1­5 • rh'": the LOG (Jan. 2) and I see [ii. Operating on the tried­and­true theory that an ounce of (LOG, Nov. 21) for her grand where our representatives ,are idea. I would like to suggest prevention is worth a pound of cure, Seafarers Eric W. John­ in the process of updating the that the sooner our Welfare De­ son and Joseph. S. Barron have checked in at the San Fran­ tanher agreement for reprinting. partment issues these ID cards cisco US Public Health Service hospital for medical cheqk­ups. ­ As one who sails regblarly as to the Seafarer's dependents the In that way, If they have any bothersome aches and pains, the medics pumpman, I think I have a very better it will be for" all con­ can check them out before they develop further. Johnson was a mess­ good point for bargaining that I cerned. V'­ man on the SS John C. and Barron last shipped as oiler on the Ocean would like to see gained for us. ,f '• It has become a routine thing Our Seafarers Welfare Plan Transporter. already has on file a photostatic l­­"^ The New Orleans PHS hospital has a trio of newcomers in Robert for the mates and engineers on I • ' ' tankers to­hold tank work for copy of each man's man^gge Brown, ex­Alcoa Corsair; Terral McRaney, ex­Westport, and Nicholas certificate and the birth certifi­ Katoni off the Atlantis. Brown is cates of the children. This reported In "good shape" now, should make il easy to issue after getting banged up in an auto­ the necessary cards for each mobile accident. He expects to be family. discharged in about thre^ weeks. letters To Seafarer Fred Bentley and McRaney is in for a broken knee­ We seaman are sometimes on wife Dorothy proudly pose ­cap suffered in a fall aboard ship, a ship halfway around the globe, outside nearly­completed new when the Seafarers Welfare and is in fair condition. Katoul is Plan has to come into the pic­ home in Granite Falls, NC. in New Orleans after being trans­ The Editor ture in any emergency at our Bentley is steward on the ferred from the Baton Rouge Hos­ AH letters to the editor for pital. He may be hospitalized homes. The ID card will make Antinous. Barron Katoul publication in the SEAFAR­ it simple to act in such an for a while for treatment of a ERS LOG must be signed emergency. stomach ailment. by the writer. Names will Evaristo­ Rose Houston reports Lonnle C. Cole. Jr. and James R. Matthews aS re­ be withheld upon request. Fish Fouling cent arrivals at the Galveston PHS hospital. Last aboard the Royal ir ^ a­ Oak, Cole Js suffering from ulcers. Matthews, who's off the Alcoa the pumpman until Saturday or Limit On Jobs Fuel Bonus? Patriot, has been sidetracked by a kidney ailment. Sunday or at night rather than . Another glU brother in for a general check­up, according to the have him make overtime on his Seen Harmfui The way things look on the Baltimore roster, is Frank Meacher, ex­Flomar. Meacher, who ships his regular Working'Irtmrs Mon­ To the Editor: SS Valiant Faith, there's no FWT, is doing very well. Ditto on Bruce Webb, ex­night cook and day through Friday. I think I want to iake this time to limit to the lengths some en­ baker on the Ocean Deborah, who is being treated for a stomach con­ there should be an extra penalty ^te that I am again­st any so^ gineers wiii go if there's a chance dition. Henri Robin is another new man laid up at the Baltimore hos­ when this.is done since.there i» called limit on a job aboard of jacking up their fuel bonus. pital. He's doing as well as can be expected after an operation to ease already overtime for everybod;^ ship. I have my reasons to be According to ship's reporter a back condition. He was chief cook on, the Armonk the last time out. except the pumpman. against this, but the main reason Phil Roshke, the topper came when These brothers and all those in the hospitMs appreciate and need For examiffe: There have why many SIU men are against John L. "Frenchy" Hubberd put visits and mail from their shipmates. Seafarers are urged to write or been numerous times when I it is to meet oiur responsibilities a fishing line over the stern and drop in on them when they can. bate been given a wiper to as­ to others. waited for a big one to nibble. sist me in the tanks who Checking his line from time to The following is the latest available list of.SIU men in the hospitals: wouldn't even know his way The reason we work is to USPHS HOSPITAL SAILORS SNUG HARBOR meet this need. A man taking time, he suddenly discovered it BALTIMORE. MD. down in a tank. He goes along was gone. Dejectedly, Hubbard STATEN ISLAND, NY to hold a light for me and then pride in his job and staying on Talmadge Barbour Frank Meacher Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen a ship of his choice is taking contemplated the size of a fish th.it Maximino Bemei Harry Muchea VA HOSPITAL money­wise, he collects time and could have parted a 2,500­pound Kenning Bjork Domingo Orbigoso BROOKLYN, NY a half during his regular work­ pride in earning a living for MUlard E. Byron Frederick Radtke E. T. Cunningham test nylon line. Patrick "Durkin Vincent Rizzuto ing hours. After his working his famUy. His job fulfills his Clarence Gardner Henri Robin Jr. VA HOSPITAL needs. But that wasn't the case at all. Gorman T. Glaze George Warrington KECOUGHTAN. VA. hours he gets double time while It wasn't a fish but rather chief Wnwood Gregory _ . Bruce Webb Joseph GUI I only receive straight overtime. If a man has to face job un­ Flo: oyd Hurd Jr. VA HOSPITAL engineer Singleton. The chief had BOSTON. MASS. This doesn't seem at all ri^t.to certainty during his working USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas W. Killion taken it upon himself to reel in the BO.STON, MASS. • me. We also once received years, he can never fulfill the VA HOSPITAL overtime for butterworthing needs of tomorrow. Thus he line, stow it in the fidley and issued Kenneth LaRose Raymond L. Perry BUTLER. PA. orders to the effect that there Chat. A. McCarthy Ray Petera James F. Markel tanks but we don't any more. creates the greatest money would be no more fishing over the USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL I also think that the agreement problem he and his family will stem since it '.'slows up the ship." GALVESTON, TEXAS MANHATTAN BEACH, NY covering electricians and pump­ ever know. R. E. Morn.«niv M. E. Swartout Lewis R. Akina Frcnk Hernandez Joseph O'Neal V. E. Wilkerson Manuel Antonana Claude. B. Jessup men should be clarified to tell A steady job, year in and year USPHS HOSPITAL Eiadio Aris Ludwig Kristiansen us who we are supposed to take out, enables a man to set asi'do SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Fortunato. Bacmno Thomas R. Lehay Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis orders from, whether the chief a small percentage of his cur­ Melbourn W. Clark Matthew Bruno­ Leo Mannaugh engineer or just anyone who USPHS HOSPITAL Leo V. Carreon J. S. O'Byrne rent .eMnings for the future. NEW ORLEANS. LA. James F. Clarke C. Osinski happens along from the captain Thus faie provides assurance for Ronald Babbitt A. L. Laureano Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer on down. Robert Barrett Isidore Levy Juan Denopra the future of his family when John Bigwood Winston E. Renny Terral McRaney John J. DriscoU George Shumaker I would like this to be pribted hts income is not­available from Claude Blanks Granvme Matise Otis L. Gibbs Aimer S. Vickera in the LOG and have some of any other source. Alphonse Bosarge "Michael MiUer Bart E. Guranlck Pon P. Wing Robert Brown John MiUs Taib Hassan • the other brothers express their H. E. Crane D. B. Carpenter Michael Muzio Royce Yarborougb Herman Carson WUliam E. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL views on it. Also, please call SS Del Norto Cloise Coats Dominic NeweU NORFOLK. VA. the committee's attention to this. Henry Cordes Edward Northrope Francis J. Boner John Harrison it ir ir Fess T. Crawford Fred Peterson Albert W,. Canter Joe N. Atchison Chas. R. Dalcourt Winford Powell CHESTER HOSPITAL SS Bent's Fort Adolph L. Danne Edward Rogg CHESTER, PA. Thankful F'Or . Aden Ezeil WUliam RoIUna Donald Lee WiUis (Ed: note: Headquarters of­ Oliver Fiynn Calvin A. Rome USPHS HOSPITAL , ficials point out that the pump­ SIU Blood Bank Henry Gerdes WUUam Scarlett SAVANNAH. GA. To the Editor: James C. Glisson James Shearer R. W. Centchovlch Humberto Leon man is supposed to get his or­ Herbert E. Grant Paul Signorino Claude Lanier Herman Skipper ders from the chief engineer, James E. Guy Andrew Stauder My family and I would like John Hrolenok Thomas H. Stevens USPHS HOSPITAL except when loading or dis­ to express our sincere thanks James Hudson Fernando Tiaga STATEN ISLAND, NY • ' charging: Then he gets his or­ Sidney Irby Benjamin Tingly Murray Boyle Ludwig Manhart and .appreciation to the SIU Nicholas Katoul James Ward Eustachy BuUk Harold Moore ders from the chief mate. Blood Bank for its assistahco Leonard Kay Robert Wiseman Robert Runner WiUlam Morris Also, overtime is poid for but­ and aid to­my mother during Wooldrldge King Joseph Woolley Brooke Butler Wm. C. Palmer Edward Knapp CUfford Wuertz Julius R. Cannon John M. Pasko terworthing when the pump­ her recept. illness (LOG, Leo H. Lang Teodorico Ceprlano R. J. Peterson man actually assists in the but­ Feb. 13). * USPHS HOSPITAL Enoch B. ColUna N. Reznichenko FT. WORTH. TEXAS Joseph Domino Emeterio Rivera terworthing operation. It is It is only when something Seafarer "Frenchy" Hubbard Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer Dusah DeDulsin Jose Rodriguez not paid when the pumpman, B. F. Deibler H. LedweU Jr. Irving DeNobiiga Eugene Roszko like this hits home that ono dejectedly shows tangled Woodrow Meyers . Domlnick j;­­DlFeo Antonio Schiavone as part of his regular duties, can really understand the sig­ mass of line after it was cut. VA HOSPITAL Wm. A. Gardner Elmer Schroeder turns on. steam for the ma­ RUTLAND HGirrS.. MASS. G. B. Grlswold S. S. Swleuckoakl nificance and importance of a Photo by Roshke. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrlck Patrick T. KeUy. Alfred Thomai chines. ) welfare service ­like our new Rufino Lara John Ulls Si Mario G. Lopez Sadak Wala SIU Blood Bank program. My NUs H. Lundqulst mother' is doing very nice^ Editor, USPHS HOSPITAL Urges Identity SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. now thanks to­ this Union SEAFARERS LOG. Joseph Barron EtiC' W. Johnson Card For Wives service. Joseph­ Berger Chester F. Just i 675 Fourth Ave., ' Michael J. Coffey L. Knickerbocker To the Editor: Buying blood is yery costly Angel Delapina F. MelquidacTs ; Brooklyn 32, NY Louis M. FirUo Arthur Scheving I am in full agreement with and securing the necessary do­ ­ P­' Myron E. Folta Henry Schreiner various letters printed in the nors having certain rare blood Ifcf j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— LOG supporting the idea of hav­ types isn't easy in an emergency I pleose put my name on your mailing list. ing the Union issue an ID card when the time factor can ba, (Print laformation}~^\ • for SIU men's wives. very important. By having a On different' occasions we Blood Bank of pur own to turn to we bypass both these prob­ eeeeeeeeei have d'scussed this subject. We think this is the best idea for lems and can draw on the Bank whenever the need deve^ps. STREET ADtRESS • •e • • helping a Seafarer's wife to identify herself, especially when Thanks again to those who ­ CITY . .ZONE...... STATE .requesting medical care for her­ set up this program and ccr­ , TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and havg a changt self or her children at ai^ hos­ tainly to those who have vol­­ of address^, please give your former address belowt pital or for A check­up at an untdbred as donors since the ' SIU clinic. Bank began operating. J *DDR)ESfl^.v;.,.,...... An ID card would also he L. N. Cirignane^ CITY • vs?­• Fefrraanr 27. Ids? SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thlrtcea

DtL klO (IMIta)/ Jan. 91—Chair­ flred. Request radio he toned dosrh man, A. Duma*; loeratary, L, Mor­ during meal hours. CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT salt*. All beefs tettled. 80 quarts extra milk placed aboard ship. All VALIANT FREEDOM (Ocean Car­ repairs taken care of except for new riers), Jan. 25—Chairman, J. Nelson; The ship was Joading in Aruba; the oil was coming in at the rate of 30,000 gallons an extra fan for messroom. •One man Secretary, T. Berry. Repair list made hour. The 4­8 watch was pretty active while topping off whig tanks. The chief mate had injured. Ship's 'fund 173. No beefs. up and turned in. Some disputed OT. New delegate elected. Refrain froiq Three men logged. Replenish medical pne ashore to look at the draft figures and had noticed that the gangway was fouled. He opening delegate's mall. New weekly chest. ad given me the word abouti clean up laundry room list to be f made up. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), Jan. it and I went over to check. This story was submitted to efforts along came the captain. I 1*—Chairman, J. Farrand; Secretary, He also told me to stand by KYfKA (Waterman), Jan. 11—Chair­ L. Pepper. New ice box & washing the LOG By Seafarer Charles hadn't seen him for two days hut man, R. Parrandlzj Secretary, V. Capl­ machine installed. Few hours OT number six wing tank and shut it here he was as ready as the point­ tane. Insufficient stores. Few hours disputed. No beefs. Discussion on off when he gave the sign. Wiggin. after­touchdown kicking specialist. OT disputed. 18 in ship's fund. No misuse of electric coffee perculators. beefs. Suggest wind dodger for look­ It took only a minute to find "What's the matter, son?" out man on bow. Vote of thanks to ALCOA PILGRIM—(Alcoa), Feb. IS that the gangway needed a little the knot jammed against the side "Well, captain, this line securing steward dept. for fine Job. Request —Chairman, C. Inman; Secretary, L. better quality of food. Meyers. Some disputed OT. No beefs. more than peremptory attention. of the dock. There was a tempting the gangway is jammed up against New delegate elected. Request fumi­ When it had been made fast, the little loop that invited a tug which the wharf. I tried to free it hut BEATRICl (Bull), Feb. 15—Chair­ gation of roaches. man# D. Neill; lacratary, P. Dunphy. ship had been light and the would have freed the whole knot, I'm afraid the only thing to do is ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Feb. 15— gatlgway, had slanted down from hut the jam was such that neither cut It." Chairman, M. Phelps; Secretary, A. Jallente. Donation requested for the top of the guard rails. It had loop nor knot moved. "Here, let me look." brother having accident. Ship's fund been secured to the rails by lashing I didn't have my knife with me There could be no questions 1437.53. No beefs. Three men ilred. and now, with the ship nearly Return coffee cups to pantry. and was attempting to manuever about the captain's background. loaded, top rail and gangway were the gangway by pushing and pull­ He strode with the undimmed­ WANG GOVERNOR (Clark), Feb. 1— level with the dock. Chairman, R. SIpsey; Secretary, R. ing—a futile gesture, hut one you conlidence of Achilles going into Morrow. One man hospitalized in Jammed Against Side do instinctively as being the lesser battle; thrusting me aside, he was Bombay. One ­ man deserted ship. Hector pushing aside a lesser Transportation discussed due to ship Where the lashing met the gang­ of two evils. laying up in Japan. No beefs. Soma warrior so that he himself could OT disputed. Vote of thanks td stew­ way the line had become taut and In the midst of my fruitless engage the enemy. With one glance ard dept. for Job well done. at the situation, be was as Ulysses COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), —all­vdse with the solution. Feb. S—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Secre­ SI Up NMUp Italian Crews Trade Visits tary, D. Wagner. One man logged. But he had been trapped. The Repair list not completely finished. provocative little loop was as in­ Request granted to have arrival pool to increase ship's fund. Shortage of viting as a dimpled smile. 1 OT sheets. Suggest cooperation in winced inside, feeling awkward in No beefs. New delegate elected. Mo­ keeping library up to date. New tion mad« and seconded to send letter treasurer elected. 34)00 cruzeiros in the presence of another's embar­ to hq. re Slowness in bookkeeping ship's fund. One man hospitalized. rassment. dept. on checking off dues and loans. Some OT dbqinted. New electric iron Washing machine not to be used for purchased. Shortage of linen. Dis­ Embarrassment? Hell! He gave too long a period. Request more milk cussion no convlaints of insects and one tug then another half­hearted­ after meals. pests aboard ship. Return coffee cups to pantry after usage. Only one re­ ly. Non­plussed, he looked at me CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Jan. maining percolator for watch. Dis­ and spoke in a tone not entirely 11—Chairman, V. TaraHo; Secretary, cussion on poor medicine chest stock c. Collins. Repair Ust turned in. TO and very poor sick call procedures at scornful. Here was the voice of see about better launch service in sea and in port. experience, imparting a small hit Korea. No beefs: everytliing running smoothly. Ship's fund 113. Few hours SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea­ from a lifetime of learning to a" OT disputed. Suggest men taking train), Feb. IS—Chairman, V. Ratcllff; poor apprentice. Mtowers and washing clothea do so Secretary, M. Gettschalk. Two men earlier ao men coming off watch can missed ship in Texas City. 148.50 in AU he said was "KNIFE" as he have hot water to wash up. Screen ship's fund. No beefs. Tray requested turned and walked from me! door aft end of midship passageway for icebox. Empty garbage ever stem to be covered with canvas. Vote of of ship. Request tray for air­condi­ (Ed. note: According to myth- thanks to steward dept. for Job well tioner. ology after Gordius had tied an done. intricate knot, c seer forecast that STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Jan. KATHRYN (Bull), Feb. IS^halr­ the person xcho untied it would 3t—Chairman, S. Alpedo; Secretary. man, J. Turner; Secretary, F. Keller. T. Concepclon. Everything running One man missed ship in Rijeka, Yugo­ become king. Unable to do so, smoothly. Refrain from being too slavia. Some OT diluted. Insufficient Alexander the Great disposed of noisy so people could sleep. Request food. Patrolman to check washing everyone be back on board one hour machine# the problem by cutting the rope before sailing time. Request con­ with one stroke of his sword.) tribution for ship's fund. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Jan. 91— Chairman, M. Machaal; Secretary, O. PSNM EXPLOREit (Penn Shipping), McFall. Two men left behind in Rio Feb. 1—Chairman, L. Beale; Secretary, De Janeiro. Flowers sent and con­ M. Lynch. No beef*. Repair list In. dolence conveyed to member's loss of Four hours OT disputed. Washing mother. Ship's fund 1504. Few hours OT disputed. One man missed ship in Bethcoaster machine and toilets to be repaired. BA. M/S/C to take 1245 from ship's STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian). fund to purchase movies and to buy Dec. 21—Chairman, R. LInkowskI; Sec­ spare parts for movie projector. Re­ Back On Run retary. J. Dunne, $42 in ship's fund. quest repair of washing machine or Insufficient cigarettes. Non food han­ get new one. Vote of thanks to stew­ dlers to stay out of pantry during ard dept. for good Christmas and All's well again with the meal hours. See chief engineer about New Year's dinners, also for cooperh­ heating system. Get repair list made tlon in refraining from throwing gar­ SlU­manned LST Bethcoaster out. bage through portholes. Keep lounges following a collision v{ith a Feb. 12—Chairman, • . Ruf; Secre­ clear of longshoremen and other out­ tary, H. Frinclpe. , Complaint about siders. barge in New York harbor last .rusty water aboard. Repairs being Feb. 1—Chairman, B. Beurgaolsi month. There were no injuries taken care of. Few hours OT disputed. lecratary, G. McFall. Wiper who Discussion on heat ventilatora lb crew missed ship in Buenos Aires is com­ reported. quarters and galley exhaust blower ing back on Del Norte. Some repairs The mishap occurred on Janu­ system, also about rusty water in taken car* of. One man hurt; one pipes and flush toilet valyes. missed ship in NO. Ship's fund ary 23 when the Bethcoaster met 1333.38. New delegate elected. up with the barge on the East lAOLB TRANSFCRTEII (Terminal PACIFIC WAVE (World Tramping), River and suffered a gash several Trans.), Feb. IS—Chairman, B. Merani Jan. 95—Chairman, G. Fettlpas; lec­ Secretary, P. Oraham. Beef en draws. ratary, L. Warner. OT for trimming feet long on one side. She went One man missed ship in Long Beach. vents disputed. No beefs. Request Into a Brooklyn shipy^d for re­ Two men missed ship in Seattle and better system of checking dues and rejoined in Portland. All repairs assessments to eliminate necessity of pairs and new plates for a period okayed by company heads except for carrying receipts. Suggest stainless of ten days. mattresses and singling up of bunks. steel sinks In pantry A galley and also Ship's fund 13. Few hours OT dis­ fan in pantry. Everything is apparently run­ puted, ning smoothly now with the ship ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Jan. 95— back In action on her coastwise ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Feb. 1— Chairman, R; Fierce; lecretary, A. Highlights of a quick trip into the Persian Gulf by the Steel Sea­ Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, D. Ferrara. Keys made for all rooms. farer included a visit en the NMU­manned Green Harbor and an run. The delegates reported Edwards. No beefs; everything run­ Beef about launch service in Rljeka. everybody shook up a little by the ning smoothly. See patrolman about Ship's fund 11.75. 57 hours disputed opportunity for a card game (top) with members of both crews sit­ new washing machine before signing OT. No beefs. Clean washing machine ting in. Among those pictured are Seafarer 1. A. Zirelli (center), collision hut with no major ad­ en. Request variety of night lunch. after use. Request less noise in pas­ verse effects. Vote of thanks to stetrsTll dept. for sageways. Care to be taken with night C. H. Stanley and F. D. Richardson, in bottom photo, it was visit­ Joh well done. ' lunch. Request pump for washing The photo below showing the machine and require doffee urn. Deck ing time on the SlU ship for crewmen on an Italian­flag ship tied gash in the side plates was taken HELEN (Tankshlp), Feb. r—Chali­ dept. forecastles to be painted on way man, W. Wade; Secretary, S. SImes. home—also same other departments. up alongside for the transfer of cargo. Seafarer J. Miles, BR, is by the '3rd mate when the ship Everything running smoothly. To sea pictured at top (right). Photos by ship's reporter'Vernon Douglas. went into the yard for repairs. about men missing watches. Repair ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Feb. 1— list to be made. Chairman', R. Hommel; lecretary, F. King. New delegate elected. One MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), Feb. man missed ship: one man hospitalized g—Chairman, O. Waas; Secretary, L. in San Juan. PR. No beefs. Suggest Remember: Tax Pepper. No beefs. Request washing new washing machine. Request time machine be moved to more con­ off to secure physical cards. Discus­ Bite Is Higher venient place to be operated. Foc'sles sion on TV for recreation room—will to be painted. More coffee percolators check price. A word to the wise now that to be ordered. Suggest more steaks. 1959 is underway is offered by Steak knives to be ordered. EDITH (Bull), Jan. 17—Chairman, H. Jones; lecretary, J. Parker. Two men "Sit Charles" on the Seatrain WM. H. CARRUTH (Penn), Jan. 24— hospitalized. Two hours OT disputed. Georgia. He, notes, despite­ Chairman, O. Headtey; Secretary, S. Request doors that lead out to after Holden. Discussion on ordering stores. fantaU be fixdd. stories In the LOG and else­ Request clean water in showers. where, that some brothers get­ Washing machine out.of order; re­ BIENVILLE (Fan­Atlantic), Feb. 1— quest new one. Turn in all cots. Re­ Chairman, A. Thompson; lecretary, J. iing slightly smaller paychecks pair list turned in. No beefs. Holden. Ship's fund 12.57. One man than expected this year are get­ missed ship leaving Houston. Every­ FLORIDA STATE (Pence), Feb. S— thing going smoothly. No beefs. New ting hot under the collar for no Chairman, J. Kllgore; Secretary, O. delegate elected. See patrolman about rgason. The difference Is the Turner. No beefs; everything run­ having drinking water tanks cleaned. ning smoothly. Ship's fund 110. Midships house quarters, steward extra Social Security tax bite, New delegate elected. Discussion on dept. rooms, messrooms. galley, pan­ which went up on January 1 to fans being serviced more often. Re­ try and all passageways require paint. quest table tops in messroom be re­ Shortage of coffee. percent of the first $4,800 newed. Ettra linen to be turned in. of innual earnings to pay for c­so­isia (Fan American World Air­ CS NORFOLK (Cities Service),. Feb. ways, Inc.), Fak 3—Chairman, A. higher benefits. It used to be IS—Chairman, W. BuHertoni Saere­ Philips; locrotaiY, T. Doorner. New ZVA percent of the first $4,200 tary, A. Hebert. 118.25 in ship's fund. ship and deck delegates elected. Fine Ne beefs. Motion made and seconded of 1.35 for leaving cups adriJL Sailed of earnini^. The rise Is the first to have diipa aWonditioned, running short one oiler aad mesnsam fcon ef « serlet ef hoests­slBted ever to troptaak cllmaic nrcas. One man Port CanavaraL ­ the next ten yssn. Fag» Foniicea SEAFARERS LOG February Z7, 19^'

Sword Knot Missilomon velppers, fixing salts and short Letter Recalls stops, and have made up work 1 SIUIMX His First Trip tables for most 'of them. To Iht Editor! / In addition, I have the namea I ^ PI and addresses in various ports Upon reading tho Jan. 18 where supplies can be obtained DIRE(]TOM LOG, I took special note of tho with a reasonable certainty that article written by tho 18­year­ they will be taken from fresh SIU, A&G Distrlcl old kid on his first trip to sea. stock. BALTIMORE UlS B. Baltimor* 8t That article reminded me of my Earl Sheppard. Afent BAatern 7­4900 I believe that If it became BOSTON 278 SUta St. first trip to sea, which whs dur­ A1 Tanner. Agent Richmond 2­0140 known 4o the SIU Sea Chest HOUSTON 4202 Canai St. ing the war in 1045. Just what films aiid cameras R. Matthews. Agent CApltal 3­40e9> 3­4080 Since it was wartime, the men LAKE CHARLES. La.... 1419 Ryan St. were preferred by Seafarers, Leroy caarke. Agent HSnUoek 0­0744 didn't have the working and these items would always be MIAMI '. 744 W. Flagler St shipboard living conditions of Louia Neira. Agent FRanklin 7­3064 kept in stock. I've also, been MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. today. W hava the war assured that if we gave the Sea Cai Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3.17M NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvUle St Chest people a few days to ob­^ Lindi­ey WilUaua. Agent Tulhne 8828 tain any kind of earners equip­ '^«''^a'iinfh"£SS8 ment we wanted, they could get NORFOLK 127­129 Bank St. J. Bullock, Agent MAdlaon 7­1083 it for US' at a fair discount. PHiLADBaj>HlA 337 Market St. letters To Therefore, how about it S CarduUo. AMttt Market 7­1838 SAN FRANCTSCO 450 Barriaon St camera bugs? Drop me a line Martv Brelthnff. Aeen* Douglaa 2­8478 SANTURCK. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncoa. care of the SIU hall in Houston.­ Stop 2U Maybe we can get together by,^ Keith Terpe, Ho. Rep. Phone 2­3998 SAVANNAH Abercorn St. The Editor mail at least on some of our William Morrla. Agent Adama 3­1728 SEATTLE 2508 lat Ave. All letters to the editor for common problems. If I don't Some of the missilemen referred to by Brother DeHoven below Ted BabkowaU. Agent Main 3­4334 publication in the SEAFAR- have the answers, I'll get them TAMPA ­ 1809­1811 N. Franklin St. ore pictured by Seafarer Chester R. Coumas. At left, Jim Kyri­ B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent Phone 2­1323 ERS LOG must be signed for you froin reliable sources. WILMINGTON. Calif. . 805 Marine Ave, by the writer. Names will I really am very much inter­ akos, AB, climbs aloft to check rigging. Chuck Higgins, DM Reed Humphrlea. Agent Terminal 4­2874 fright), is all painted out as he pauses for picture during painting HEA1M1UARTER5 873 4th Ave.. Bklyn. be withheld upon request. ested in photography and SECRETARY­TREASURER would like to get in touch with |ob. Both are aboard the Sword Knot. Paul Hall ABST SECRETARY­TREASURERS Seafarers who have the same il­: ­ J Alglna, Deck W._HaU. Joint. ^ uneasiness and sometimes the C. Slmmona, Eng. 3. Volplan. Joint fear of being doomed, I was 18 Interests. E Mooney. Std. years old at the time and I guess John Wnnderlicli LOG­A­RHYTHM: SUP the fear and irritability didn't SS Michael I HONOLULU....81 South N^tz^H^wa;ir bother me as much as it did ^ NEW ORLEANS...... 823 BlbnvUle'st. some of the seasoned Seafarers. JAckaon 5­7428 I never became a member of income Tax Rule On The Missile Range NEW YORk 878 4th Ave., Br^Uyn HYaclnth 9­8605 the SIU, but someday I hopO Raises Problem PORTLAND ...

HEVI WHATSAMATIAWITH YOU ? You KNOW THAT NOT / 7e^b?ss77 S7. ;iSSS, SEAFARERS LOG Page FUteeu Father And Son SIU BABY ABBIVALS

All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity FIN A L benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Plasece Thomas Billd, bom Marian Ann Michell, born Janu­ January 12, 1959, to Seafarer and ary 20, 2959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Carlo £. Billo, New Orleans, August Michell, New Orleans, La. La. if if if DISPATCH t. t. i^ • Sharon Ann Wojtkelenicz, bora The deaths of' the folUnvlnff Seajarera havt Veen reported to the Georgia Espino, bom January 5. January 12, 1959, to Seafarer and Seajarere Welfare Plant. 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Atanasio Mrs. Chester Wojtkelenicz, Balti­ D. Espino, San Francisco, Cal. more, Md. JoMph St. Laurent, 63: Heart Lawrence Evans,. 23: Brother if if if if ^ iailura while aboard ahip caoeed Evans died of coronary thrombosis John William Gardner, bora De­ Patricia Ann Gaun'tlett, born De­ Brother St Laur­ last July 18 while in his home in cember 23, 1958, to Seafarer and cember 30, 1958, to Seafarer and ent's death Janu­ Mobile, Ala. A Union member Mrs. John B. Gardner, Gulfport, Mrs. Harry A, Gauntlett, Upper ary 29.^ He had since 1982, he sailed in the engine Fla. Darby, Penna. worked in the department. Mrs. Anna Evans, Seafarer Vincent Tividad han­ . if if t. 4. i t engine depart­ his wife, of Mobile, survives him. dles the feeding chore for his Salvador Marino, born January ment since. Join­ Burial was in the Pine Crest Cem­ Wayne John Hall, born Novem­ Infant son in his New Orleans 24,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlo ber 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ing the SIU in etery in Mobile. home. Marino, New Orleans, La. 1954. Mrs. Helen Frank Hall, San Francisco, Cal. St. Laurent his if if if if i. wife, of Broolfr David Anderson, 42: W^e on John Steven Harris, born Feb­ lyn, NY, survives board ship. Brother Anderson acci­ ruary 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. him. Cremation dentally fell over­ John B. Harris, Norfolk, Va. board on Februa­ PERSONALS AND NOTICES took place at Mt View Ccme­ 4 4 4 etary, NY. ry 19 and was lost Eric Clayton Jones, born January » » » at sea. A Union Charles Ackerman Berlin Richerson 21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Seidenberg, 48: A Union member since Clarence E. Tobias Please contact your father, L. H. Darius Clay Jones, Newport News, member since 1941, Brother Seid­ 1953, he sailed in It is important that you get in Richerson, as soon as possible. It Va. enberg died of an internal conges­ the deck depart' touch with John E. Brady as soon is very important that he gets in 4 4 4 tion November 22. He had sailed meht He is sub as possible. You can reach him at touch with you. Alan Philip Sentel, bora Februa­ in the steward department Mrs.' vived by his wife, 418 Dauphine Street, New Orleans t if if ' ry 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Mis. porothy Seidenberg, his wife, of Mrs. Joanne An 10, La. Donald E. Shattuck Aibert J. Sentel, Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa., survives him. derson. if if if Please get in touch with your 4 4 4 Frank G. W. Flint mother, Mrs. William Helton at Ann Marie Giuliano, bora De­ Please contact Carl R. McCoy, RFD 1, Co. Rd. 128, Valley City, cember 24, 1958, to Seafarer and MQPOB 417, Indiana U., Bloom­ Ohio. Mrs. Anthony Giuiliano, Elizabeth, NJ. MSTS Assailed On ington, Indiana. His phone num­ if ilf ber is 3254. It is very urgent. 4 4 4 Robert Delmont if if if Maria Grivas, born December 13, Missile Ship Plans It is important tuat you get in 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Deme­ Cookbook For Sale? touch with your aunt, Mrs. Frances trios Grivas, Woodside, LI, NY. (Continued from page 3) MSTS would raise the "security" An SIU member is interested in Dahlstrom at *7022 Emerson Street, equipped ship, the American Mari­ argument since there has never buying a copy in good condition of Morton Grove, Illinois. It concerns ner,­ in this operation. been a beef on that score. A secur­ the cookbook titled "Cooking and your family. ity check is run by the Govern' , The Pacific District's posftion Baking on Shipboard" published if if if Ask Probe has been strongly seconded by the ment on all seamen participating by the .War Shipping Administra­ Ignatius J. Torre AFL­CIO Major Maritime Trades in the missile program. In fact, tion in World War II. Replies can Department, representing ­ major original Defense Department plans be sent to the SEAFARERS LOG, Ex­SS Stony Point Of Niarchos called for the Atlantic missile fleet 674 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY, and Uoiiaid £. Mackay (Continued from page 2) maritime unions. In a protest sent Francis C. Dowd to all members of the Senate Com­ to be manned iby Panamanian sea­ will be forwarded. as reported in the last LOG, Rep. men. The plan was dropped after Joseph Frindezes Victor Anfuso, Brooklyn Democrat, merce Committee and House Mer­ if if if Ex­SS Arickaree chant Marine Committee, MDT vigorous union and Congressional wrote Maritime Administrator protests. Robert Griffin Will the above please contact Clarence Morse that he could not Executive Secretary Harry O'Reilly Get in touch with George Ry­ pointed Bill Feldesman, c/o Miller & See­ see Morse's position defending the to the "depressed condi­ beck at 835 State Street, Perth ger, 26 Court St., NYC. tion" of the US merchant fleet re­ runaways and would like an ex­ Amboy, NJ. He would like to hear planation. Rep. Abraham Multer, sulting from substandard runaway­ from you. flag competition. This condition, he Struck CN5 Rudy Barber also from Brooklyn, denounced the said, is ". . . aggravated by many ^ t $ Smokey Byron is anxious to hear position of the runaways and calljed of the" operations of the Military Claude T. Allen from Rudy Barber who was on the on them to show their "good Sea Transportation Service, which Ships Target Your father Cecil Allen wants L. B. Vance in 1942. Contact him faith" by paying their seamen "the dpntinuously encroaches on private you to contact him. He is at 119 c/o Burgess, 1826 St. Paul Street, same wage scale" and providing enterprise. • W. 10th Street, Galena, Kansas. Baltimore, Md. "the same working conditions as Of Seizures those employed on ships flying the "We think it is an intolerable (Continued from page 3) iC> ^ if if if ^ American flag" (See box on page thing for an agency of the Federal sibly Browning. Just how this Oscar N. Raynor Anyone who has foiuid seamen's 2.) Government to aid in the destruc­ would affect the Canadian National Anyone having any Information papers belonging to L. J. Good­ The proposed Zelenko inquiry tion. of the Anrerican merchant fleet is not clear at present on the above, please contact his win, Z­137498, is urged to mail would parallel a similar set of marine," he added. Originally struck on July 4, sister, Mrs. Florence Dowdy, PC them to him at 1200 Eutaw Place, hearings into the activities of MSTS officials have so far failed 1957, the Canadian National ships Box 376, Milan, Georgia. Baltimore, Md. Aristotle Onassis, which were con­ to cite any reason why the agency were idle for a year until the ducted last year. The hearings re­ i^ould move in on the missile ship Cuban government bank purchased vealed that the Maritime Admin­ program. On the contrary, all them last summer. Attempts to istration had permitted Onassis to MSTS statements recently have crew the ships with Cuban sea­ transfer fourteen ships, 12 tankers called on private operators to take men and sail them In face of dnd two Libertys, to the Liberian over various phases of shipping, the Canadian District picketlines flag, without first obtaining iron­ including carriage of military de­ were blocked by mass demonstra­ clad guarantees and concrete ac­ pendents. tions up and down the Atlantic tion on a pledge that Onassis would At least two experienced ship­ and Gulf Coasts. The Canadian build new tonnage under the ping companies are reported to be District, supported by the A&G American flag. The fourteen ships interested in undertaking the op­ District and other SIU affiliates, involved had all been manned by eration of the West Coast missile tied up all Cuban shipping In Seafarers. fleet. Both American President American ports and also picketed Subsequently, the Department of Lines and Pacific Far East Lines the Cuban consulate and the Justice instituted suit for damages already operate large fleets of theiir United Nations in New York, pro­ against Onassis because of the own under Pacific District con­ testing the Batista government's breach of agreement to build the tract. action. new tonnage. Although the suit It is considered unlikely that As a result, only one ship, the "FilrAr a Seafarer! was instituted last year, there has Ciudad de la Habana, got out of fUE fOOO AHV VO.\CeSAXeMiOf)H been no further action in the Halifax, and she was tied up in matter. Union Has Baltimore where she still remains. mimfisAnomicmsiocAF£7mi4s Zelenko, in calling for the Cable Address The Cuban seamen, who had been Niarbhos investigation, declared: Seafarers overseias who want flown to Halifax and put aboard ­ft® ^&iFAP&ZS ­ "The effect of the so­called Niar­ to get in touch with headquar­ the ships under the surveillance of me MBMBP^ uN\od. itw chos trust closely parallels that of ters. in a hiury can do so by armed Cuban military men, Onassis. It has given the Niarchos cabling the Union at its cable walked off the Ciudad de la ' inmem/.rTiMeYaJkEAriH£AALL. interests multi­million dollar tax pdriress, SEAFARERS NEW Habana 'in Baltimore and sup­ windfalls. It has caused the un­ YORK. ported the protest In Halifax. employment of hundreds of Amer­ Use of this address will assure They were withdrawn from the ican seamen. It has depleted the peedy tfahsmisalon on all mes­ ships subsequently and sent home American merchant marine. As a sages and faster Service for the following negotiations with Cuban matter of fact, the abuses in this men lnv?'ved. government representatives here transaction appear to far surpass and In ^avana. any of the others." Vol. XXI No. 5 SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN IO N •AT L ANT 10 ANP GULF DISTRICT •AFL­CIO • MTD Board Acts On Several US Okays SIU Maritime issues Lakes Win ­CHICAGO—A regional director SAN JUAN—A call for AFL­CIO support in the fighj: on of the National Labor Relations the runaways and a demand that the Military Sea Transpor­ Board has .recommended the cer­ tification of the SIU Great Lakes 1^ tation Service turn missile ship operations over to ^private District as bargaining agent for the shipowners highlighted the unlicensed personnel on the six­ midwinter executive board to US ships or ships of the nation ship fleet of Gartland Steamship receiving US aid. Conipany, a Great Lakes bulk op­ meeting of the Maritime •It also approved a proposal erator. . . : Trades Department here. by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson The director's recommendations Meeting in San Juan on Febru­ (Dem.­Wash.) that all Federal mari­ came after he dismissed a series of ary 17, the MTD discussed a num­ time laws be revised and combined formal objections ifUed by the com­ ber of matters affecting member in a single statute. pany, and upheld the union's poisU' unions in the maritime industry. •It backed a demand by tne tion om the one challenged­ballot' In addition to the above­mentioned Masters, Mates and Pilots calling for compulsory use of American cast in the election.. The Board's issues, they included tlie following: count showed 72­votes for the SIU, •The board endorsed the bill and Canadian pilots on all vessels on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Waiting for Customs inspection, Sargeant First Class Fields and 71 votes for "no unlpn," one void • submitted by Rep. Pelly (Rep.­ and one challenged ballot. The Wash.) which would keep runaways •Supported a bid for statehood family relax in lounge of SS Atlantic after winter transatlantic for Hawaii. crossing. ' Vessel was delayed by severe storms on return frotn SIU challenged one ballot because from participating in "50­50" car­ it was cast by a supervisory ena­, goes by limiting such cargoes either •Reaffirmed the Department's Europe. policy of establishing and imple^ ployee. ! menting its port council program Organizing. in. the Gartland fleet' in all ports of the­United States.' began last September after a num­ •Called for continuing and 55 Atlantie Takes ber of the contpany's unlicensed Houston On intensifying of the current MTD personnel requested SIU represen­ campaign on the Great Lakes. tation. The Union petitioned for •Reaffirmed its position on Two­Week Breather an election on October 30, and vot^ establishment of a Caribbean Mari­ ing was held from November 23 to time Federation. Slightly weary after doing battle with a whoppet of a December 6. Ship Binge North Atlantic storm, SIU crewmembers of the. American Reviewed Runaway Protest ' The Gartland fleet consists of HOUSTON — Shipping for this The resolution on runaway ship­ Banner Lines SS Atlantic were glad to pile off the ship for two self­loaders,, carrying stone, port continued to run ahead of ping reviewed the four­day world­ coal and gypsum, and four bulk registration, which is a very their first real vacation "since^ wide protest in December and went the vessel began her New the company said, will provide carriers transporting. ore, coal, "healthy situation." Port Agent on record "fully supporting all more space for passengers than grain and other bulk cargoes. There Bob Matthews said. As was report­ organizational, legislative and other York­Europe tourist run last the present accommodations at are about 158 Jobs involved in the pearlier, much of this improved activities undertaken by American June. The occasion for the crew's Kent St., Brooklyn. fleet. i^^ping is due to the increase maritime unions in dealing with breather is the annual Coast Guard in grain shipments moving through this issue" and added that "this inspection sna overhaul of the ship this port, bound for India and resolution be submitted to the which is taking place in the Bethl^ Europe. AFL­CIO Executive Council for its hem Shipyard in Brooklyn. The outlook for the coming support of the objectives and ac­ The storm struck the passenger period is very promising, Mat­ tions herein set forth." thews said. In addition to the in­ On the missile sliip Issue, MTD ship off the coast of Newfoundland and delayed her arrival in New The Sailors Union of the Pacific union members. The courses, creasing number of in­transit ves­ Executive Secretary Harry O'Reilly York one day, after she had lost sels which are scheduled here, the has already written all members has concluded contract negotia­ under study by the union's Board Steel Seafarer is due in for payoff of the Senate Commerce Commit­ another day on the eastbound tions with the remaining major of ^ucation, will be as stream­ and will take on a number of re­ tee and House Merchant Marine crossing. It was one of those which tanker companies .under SUP con­ lined and well­rounded as possible. placements. However this may be Committee protesting Navy plans qualify for the seaman's .adjective tract, signing agreements with Members eager to iinprbve. thei^ temporarily offset by the laying up to operate West Coast missile ships "worst storm I" ever Saw," with Richfield Oil, General Petroleum mastery of various jobs as a means of the Atlas, scheduled for this through the Military Sea "Trans­ winds reportedly as high as 100 and Pacific Coast Transport. The towards promotion are urged to, week. portation Service. The MTD board miles an hour and 80­foot waves agreements provide wage increases apply for training at the schoolf^ On the whole though, the port, declared that "privately­opei­ated battering the ship. ranging from a minimum of $1Q which Is one of the few.such union­ should continue to enjoy good ships, manned by AFL­CIO crews After it was all over, the ship's monthly to a maximum of $31, run institutions in the country,. shipping for the next couple of should be used rather than the skipper sent commendation notices bringing monthly wages on ' the weeks. MSTS, as is no^ being done on the to each of the 252 passengers con­ vessels in the three companies to Approval for­the Isbrandtsen South Atlantic missile range; and gratulating them for their "forti­ the $285­530 scale. Numerous Company.;;s bid to operate ships Start Eyeglass Program tude." The new eyeglass program went that this program should go to pri­ fringe benefits were also included from North Atlantic ports during into effect in this port last week. vate shipping companies—^for the Arrive During Cold Snap' in the contracts. the winter months when the Grea||. .f'i sake of economy and efficiency and When the ship finally arrived In Lakes «re ice­bound has been Although some of the kinks which to provide jobs for American ; ^ • arose are still being ironed out, New York, the thermometer Eleven members of the Marine granted by the Federal Maritime^ 20 Seafarers have had their eyes seai^n." plun^d to eight degrees above Board, the Brotherhood of Marinf zero, and crewmembers put in sev­ Cooks and Stewards have'had their checked and received new glasses pension applications approved. Engineers reports.­ The subsidy under the program. From all ac­ eral hours chipping Ice off the grant, which Isbrandtsen has been superstructure, beginning at 5 AM. They are: Arthur Abbott, P.' .N. counts, Matthews reported, the Coletsos, Hirsch Ma'to, Abrahani seeking, has not as yet been'au­ men have' been treated well and SCHEDULE OF Then , thqy went to work tidying Miller, Emile Sollberger,, Robert thorized, but its chances for. ap­ are happy with the set­up as it is her up for the'shipyard. Race, John Edwards, Paul Lazo, proval look good. now operating. The storm wasn't the only weath, Jose Rodriguez and Jack' Walls. . . A .4 • The ships paying off in this port SlU MEETINGS er hazard encountered by the ship. New seniority liiles which went during the past week were the Al­ SlU membersllip meet­ Enroute to Amsterdam she ran into • it t J i) . into effect at the Marine Cooks and heavy fog and had to grope 32 Construction is coloring the Stewards Union give higher senif coa Pioneer (Alcoa); Coalinga ings are held regularly ; t­­'­ Hills (Marine Tankers); Penn Ex­ miles up­channel entirely via Canadian', picture these days. ority to seamen who make sidling • ''' every two weeks on Wed­ radar. The shoreside radar stations Ground­breaking is expected short­ their primary or sole means of livei plorer (Penn) and the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield). Signing on nesday nights at 7 PM in tracked the ship all the ^y pp, re­ ly for the SIU Canadian ­District lihood. Classifications of ''A"j hotel in. Thorold, while' the mod­ •