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Heimann to Retire May 1 As Bureau Director Henry H. Heimann, who has served with distinction as director of the shipping board bureau of the depart- ment of commerce since January, will retire from this position and return to his former post as executive man- ager of the National Association of Credit Men. He had been given a leave of absence for three months to accept the call of Secretary Roper to serve as director of the shipping board bureau. This leave was extended from April 16 to May 1. James C. Peacock, Washington at- torney, who aided in the preparation of wartime shipping legislation was appointed by Secretary Roper, on April 11, as special assistant to Mr. Heimann as well as a member of the advisory committee. It is believed that Mr. Peacock will become acting director when Mr. Heimann retires on May 1, with the understanding that the latter will continue to give some time to shipping problems and the enaction of legislation to make effec- tive the proposed ship subsidy pro- gram, in the drafting of which he has taken a leading part. Mr. Heimann’s services as director of the shipping board bureau have been of great value and have been highly appreciated not only by the administration but by all others inter- ested in the development of American shipping. Receives Safety Award Capt. Flavel M. Williams, on March 27, was presented with a gold medal by the American Museum of Safety for his invention of the fog navigating camera (described in the April Ma- RINE RrEVIEW). This ingenious instrument is con- sidered by shipmasters as an impor- tant contribution to the safety of navi- gation in foggy weather. A camera of this type is now in use on the United States liner MANHATTAN. Strike of Shipyard Workers What has turned out to be an unex- pectedly prolonged strike of shipyard workers began on March 27 when some 3000 employes of the New York Ship- building Corp., Camden, N. J., walked out, demanding a wage increase of 25 per cent and recognition of their union. An offer by the company of a 10 per cent increase was rejected. On April 17, C. L. Bardo, president of the New York Shipbuilding Corp., issued a statement to the effect that all negotiations with the striking em- ployes would be discontinued pending the outcome of the requested investiga- tion of contracts between the _ ship- building company and the United States navy for the purpose of ascer- taining to what extent the profits on these contracts would permit grant- ing increased wages to employes. In his statement Mr. Bardo said in part: “Obviously it would be the height of business folly to undertake to com- plete investigations for a wage agree- ment in Camden while at the same time contracts were being opened for revision without knowledge of what this revision might be. No man can at this stage accurately predict what the cost of these ships will be when finished two or three years hence. Dis- cussions, therefore, will be discon- GREAT LAKES RED BOOK HE Great Lakes Red Book, vest-pocket directory giving the names of owners, operators, vessels and where appointments have been made, captains and en- gineers of all shipping on the Great Lakes, for the year 1934 in its thirty-first annual edition, will be ready about May 5. The Red Book is published each year at Cleveland, by MARINE REVIEW un- der the direction of A. H. Jansson, editor. The 1934 edition of the Red Book lists over 1500 vessels of the Great Lakes. There is also a complete directory of the ship- building and ship repair yards on the Great Lakes. This direc- tory gives the names of all prin- cipal officers and the drydock, re- pair and building facilities at each yard. Individual vessels and fleets are alphabetically arranged. The capacities of all ore carriers are given and there is also a complete port directory. tinued until the situation at Washing- ton has been cleared up.” At the request of the industrial relations board for the shipbuilding industry, the national labor board announced April 10 that the board has taken jurisdiction of the strike of employes of the New York Ship- building Co., Camden, N. J. The Philadelphia regional labor board is acting as the national labor board’s representative in handling the situation. F. W. Chappell, con- ciliator of the federal department of labor, is co-operating with the Phila- delphia regional labor board. David Adams has been appointed Pittsburgh district sales manager of The Falk Corp., Milwaukee, succeed- ing W. O. Beyer, who recently re- signed to become a member of the Pittsburgh civil service commission. MARINE REVIEw—May, 1934 Will Build New Liner If Leviathan Is Laid-up It is understood that the United States lines has made a proposal to the shipping board bureau to be re- lieved from operating the LrviATHAN and in return the company would definitely engage to build a new cabin liner to run with the MANHATTAN and WASHINGTON. The proposal is that the United States lines will set aside a fund equal to the yearly loss from op- rating the LevIATHAN which, it is esti- mated, will total $560,000 per year on the basis of seven voyages. The new vessel which it is proposed shall be built will cost over $10,000,000, pos- sibly as high as $12,000,000, the in- tention being that the proposed ves- sel is to be the finest cabin liner afloat and superior in both accommodations and speed to the popular MANHATTAN and WASHINGTON. This proposal is receiving careful consideration by the bureau. Mr. Hei- mann in a recent statement said in part: “The United States lines contention is that the operation of the LmvriATHAN involves a loss of $80,000 a trip and that the aggregate loss is estimated to be at the rate of $560,000 per year. “The United States lines proposes, in lieu of operating the LrevrarHan, the construction of a new ship of the MANHATTAN-WASHINGTON type with slightly added speed and setting aside by the lines of a fund approximating the yearly loss from the operation of the LEVIATHAN, which fund is proposed to be placed in escrow and to be re- turned to the United States lines when and if such new ship is constructed. In case of failure to build within an agreed period, the sum so set aside, according to the proposal, would re- vert to the United States government as liquidating damages. Jones-White Law Applies “Such a ship as contemplated by the proposal would be built under the Jones-White law, wherein the govern- ment is authorized to loan up to 75 per cent of the cost of the ship, and the operator is to provide the remaining 25 per cent of capital. The 75 per cent loan to the operator, it is pro- posed, is to be repaid to the govern- ment in accordance with terms satis- factory to the government. “The contention of the United States lines is that the operation of the LrviATHAN at an estimated loss of approximately $560,000 a year would neither benefit the government nor the ship operator but contend on the contrary, would prove a financial bur- den to the ship operator from which relief is sought. The operating com- pany emphasized the value of a new ship as an addition to the American merchant marine.” 23